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Alternative High School

PATERSON, NJ, 07501 — Paterson Public School District

Overview

Enrollment
81
Teachers (FTE)
25.0
Student-Teacher Ratio
5:1
Free Lunch Eligible
65.6%
NCES ID
341269003111

Student Ethnicity

African American 58.0%
Hispanic or Latino 42.0%

Programs & Staff

Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per Counselor
125:1
Nurses (FTE)
1.0

Discipline & Special Education

Other Schools in This District

Eastside High School
high — regular
2,073 students
John F. Kennedy High School
high — regular
1,846 students
Joseph A. Taub School
middle — regular
976 students
School 16
other — regular
813 students
School 5
elementary — regular
753 students

Data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD) 2022-23, School Membership 2024-25, and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.