ALC Gateway to College

Set in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, ALC Gateway to College is a tiny four-year high school, operated by Saint Paul Public Schools. It works with 107 students across grades 8 through 12. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so ALC Gateway to College sits 71% smaller than that benchmark.

ALC Gateway to College is one of 87 schools operated by Saint Paul Public Schools, a district that educates 33,152 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ALC Gateway to College lists that 37% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 20% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 13% multiracial, 11% White. The wider county runs roughly 12% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 31.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting ALC Gateway to College higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Ramsey County's rate of about 57%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Ramsey County) reports that median household earnings sit near $81,568, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ramsey County's 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), ALC Gateway to College is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LEAP High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ALC Gateway to College.

ALC Gateway to College operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 106 students in 2018 compared to 107 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 27% to 11%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 42.1:1 in 2018 to 31.5:1 today.

On the community side, members of the ALC Gateway to College community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.