📍 2777 34th St S, Moorhead, Clay County, 56560
Moorhead ALC is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Moorhead, Clay County. The school has 179 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Moorhead Area Public Schools school district. It serves grades 5–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 44%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Moorhead ALC enrolls 179 students across grades 5–12. The student body is 42% male and 58% female. A teaching staff of 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 19% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 70 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 10% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 16 | 8.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
136 of the school's 179 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 129 qualify for free lunch and 7 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.
Moorhead ALC is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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-70, state senate district 4.
Moorhead ALC is one of 16 schools in Moorhead Area Public Schools, based in MOORHEAD, Minnesota. The district serves 7,571 students district-wide and employs 469 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 179 students, Moorhead ALC is smaller than the district average of about 473 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe