📍 201 Orchard St S, Northfield, Rice County, 55057
Northfield Area Learning Center is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Northfield, Rice County. The school has 124 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Northfield Public School District school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 4.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.6:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 54%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northfield Area Learning Center enrolls 124 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 4.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 76 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 4.8% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
80 of the school's 124 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 58 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
Northfield 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-20, state senate district 20.
Northfield Area Learning Center is one of 11 schools in NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in NORTHFIELD, Minnesota. The district serves 3,849 students district-wide and employs 206 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 124 students, Northfield Area Learning Center is smaller than the district average of about 350 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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