Enrollment
33
High
DISTRICT 20 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEEKER AND WRIGHT SPECIAL EDUCATION·NCES 270004502964
Village Ranch Alternative Program
13637 60TH ST. SW, COKATO, MN 55321 · (320) 543-1122 · Wright County
GRADES 05–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL33 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
5.4:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 5.7:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
30 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 7 | 2 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 8 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 11 | 33% |
| Grade 11 | 6 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 6 | 18% |
Student demographics
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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
0.0%
own-school result
Math
7.7%
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 Village Ranch Alternative Program ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Wright County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 33 | #594 of 764 | #16 of 27 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
33
-2 (-6%) vs 2020
+74% since 2000-01, when it was 19
Student : Teacher
5.4:1
was 7.0:1
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 | 33 | 6.1 | 5.4:1 | 91% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 33 | 6.1 | 5.4:1 | 79% (26) |
| 2022-23 | 28 | 5.2 | 5.4:1 | 89% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 35 | 5 | 7.0:1 | 91% (32) |
| 2017-18 | 37 | 6 | 6.2:1 | 92% (34) |
| 2015-16 | 38 | 6 | 6.3:1 | 92% (35) |
| 2010-11 | 43 | 6 | 7.2:1 | 93% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 19 | 3 | 6.3:1 | 63% (12) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Village Ranch Alternative Program.
About Village Ranch Alternative Program
Families in COKATO, Minnesota, are served by Village Ranch Alternative Program, a very small high school. The school has 33 students in 2024-25 across grades 5 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Minnesota enroll about 371 students on average.
Meeker and Wright Special Education has 9 schools; together they serve 190 students.
Of every 100 students at Village Ranch Alternative Program, about 70 are White. The rest of enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Wright County, the White share is about 89%.
The school had 6.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 5.4:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1. The school reported 91% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 24% average for public schools in Wright County is 67 points.
Wright County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $107,209, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 88 public schools in the county, enrolling about 27,879, Village Ranch Alternative Program among them.
Village Ranch Alternative Program's nearest public school is COKATO ELEMENTARY (about 1.4 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Village Ranch Alternative Program.
NCES assigns Village Ranch Alternative Program the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's enrollment fell 6% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (5.4:1) than in 2020-21 (7.0:1).
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Wright County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
148,269
Census ACS
Median income
$107,209
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
27,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Meeker and Wright Special Education
- Meeker-Wright Early Childhood Sp EdElementary · 68 students
- Cornerstones ProgramHigh · 23 students
- Step TD ProgramHigh · 18 students
- Wings Alternative ProgramHigh · 16 students
- Journeys Alternative ProgramElementary · 9 students
- Eastern Wright ProgramMiddle · 8 students
Other schools in COKATO
- DASSEL-COKATO SENIOR HIGHHigh · 601 students
- DASSEL-COKATO MIDDLEMiddle · 576 students
- COKATO ELEMENTARYElementary · 401 students
- DASSEL-COKATO ALTERNATIVE CTR.High · 78 students
- Dassel-Cokato Virtual School ELElementary
- Dassel-Cokato Virtual School MiddleMiddle
Nearby schools
- COKATO ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 401
- DASSEL-COKATO ALTERNATIVE CTR.1.7 mi · 78
- DASSEL-COKATO MIDDLE3.4 mi · 576
- DASSEL-COKATO SENIOR HIGH3.4 mi · 601
- Step TD Program4.7 mi · 18
- Meeker-Wright Early Childhood Sp Ed4.7 mi · 68
Frequently asked questions
About Village Ranch Alternative ProgramWhat is the total enrollment at Village Ranch Alternative Program?
Village Ranch Alternative Program enrolls approximately 33 students in grades 05-12.
What age range does Village Ranch Alternative Program serve?
Village Ranch Alternative Program serves students from grade 05 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Village Ranch Alternative Program?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Village Ranch Alternative Program is approximately 5.4:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Village Ranch Alternative Program?
Student demographics at Village Ranch Alternative Program are roughly 70% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Village Ranch Alternative Program in?
Village Ranch Alternative Program is part of Meeker and Wright Special Education.
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