OWATONNA ALC 9-12

OWATONNA ALC 9-12, an one-room-style 9-12 campus in OWATONNA, Minnesota, part of OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, works with 70 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 81% below typical.

Within OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 13 schools and 4,890 students, OWATONNA ALC 9-12 is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, OWATONNA ALC 9-12 lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 34% White, 16% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 9% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting OWATONNA ALC 9-12 tighter than the state norm the norm. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Steele County (around 41%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Steele County indicate the typical household earns roughly $84,196 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Steele County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,997 students), of which OWATONNA ALC 9-12 is one.

Nearest neighbor: OWATONNA ECSE, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 4%: 67 students in 2018 compared to 70 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 49% to 34%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 6.3:1 today.

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