Wright Technical Center ALC

Wright Technical Center ALC is one of the minimally staffed senior highs in BUFFALO, Minnesota, run under Wright Technical Center, with 81 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so Wright Technical Center ALC sits 78% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in Wright Technical Center (84 students total), Wright Technical Center ALC accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wright Technical Center ALC records that 74% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 15% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

On the resource side, On paper, Wright Technical Center ALC has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Wright County's rate of about 24%.

In the surrounding community, Wright County reports that median household earnings sit near $107,209, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Wright County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,879 students), of which Wright Technical Center ALC is one.

Eastern Wright Program is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wright Technical Center ALC has edged down 13%, going from 93 students in 2018 to 81 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 9% to 15% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

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