Albany Area Early Learning Center

Located at 300 3RD AVE, in ALBANY, Minnesota, Albany Area Early Learning Center is a micro-enrollment K-5 school that hosts 59 students (grades pre-K through K), overseen by ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 83% below the state mean of about 344.

Albany Area Early Learning Center is one of 5 schools operated by ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 1,744 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Albany Area Early Learning Center shows that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Albany Area Early Learning Center reports 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Stearns County's rate of about 44%.

In the area at large, census data for Stearns County shows the typical household earns roughly $77,066 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Stearns County's 74 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,160 students), Albany Area Early Learning Center is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Albany Area Middle School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Albany Area Early Learning Center community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.