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Desoto Alternative Center (Closed 2010)

5891 Se Highway 31
Arcadia, FL 34266

Desoto Alternative Center serves 39 students in grades Kindergarten-12.

The student-teacher ratio of 20:1 was higher than the Florida state level of 17:1.

Minority enrollment was 31% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which was lower than the Florida state average of 65% (majority Hispanic).

School Overview

School Type

Alternative school

Grades Offered

Grades Kindergarten-12

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Desoto Alternative Center
3	1
4	3
5	2
6	6
7	5
8	7
9	11
10	3
11	1

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Total Students

39 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (2005-2009)
Year	Desoto Alternative Center
2009	35
2008	39
2007	42
2006	39
2005	28

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Total Classroom Teachers

2 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (2005-2009)
Year	Desoto Alternative Center
2009	2
2008	2
2007	2
2006	4
2005	1

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School Rankings

This School

State Level (FL)

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

17:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (2005-2009)
Year	Desoto Alternative Center	Florida	Desoto School District
2009	22:1	14:1	13:1
2008	20:1	15:1	16:1
2007	21:1	16:1	17:1
2006	10:1	16:1	17:1
2005	28:1	16:1	17:1

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American Indian

n/a

Asian

n/a

Hispanic

23%

37%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2005-2009)
Year	Desoto Alternative Center	Florida	Desoto School District
2009	20%	26%	35%
2008	23%	26%	33%
2007	29%	25%	33%
2006	23%	24%	30%
2005	11%	23%	29%

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Black

21%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2005-2009)
Year	Desoto Alternative Center	Florida	Desoto School District
2009	37%	24%	16%
2008	8%	24%	16%
2007	24%	24%	17%
2006	31%	24%	17%
2005	21%	24%	19%

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White

69%

35%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2005-2009)
Year	Desoto Alternative Center	Florida	Desoto School District
2009	43%	46%	47%
2008	69%	47%	49%
2007	47%	48%	49%
2006	46%	50%	52%
2005	68%	50%	51%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

n/a

All Ethnic Groups

0.47

0.70

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (2005-2009)
Year	Desoto Alternative Center	Florida	Desoto School District
2009	0.64	0.69	0.63
2008	0.47	0.68	0.62
2007	0.64	0.67	0.62
2006	0.65	0.64	0.61
2005	0.49	0.65	0.62

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Eligible for

79%

47%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2005-2009)
Year	Desoto Alternative Center	Florida	Desoto School District
2009	86%	40%	57%
2008	79%	36%	55%
2007	57%	36%	50%
2006	69%	37%	51%
2005	71%	39%	52%

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Eligible for

10%

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2005-2009)
Year	Desoto Alternative Center	Florida	Desoto School District
2009	6%	9%	11%
2008	10%	9%	11%
2007	17%	9%	10%
2006	13%	9%	9%
2005	7%	9%	9%

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School Statewide Testing

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School District Name

Desoto School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), FL Dept. of Education