Floresville Alternative Center
Public high school in Floresville, Texas · Floresville ISD · Grades 7–12
Floresville Alternative Center serves 28 students in grades 7–12 in Floresville (Wilson County). It is one of 6 schools in Floresville ISD. By enrollment it is the 1810th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 7 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 ÷ 4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Floresville ISD |
| County | Wilson County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481935007499 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Floresville ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 28 | 4,062 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 7 | 16.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 78.6% | 55.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 7% 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.
Floresville Alternative Center in context
Size
Floresville Alternative Center is the smallest of Floresville ISD's 2 high schools; its 28 students are 0.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 14 miles away with a median enrollment of 264; Floresville Alternative 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 9 with 9 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 2, against an average of 6 per grade. This year grade 12 has 50% more students than grade 7 (3 against 2). 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: 78.6% here and 68.3% across Floresville ISD. White students are next, at 17.9%.
78.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 55.4% across Floresville ISD 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 4 full-time-equivalent teachers for 28 students, Floresville Alternative Center has 7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 28 students would have about 2 teachers, so Floresville Alternative Center has 2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Floresville Alternative Center is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, distant. The nearest other high school is Floresville High School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 2 other high schools, 1 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 | 78.6% |
| White | 17.9% |
| Black | 3.6% |
46.4% of students are girls and 53.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 2 |
| Grade 9 | 9 |
| Grade 10 | 9 |
| Grade 11 | 5 |
| Grade 12 | 3 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
335 Alternative Ln, Floresville, TX 78114
Phone: (830)393-5368
Website: fisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Floresville Alternative Center. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floresville High School | Floresville ISD | 0.6 mi | 1,254 | 15.7 | 47.7% |
| Poth High School | Poth ISD | 7.0 mi | 275 | 10 | 32.4% |
| Stockdale High School | Stockdale ISD | 12.9 mi | 253 | 9.8 | 34.8% |
| La Vernia High School | La Vernia ISD | 13.9 mi | 1,072 | 17.8 | 23.7% |
| Falls City High School | Falls City ISD | 14.2 mi | 184 | 11.5 | 23.9% |
| East Central Cast Lead High School | East Central ISD | 16.0 mi | 215 | 10.5 | 75.8% |
| East Central High School | East Central ISD | 16.2 mi | 3,362 | 18.5 | 66.7% |
| Southside Alternative Center | Southside ISD | 17.9 mi | 22 | 12.9 | 72.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Floresville ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floresville Early Childhood Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 186 |
| Floresville High School | High | 9–12 | 1,254 |
| Floresville Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 866 |
| Floresville North Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 790 |
| Floresville South Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 938 |