Austin Online Academy

Austin Online Academy is a secondary school of one-room-style scale in AUSTIN, Minnesota, one of the schools within Austin Public School District, hosting 111 students in grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 70% leaner than typical.

Across the 12 schools in Austin Public School District (5,385 students total), Austin Online Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Austin Online Academy reports that White students make up the majority at 77%; the rest looks like 16% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Mower County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 26.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Mower County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Mower County put median household income runs about $73,074, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Austin Online Academy is one of 34 public schools in Mower County (combined enrollment of about 7,434 students).

Austin Area Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Austin Online Academy operates from a town-center location. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

On this page, the feed for Austin Online Academy typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.