Summary:
The 56701 zip code in Minnesota is home to two high schools: Lincoln Senior High and Northwest Area Learning Center, both part of the Thief River Falls School District. While Lincoln Senior High is a larger traditional high school with 565 students, Northwest Area Learning Center is a smaller alternative school with only 29 students.
Lincoln Senior High is ranked 282 out of 450 Minnesota high schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its graduation rate is on par with the state average at 84.2%, but its test scores in Math and Reading MCA-III are significantly below the state average. In contrast, Northwest Area Learning Center is ranked 455 out of 534 Minnesota high schools, with a 1-star rating, but shares the same graduation rate as Lincoln Senior High. Both schools have a higher-than-average dropout rate of 4.4%.
The data also reveals notable differences in the student populations of the two schools. Lincoln Senior High has a student-teacher ratio of 15.9, while Northwest Area Learning Center has a slightly lower ratio of 15.1. However, Northwest Area Learning Center has a much higher rate of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 79.31%, compared to 33.98% at Lincoln Senior High. These disparities suggest that the schools may be serving different student demographics and have varying resource needs.
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