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    West Side Alternative Education

    Location Address:
    12305 Dexter Detroit, Michigan 48206 Phone Number: 3138739070
    Mailing Address:
    12305 Dexter Detroit, MI 48206
    Basic School Information
    Operating Agency Name Detroit City School District State Agency ID 82010
    School Type Other or Alternative School State School ID 08929
    Operational Status School is operational FIPS County Number 26163
    County Wayne Locale Large City (population greater than or equal to 250,000)
    Location Relative to Town Limits
    School Classroom Information
    Classroom Teachers Title I Eligible School?
    School Level Other Level of School School-wide Title I
    School Lowest Grade Offered KG Magnet School?
    School Highest Grade Offered 12 Charter School Not a Charter School
    Free Lunch Eligible Students 178 Reduced-price Lunch Eligible Students 13
    Total Free and Reduced Lunch Students 191 Migrant Students
    Total Students 481 Student Teacher Ratio
    West Side Alternative Education Students by Grade
    Prekindergarten Students 0 7th Grade Students 44
    Kindergarten Students 1 8th Grade Students 72
    1st Grade Students 1 9th Grade Students 204
    2nd Grade Students 0 10th Grade Students 81
    3rd Grade Students 0 11th Grade Students 30
    4th Grade Students 0 12th Grade Students 18
    5th Grade Students 1 Ungraded Students 0
    6th Grade Students 29 Total Students 481
    West Side Alternative Education Students by Race
    Male Female Total
    American Indiana/Alaskan 0 1 1
    Asian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0
    Hispanic 3 3 6
    Black (Non-Hispanic) 301 159 460
    White (Non-Hispanic) 5 9 14