Alternative Education Academy
Independence · OH · Alternative Education Academy · Public charter · K-12 combined
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- ✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 40% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: 67th percentile by test-taker volume
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 20% (Bottom 2% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Alternative Education Academy compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ LocallyOH students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Independence High School, Cuyahoga Hts High School, Garfield Heights High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-2167th percentile by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 2% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +4.5%/year, projecting from 2024's 6,276 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $7,127 per student in district revenue, the 1,544 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $11,004,088/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence High School Independence |
Public | 1.3 | 305 | -8.1% |
| Cuyahoga Hts High School Cuyahoga Heights |
Public | 2.4 | 250 | -20.6% |
| Garfield Heights High School Garfield Heights |
Public | 3.1 | 942 | -19.8% |
| Normandy High School Parma |
Public | 3.2 | 1,610 | +44.8% |
| North Shore High School Garfield Heights |
Public · charter | 3.2 | 368 | +168.6% |
| Trinity High School Garfield Heights |
Private | 3.4 | 320 | -7.0% |
| Lawerence School - Lower Broadview Heights |
Private | 3.5 | 365 | +9.9% |
| Cuyahoga Valley Career Center Brecksville |
Public | 3.7 | — | — |