Alternative/PRU High Open

Austin Area Learning Center

๐Ÿ“ 301 3rd St Nw, Austin, Mower County, 55912

240
Pupils
78.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Austin Area Learning Center is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Austin, Mower County. The school has 240 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Austin Public School District school district. It serves grades 6โ€“12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 3.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 78.4:1. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 30%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Austin Public School District

Enrollment & staffing

Austin Area Learning Center enrolls 240 students across grades 6โ€“12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 3.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 78.4:1.

Male students
113 (47%)
Female students
127 (53%)
Teachers (FTE)
3.1
Student-teacher ratio
78.4:1
Grade span
6โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Hispanic or Latino, 36% White and 9.2% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino9941%
White8736%
Asian229.2%
Black or African American177.1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander104.2%
Two or more races41.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

176 of the school's 240 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 139 qualify for free lunch and 37 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, DistantGrades 6โ€“12Title I

Austin Area Learning Center is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-10, state senate district 27.

School district: Austin Public School District

Austin Area Learning Center is one of 14 schools in Austin Public School District, based in AUSTIN, Minnesota. The district serves 5,385 students district-wide and employs 304 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 240 students, Austin Area Learning Center is smaller than the district average of about 385 students per school.

5,385
District students
14
Schools
304
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

8%
Math proficient
30%
Graduation rate
15%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment

Setting: Town - Distant

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