WINONA AREA LEARNING CENTER

As a rural-scale senior high in WINONA, Minnesota, WINONA AREA LEARNING CENTER caters to 92 students from grades 5 through 12, operated by WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so WINONA AREA LEARNING CENTER sits 75% smaller than that benchmark.

WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 2,465 students. WINONA AREA LEARNING CENTER is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, WINONA AREA LEARNING CENTER shows that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 22% multiracial, 13% Black, 10% Hispanic, 3% Asian. By comparison, Winona County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Winona County's rate of about 40%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Winona County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,744 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Winona County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,580 students), of which WINONA AREA LEARNING CENTER is one.

The closest other public school is WALC Extended Day, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. WINONA AREA LEARNING CENTER's enrollment has contracted 9% since 2018, when it stood at 101 (now 92). White enrollment moved from 76% to 51% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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