MNIC Online Program

MNIC Online Program is one of the very small senior highs in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, operated by Minnesota Internship Center, with 134 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so MNIC Online Program sits 64% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Minnesota Internship Center (324 students total), MNIC Online Program accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MNIC Online Program records that the largest single group is Black, at 78% of enrollment; the rest looks like 10% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.6:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Hennepin County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Hennepin County put median household earnings sit near $97,653, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Hennepin County's 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), MNIC Online Program is one campus in the mix.

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

The school occupies a high-density site. MNIC Online Program operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools. MNIC Online Program delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the MNIC Online Program community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.