NLC 6076 ALC Program

NLC 6076 ALC Program operates as a rural-scale senior high in VIRGINIA, Minnesota, one of the schools within NORTHLAND LEARNING CENTER. Current enrollment sits at 48 students spanning grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 87% below the state mean of about 371.

NORTHLAND LEARNING CENTER runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 164 students. NLC 6076 ALC Program is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, NLC 6076 ALC Program logs that 73% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 15% multiracial, 4% Black, 4% Native American, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, NLC 6076 ALC Program has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting NLC 6076 ALC Program tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, St. Louis County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for St. Louis County put median household earnings sit near $70,069, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, St. Louis County runs 100 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,921 students), of which NLC 6076 ALC Program is one.

NLC 6076 Special Education Program is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NLC 6076 ALC Program.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NLC 6076 ALC Program has declined 11%, going from 54 students in 2018 to 48 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 73% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

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