NLC 6076 Special Education Program

NLC 6076 Special Education Program is one of the average-sized multi-level schools in VIRGINIA, Minnesota, one of the schools within NORTHLAND LEARNING CENTER, with 64 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 28% above the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 50 students.

NLC 6076 Special Education Program is one of 5 schools operated by NORTHLAND LEARNING CENTER, a district that enrolls 164 students overall.

On the student-mix side, NLC 6076 Special Education Program logs that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 6% Native American, 3% Black. By comparison, St. Louis County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.4:1. The state averages about 6.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 73% of students at NLC 6076 Special Education Program qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against St. Louis County (around 40%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (St. Louis County) logs that 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 Special Education Program is one.

NLC 6076 ALC 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 Special Education Program.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NLC 6076 Special Education Program has ticked up 7%, going from 60 students in 2018 to 64 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 70% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 5.3:1 in 2018 to 6.4:1 today.

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