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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273051000325

RED LAKE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING

23990 HWY 1 E, RED LAKE, MN 56671 · (218) 679-3733 · Beltrami County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL53 STUDENTS
Enrollment
53
High
DISTRICT 145 · STATE 371
Student : Teacher
53.0:1
1 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.7:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
39 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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
Grade 10
2
Grade 11
15
Grade 12
36
Student demographics
Hispanic
24%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 12%
Native American
5196%
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 2%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
2445%
Female
2955%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
Math
0.0%
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 school
BeatsExpectations 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
53
-18 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
53.0:1
was 35.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About RED LAKE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING

Set in RED LAKE, Minnesota, RED LAKE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING is a rural-scale secondary school, overseen by RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. It teaches 53 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 86% leaner than the state mean of about 371.

RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 1,519 students; RED LAKE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING is among them.

Looking at the student body, RED LAKE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING logs that 96% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority. The remainder is composed of 4% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, RED LAKE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING lists 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 53.0:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Beltrami County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Beltrami County) records that median household earnings sit near $68,975, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Beltrami County's 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,088 students), RED LAKE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING is one campus in the mix.

RED LAKE JUVENILE DETENTION FACLTY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

RED LAKE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. RED LAKE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING's enrollment has declined 25% since 2018, when it stood at 71 (now 53). Class-load math has grew: from 35.5:1 in 2018 to 53.0:1 in 2025.

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Beltrami County at a glance

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Population
46,512
Census ACS
Median income
$68,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
8,088 students

Quick facts

School name
RED LAKE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING
District
RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
23990 HWY 1 E, RED LAKE, MN 56671
Phone
(218) 679-3733
County
Beltrami County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
53
Teachers (FTE)
1
Student–teacher ratio
53.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
39 (74%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
273051000325
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About RED LAKE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING
How many students attend RED LAKE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING?
RED LAKE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING enrolls approximately 53 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does RED LAKE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING serve?
RED LAKE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does RED LAKE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING have?
RED LAKE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING employs 1 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 53.0:1.
How diverse is RED LAKE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING?
RED LAKE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING reports a student body of 4% Hispanic.
Is RED LAKE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING public or private?
RED LAKE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING is a public K-12 school, overseen by RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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