Distance Learning Academy Secondary

Distance Learning Academy Secondary is a small high school in Minnesota, with an address in NORTH BRANCH. The student body numbers 52 students, from grades 6 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Minnesota is about 371, so this school runs 86% smaller than that.

North Branch Area Public Schools serves 2,704 students across 7 schools.

The large majority of students at Distance Learning Academy Secondary, 94%, are White. Other groups include 4% Asian. The county population is about 91% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Distance Learning Academy Secondary comes in at 11%.

Federal data list 2.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Distance Learning Academy Secondary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 19.9:1. The average ratio among high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 33%.

County data help place the school in context: in Chisago County, median household income is about $99,400, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The public schools of Chisago County number 27 and enroll about 7,668.

Distance Learning Acadmy Elementary is located less than a tenth of a mile from Distance Learning Academy Secondary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe. Distance Learning Academy Secondary is a virtual school according to federal records.

The school counted 498 students in 2020-21 and 52 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. The ratio of students to teachers went from 83.0:1 to 19.9:1 over the same years.

Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Distance Learning Academy Secondary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.