Hermantown Alternative Learning Prg

Hermantown Alternative Learning Prg is a minimally staffed four-year high school in HERMANTOWN, Minnesota, part of Hermantown Community Schools. The school serves 12 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 97% leaner than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 371 students.

Hermantown Community Schools runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,118 students. Hermantown Alternative Learning Prg is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Hermantown Alternative Learning Prg records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%); the rest consists of 17% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Hermantown Alternative Learning Prg has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 25% of students at Hermantown Alternative Learning Prg qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of St. Louis County's rate of about 40%.

In the broader community, census data for St. Louis County shows median household earnings sit near $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. Across St. Louis County's 100 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,921 students), Hermantown Alternative Learning Prg is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Hermantown Middle, roughly 0.0 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Hermantown Alternative Learning Prg's enrollment has declined 14% since 2018, when it stood at 14 (now 12). Black enrollment moved from 7% to 0% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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