HLWW ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAM

HLWW ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAM is a high school of rural-scale scale in HOWARD LAKE, Minnesota, part of HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED, caters to 24 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 94% leaner than the state mean of about 371.

HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,312 students; HLWW ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAM is among them.

Looking at the student body, HLWW ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAM reports that 71% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. Around 29% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Wright County put the typical household earns roughly $107,209 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Wright County's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,879 students), HLWW ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAM is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HLWW ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAM.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HLWW ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAM has increased 118%, going from 11 students in 2018 to 24 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 71% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

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