ALC Independent Study

ALC Independent Study is one of the compact high schools in DULUTH, Minnesota, one of the schools within DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 235 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 37% smaller than the state mean of about 371.

Within DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 31 schools and 8,994 students, ALC Independent Study is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, ALC Independent Study records that White students make up the majority at 66%. Other groups include 12% multiracial, 10% Native American, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black. By comparison, St. Louis County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, ALC Independent Study lists 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 40.0:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against St. Louis County (around 40%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for St. Louis County put median household income runs about $70,069, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ALC Independent Study is one of 100 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 23,921 students).

ALC School Within a School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ALC Independent Study.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

On the community side, the feed for ALC Independent Study typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.