Village Ranch Alternative Program

Village Ranch Alternative Program is a high school of micro-enrollment scale in COKATO, Minnesota, operated by Meeker and Wright Special Education, hosting 33 students in grades 5 through 12. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so Village Ranch Alternative Program sits 91% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Meeker and Wright Special Education, which oversees 9 schools and 190 students, Village Ranch Alternative Program is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Village Ranch Alternative Program lists that White students make up the majority at 70%; the rest consists of 21% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 89% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting Village Ranch Alternative Program tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Wright County runs at roughly 24%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Wright County) shows that median household income runs about $107,209, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Wright County's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,879 students), Village Ranch Alternative Program is one campus in the mix.

COKATO ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Village Ranch Alternative Program's enrollment has contracted 11% since 2018, when it stood at 37 (now 33). Hispanic enrollment moved from 11% to 21% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Village Ranch Alternative Program typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.