Total enrollment
3,335
-165 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
10 schools in Albert Lea Public School District
Minnesota · 3,335 students · 1 city
10 public schools operate under Albert Lea Public School District, with roughly 3,335 K-12 students enrolled (5 elementary, 1 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in Albert Lea Public School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
+1 (+13%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Albert Lea Public School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #137 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,335 | #56 of 269 | #2,911 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #52 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #100 of 267 | #4,804 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 58.0% | #38 of 269 | #3,079 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #33 of 152 | #1,436 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Albert Lea Public School District
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Lakeview Elementary at 40.8% proficient to Hawthorne Elementary at 26.6%, a gap of 14.2 points. That is the 63rd widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 3,535 to 3,298 students (down 7%) and from 245 to 229 full-time teachers (down 7%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Lea Senior High | Albert Lea | High | 08-12 | 1,196 |
| Southwest Middle | Albert Lea | Middle | 06-07 | 486 |
| Hawthorne Elementary | Albert Lea | Elementary | PK-05 | 400 |
| Lakeview Elementary | Albert Lea | Elementary | PK-05 | 400 |
| Halverson Elementary | Albert Lea | Elementary | PK-05 | 360 |
| Sibley Elementary | Albert Lea | Elementary | PK-05 | 275 |
| Albert Lea Area Learning Center | Albert Lea | High | 06-12 | 113 |
| Brookside Early Childhood Sp Ed | Albert Lea | Elementary | PK-PK | 68 |
| Albert Lea Secondary Online Academy | Albert Lea | High | 06-12 | 37 |
| Albert Lea Secondary Online Academy | Albert Lea | Combined | M-M | · |
About Albert Lea Public School District
Albert Lea Public School District is a sparse Minnesota school district running 10 schools with combined enrollment near 3,335.
In terms of grade levels, Albert Lea Public School District is built around 5 elementary, 1 middle, 3 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 3,335 students, fell 5% from the 3,500 reported in SY 2020-21. Albert Lea Public School District now counts 9 public schools, up from 8 in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Albert Lea Public School District discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.