FAIRVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL

FAIRVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL is a very small four-year high school in ROSEVILLE, Minnesota, run under ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school educates 81 students in grades 10 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 78% below typical.

ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 7,256 students. FAIRVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, FAIRVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 30% Black, 15% White, 10% Asian, 10% multiracial. By comparison, Ramsey County as a whole is about 8% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, FAIRVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL logs 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Ramsey County's rate of about 57%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Ramsey County) logs that median household earnings sit near $81,568, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ramsey County runs 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), of which FAIRVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is FAIRVIEW PROGRAM, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FAIRVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL has shrank 16%, going from 97 students in 2018 to 81 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 20% to 15% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.