Alternative Impact Center
Public high school in Buda, Texas · Hays CISD · Grades 6–12
Alternative Impact Center serves 70 students in grades 6–12 in Buda (Hays County). It is one of 27 schools in Hays CISD. By enrollment it is the 1689th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 2 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 35.35 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Hays CISD |
| County | Hays County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480001006990 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Hays CISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 70 | 24,330 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 2 | 15.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 58.6% | 44.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 0% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Alternative Impact Center in context
Size
Of the 5 high schools in Hays CISD, Alternative Impact Center is the smallest, with 0.3% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 6.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 2,216; Alternative Impact Center is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 11 with 16 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 5, against an average of 10 per grade. This year grade 12 has 100% more students than grade 6 (10 against 5). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 84.3% here and 66.3% across Hays CISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
58.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 44.6% across Hays CISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 35.35 full-time-equivalent teachers for 70 students, Alternative Impact Center has 2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 70 students would have about 5 teachers, so Alternative Impact Center has 30.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Alternative Impact Center is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other high school is Moe and Gene Johnson High School, 0.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 10 other high schools, 3 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 84.3% |
| White | 8.6% |
| Black | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
40% of students are girls and 60% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 5 |
| Grade 7 | 5 |
| Grade 8 | 5 |
| Grade 9 | 14 |
| Grade 10 | 15 |
| Grade 11 | 16 |
| Grade 12 | 10 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4125B F M 967, Buda, TX 78610
Phone: (512)268-8473
Website: hayscisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Alternative Impact Center. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moe and Gene Johnson High School | Hays CISD | 0.3 mi | 2,870 | 19.7 | 33.4% |
| Jack C Hays High School | Hays CISD | 4.4 mi | 2,304 | 18 | 34.8% |
| Live Oak Academy | Hays CISD | 4.5 mi | 184 | 15.5 | 49.5% |
| Akins Early College High School | Austin ISD | 6.6 mi | 2,421 | 15.7 | 63.8% |
| Bowie High School | Austin ISD | 6.7 mi | 2,876 | 17.6 | 14% |
| IDEA Kyle College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 6.9 mi | 681 | 15.7 | 63.7% |
| Lehman High School | Hays CISD | 7.3 mi | 2,128 | 17 | 56.2% |
| IDEA Bluff Springs College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 8.4 mi | 689 | 17.1 | 85.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.