Moorhead ALC

Moorhead ALC, a very small high school in MOORHEAD, Minnesota, one of the schools within Moorhead Area Public Schools, serves 138 students, covering grades 5 through 12. That puts it 63% smaller than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 371 students.

Within Moorhead Area Public Schools, which oversees 12 schools and 7,571 students, Moorhead ALC is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Moorhead ALC logs that the most-represented group is White (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 16% Black, 9% multiracial, 9% Native American. By comparison, Clay County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting Moorhead ALC tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Clay County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Clay County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $81,172 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Moorhead ALC is one of 32 public schools in Clay County (combined enrollment of about 11,470 students).

Nearest neighbor: West Central Academy-N, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Moorhead ALC's enrollment has ticked up 16% since 2018, when it stood at 119 (now 138). Black enrollment moved from 9% to 16% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.

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