📍 1000 Ne 8th Ave, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, 55744
Middle Area Learning Center is an Alternative/PRU serving middle age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Itasca County. The school has 53 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grand Rapids Public School District school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 0.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 63.9:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading.
Middle Area Learning Center enrolls 53 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 0.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 63.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 9.4% American Indian or Alaska Native and 5.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 44 | 83% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 5.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
34 of the school's 53 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 21 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.
Middle Area Learning Center is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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-80, state senate district 5.
Middle Area Learning Center is one of 11 schools in GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in GRAND RAPIDS, Minnesota. The district serves 3,972 students district-wide and employs 229 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 53 students, Middle Area Learning Center is smaller than the district average of about 361 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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