What is the student/teacher ratio in general ed classrooms?
What is the student/teacher ratio in Special Education classrooms?
For kids with IEP's/504's who are placed in general ed classrooms, will there be a sped teacher or a para in the room to assist? Every day?
Teacher tenure - do most of them stay on year after year, or is it a revolving door of teachers who need a job, and transfer out at the first opportunity?
Since you're visiting alternative schools in your district - I don't know the age of your child, but ask about building security. Is there an on site law enforcement officer? If not, who is in charge of building security? All the schools have to keep track of "incidents". Ask about them. If the school isn't forthcoming with that information, you can probably get it from the city and/or police dept. Both compile statistics.
If you're checking out the high school, ask about graduation statistics.