Students and Teachers
| Ethnicity | Altoona Area High School | State average |
|---|---|---|
| Caucasian | 96% | 76% |
| African American | 3% | 16% |
| Hispanic | <1% | 6% |
| Asian | <1% | 2% |
| Category | Altoona Area High School | State average |
|---|---|---|
| Students eligible for free or reduced lunch | 56% | 33% |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.63:1 | ~17:1 |
- Number of students- 1962
- Tenth grade- 688
- Eleventh grade- 671
- Twelfth grade- 439
- Number of teachers- 118
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“We must continually remind students in the classroom that expression of different opinions and dissenting ideas affirms the intellectual process. We should forcefully explain that our role is not to teach them to think as we do but rather to teach them, by example, the importance of taking a stance that is rooted in rigorous engagement with the full range of ideas about a topic.”
—bell hooks (b. 1955)
“Nevertheless, no school can work well for children if parents and teachers do not act in partnership on behalf of the children’s best interests. Parents have every right to understand what is happening to their children at school, and teachers have the responsibility to share that information without prejudicial judgment.... Such communication, which can only be in a child’s interest, is not possible without mutual trust between parent and teacher.”
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