RIVER VALLEY ACADEMY ALC

As an one-room-style four-year high school in WINONA, Minnesota, RIVER VALLEY ACADEMY ALC enrolls 52 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Hiawatha Valley Education District. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 86% below typical.

RIVER VALLEY ACADEMY ALC is one of 4 schools operated by Hiawatha Valley Education District, a district that educates 122 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, RIVER VALLEY ACADEMY ALC logs that White students make up the majority at 77%. Beyond that, the school records 17% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. Roughly 67% of students at RIVER VALLEY ACADEMY ALC qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Winona County's rate of about 40%.

Around the school, census data for Winona County shows median household income runs about $70,744, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Winona County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,580 students), RIVER VALLEY ACADEMY ALC is one campus in the mix.

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

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

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RIVER VALLEY ACADEMY ALC has edged up 420%, going from 10 students in 2018 to 52 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 10% to 2%. Class-load math has loosened: from 8.6:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

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