Rochester Alternative Learning Cntr

Located at 37 WOOD LAKE DR SE, in ROCHESTER, Minnesota, Rochester Alternative Learning Cntr is a mid-sized 9-12 campus that serves 387 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Rochester Public School District.

Within Rochester Public School District, which oversees 44 schools and 17,171 students, Rochester Alternative Learning Cntr is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Rochester Alternative Learning Cntr logs that the largest single group is White at 34%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 29% Hispanic, 20% Black, 10% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, About 72% 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 Olmsted County (around 35%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Olmsted County indicate median household income runs about $95,406, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rochester Alternative Learning Cntr is one of 72 public schools in Olmsted County (combined enrollment of about 24,627 students).

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

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Rochester Alternative Learning Cntr's enrollment has increased 16% since 2018, when it stood at 333 (now 387). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 53% to 34% over that span.

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