Enrollment
75
High
DISTRICT 754 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRIOR LAKE-SAVAGE AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 273006004390
Prior Lake-Savage Area ALC
15870 FISH POINT RD SE, PRIOR LAKE, MN 55372 · (952) 226-0843 · Scott County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL75 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
29 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 10 | 9 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 30 | 40% |
| Grade 12 | 35 | 47% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
36.4%
own-school result
Math
4.3%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where Prior Lake-Savage Area ALC ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 75 | #496 of 764 | #7 of 16 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
75
-34 (-31%) vs 2020
+56% since 2010-11, when it was 48
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 21.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75 | 8.6 | 8.7:1 | 39% (29) |
| 2023-24 | 93 | 8.7 | 10.7:1 | 35% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 89 | 7 | 12.8:1 | 42% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 109 | 5 | 21.8:1 | 20% (22) |
| 2017-18 | 98 | 6.2 | 15.8:1 | 35% (34) |
| 2015-16 | 90 | 6 | 15.0:1 | 46% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 48 | 2 | 24.0:1 | 29% (14) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prior Lake-Savage Area ALC.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (98 to 75); teachers up 39% (6.2 to 8.6).
About Prior Lake-Savage Area ALC
Located in PRIOR LAKE, Minnesota, Prior Lake-Savage Area ALC is a very small high school. It teaches 75 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Minnesota enroll about 371 students on average.
Across its 14 schools, Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools enrolls 8,788 students. Prior Lake-Savage Area ALC is one of those schools.
White students are 61% of those enrolled at Prior Lake-Savage Area ALC. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 8% Native American. In Scott County overall, about 77% of residents are White. The diversity index for Prior Lake-Savage Area ALC is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 8.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 8.7 students per teacher. Statewide, high schools in Minnesota average 16.3:1. Of all students at Prior Lake-Savage Area ALC, 39% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Scott County, the average is 28%.
American Community Survey estimates for Scott County show that median household income comes to about $119,314, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Scott County counts 66 public schools with about 26,041 students.
Prior Lake-Savage Area ALC's nearest public school is ALC Independent Study (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Prior Lake-Savage Area ALC.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 75, from 109 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 21.8:1 to 8.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
154,557
Census ACS
Median income
$119,314
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
26,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools
- Prior Lake High SchoolHigh · 2,856 students
- Prior Lake-Savage Middle SchoolMiddle · 2,025 students
- Hamilton Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 586 students
- Redtail Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- Glendale ElementaryElementary · 522 students
- WestWood ElementaryElementary · 505 students
Other schools in PRIOR LAKE
- Prior Lake-Savage Middle SchoolMiddle · 2,025 students
- WestWood ElementaryElementary · 505 students
- Jeffers Pond ElementaryElementary · 487 students
- La Ola Del Lago at GrainwoodElementary · 463 students
- Five Hawks ElementaryElementary · 454 students
- Edgewood ECSEElementary · 116 students
Nearby schools
- ALC Independent Study0.0 mi · 34
- Laker Online0.0 mi · 49
- Prior Lake-Savage Middle School0.2 mi · 2,025
- WestWood Elementary0.3 mi · 505
- Edgewood School0.4 mi · 60
- Edgewood ECSE0.4 mi · 116
Frequently asked questions
About Prior Lake-Savage Area ALCHow many students attend Prior Lake-Savage Area ALC?
Prior Lake-Savage Area ALC enrolls approximately 75 students in grades 09-12.
Is Prior Lake-Savage Area ALC an elementary, middle, or high school?
Prior Lake-Savage Area ALC is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Prior Lake-Savage Area ALC have?
Prior Lake-Savage Area ALC employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Prior Lake-Savage Area ALC?
At Prior Lake-Savage Area ALC, the student body is approximately 61% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Prior Lake-Savage Area ALC public or private?
Prior Lake-Savage Area ALC is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools.
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