Albert Lea Secondary Online Academy

Albert Lea Secondary Online Academy is a micro-enrollment 9-12 campus in ALBERT LEA, Minnesota, run under Albert Lea Public School District. The school instructs 37 students in grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 90% leaner than typical.

Albert Lea Secondary Online Academy is one of 9 schools operated by Albert Lea Public School District, a district that works with 3,335 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Albert Lea Secondary Online Academy shows that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 41% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

On the income-and-resources front, An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Freeborn County's rate of about 55%.

In the area at large, Freeborn County reports that median household income runs about $71,023, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Freeborn County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,061 students), of which Albert Lea Secondary Online Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Albert Lea Area Learning Center, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Albert Lea Secondary Online Academy.

The school occupies a small-town site. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.