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Milaca Area Learning Center

Public Grades 7-12

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,219

Per pupil spending ?

75%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Highway 23 W
Milaca, MN 56353-1147

(320) 982-7249

District: Milaca Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.0%

Hispanic:

12.5%

Two or more races:

12.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2010 → 5th in 2018

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the Minnesota average (70% vs 85%)

!Dropout rate above the Minnesota average (10% vs 4%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2010

Not ranked this year

Milaca Area Learning Center did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

196^th of 458Milaca Public School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	4.6	471 of 494	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.2	473 of 534	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	6.7	478 of 539	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	6.8	491 of 545	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.1	412 of 540	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	1.2	408 of 414	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2018)1st percentile-3 vs school

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)				MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Milaca Secondary High	Public	7-12	500 Highway 23 W	Milaca	56353	Mille Lacs County	Milaca Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 982-7206	730	42	17.3	38.9%	661 (90.5%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.7%)	10 (1.4%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	58.6	204^th of 473 public high schools	56.9%		63.8	173^rd of 450 public high schools	61.6%	31	34.1	58.0	33.9	41.7	18.2	34.0	25.8	25.4	55.4	42.5	40.4	$12,646
Milaca Area Learning Center	Public	7-12	500 Highway 23 W	Milaca	56353	Mille Lacs County	Milaca Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 982-7249	16	2	8.4	75.0%	12 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (12.5%)								(n/a)												$13,219
Milaca 7-12 Online	Public, Virtual	7-12	500 Highway 23 W	Milaca	56353	Mille Lacs County	Milaca Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(320) 982-7249	28	1	25.2	50.0%	28 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Ogilvie Secondary	Public	7-12	333 School Dr	Ogilvie	56358	Kanabec County	Ogilvie Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 272-5000	206	17	12.2	34.0%	201 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	46.6	268^th of 473 public high schools	43.3%		61.5	190^th of 450 public high schools	57.8%	78	24.2	38.7	33.3	31.9	6.5	21.4	13.6	39.4	37.5	36.4	37.8	$14,513
LION Program-Alternative Education	Public	9-12	333 School Dr	Ogilvie	56358	Kanabec County	Ogilvie Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 272-5000	2	0			2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$5,390
Princeton Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	1506 1st St	Princeton	55371	Mille Lacs County	Princeton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 389-6719	24	0		41.7%	20 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.3%)								(n/a)												$14,689
Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	1506 1st Street	Princeton	55371	Mille Lacs County	Princeton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 389-6719	19	0		52.6%	14 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)								(n/a)												$2,873
Onward Transition Program	Public	12	706 1st Street	Princeton	55371	Mille Lacs County	Princeton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 389-6191	11	0		54.5%	10 (90.9%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Alternative Learning Center - Foley	Public	7-12	840 Norman Ave N	Foley	56329	Benton County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 746-2196	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Foley Senior High	Public	9-12	621 Penn St	Foley	56329	Benton County	Foley Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 968-7246	588	30	19.9	23.3%	571 (97.1%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	68.4	140^th of 473 public high schools	70.4%		66.8	156^th of 450 public high schools	65.3%	16			47.1	47.1		35.7	35.7			37.8	37.8	$11,301

Frequently Asked Questions about Milaca Area Learning Center

What is the racial makeup of Milaca Area Learning Center?

Students at Milaca Area Learning Center are 75% White, 13% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races.

What district is Milaca Area Learning Center in?

Milaca Public School District

How many students attend Milaca Area Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 16 students attended Milaca Area Learning Center.

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2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresNewSep 30, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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