📍 825 N Crailsheim Rd, Worthington, Nobles County, 56187
Learning Center is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Worthington, Nobles County. The school has 82 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Worthington Public School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 7.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. The four-year graduation rate is 52%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Learning Center enrolls 82 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 67% male and 33% female. A teaching staff of 7.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White and 4.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 74% |
| White | 10 | 12% |
| Asian | 4 | 4.9% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 3.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
68 of the school's 82 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 56 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
Learning Center is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 22.
Learning Center is one of 7 schools in WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in WORTHINGTON, Minnesota. The district serves 4,064 students district-wide and employs 214 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 82 students, Learning Center is smaller than the district average of about 581 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe