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Northfield Area Learning Center School

Serves grades 6 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
201 Orchard St S
Northfield, MN 55057
Phone
(507) 645-1201
District
NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
RICE COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
131
Classroom Teachers
6

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Minnesota

1

(10 is best)

Better than 6.1% of all MN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Northfield Area Learning Center School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
9%
42%
6%
45%
12%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
13%
42%
20%
45%
5%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
22
16
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 0 0.0%
Grade 7 17 13.0%
Grade 8 23 17.6%
Grade 9 0 0.0%
Grade 10 9 6.9%
Grade 11 23 17.6%
Grade 12 59 45.0%
Total 131 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 66.4% 79.2% 66.2%
Black 6.6% 2.1% 12.6%
Hispanic 24.6% 17.1% 11.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.5% 1.4% 7.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 2.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 53.4% 31.2% 43.4%
Free lunch eligible 45.0% 24.0% 35.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.4% 7.2% 8.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 29,523 5,737,915
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 168.8 72
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.1% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 26.1% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.4% 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.2% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 16.1% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,506 2,282,967
Single Parent Households With Children 5.4% 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.8% 93.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 47.1% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 27.8% 24.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.6% 19.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.2% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.0% 15.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.5% 12.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.1% 8.2%
$15,000 or less 4.8% 6.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,912 $42,284,000 57.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $529 $2,050,000 2.8%
Staff $801 $3,104,000 4.2%
General Administration $472 $1,829,000 2.5%
School Administration $506 $1,960,000 2.7%
Operation $1,185 $4,593,000 6.3%
Transportation $825 $3,198,000 4.4%
Other $215 $835,000 1.1%
Total Support $4,534 $17,569,000 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,447 $13,356,000 18.2%
Total Expenditures $18,893 $73,209,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,163 $7,977,318,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $474 $412,990,000 2.6%
Staff $772 $672,048,000 4.2%
General Administration $540 $470,027,000 2.9%
School Administration $570 $496,618,000 3.1%
Operation $973 $847,061,000 5.3%
Transportation $726 $632,446,000 3.9%
Other $394 $343,240,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,450 $3,874,430,000 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,912 $4,276,640,000 26.5%
Total Expenditures $18,526 $16,128,388,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%