High school (grades 9-12) · Becker, MN

Becker Alternative Learning Program

Federal NCES profile for Becker Alternative Learning Program, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 20/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 270387003533
0/100100/10020/100
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Becker Alternative Learning Program earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

20
Resource Index · Lower
31.3%
free-lunch eligible
24
students enrolled

Enrollment

24

Minnesota · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

31.3%

vs 42.8% Minnesota avg

-27% vs state

What stands out at Becker Alternative Learning Program

Becker Alternative Learning Program is a small high school in Becker, Minnesota, enrolling 24 students.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 31.3% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 24 puts it in the smaller third of Minnesota schools by headcount.

Its student body is predominantly White (83% of enrollment) (diversity index 28/100).

Becker Public School District also operates Becker Senior High (881 students) and Becker Primary (672 students) alongside Becker Alternative Learning Program.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Becker Alternative Learning Program compares

Becker Alternative Learning Program on the metrics families compare, against Minnesota and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Minnesota Minnesota avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 31.3% ▼ 27% 42.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 24 top 87% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

24
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
31.3%
free-lunch eligible - 27% below the Minnesota average of 42.8%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Funding equity
$12,461
per pupil, district-wide - below Minnesota avg of $15,270
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 83.3%
Two or More 16.7%

Largest group: White at 83.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 27.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 27.8, Becker Alternative Learning Program is less mixed than the Minnesota school average of 42.8.

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Becker Public School District, which includes Becker Alternative Learning Program.

$12,461
Per student
-18%
vs Minnesota
Avg $15,270
-25%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 30.7%
State 60.9%
Federal 8.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Becker Alternative Learning Program Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Becker Senior High Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Becker Primary Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Becker Middle Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Becker Intermediate Elementary Larger Similar economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Becker Alternative Learning Program's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Becker Public School District · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Minnesota, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Becker Alternative Learning Program's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Becker Alternative Learning Program

How many students attend Becker Alternative Learning Program?

Becker Alternative Learning Program has 24 students enrolled. It is a high school in Becker, MN.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Becker Alternative Learning Program?

31.3% of students at Becker Alternative Learning Program are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Minnesota average of 42.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Becker Alternative Learning Program?

The largest demographic group at Becker Alternative Learning Program is White at 83.3% of enrollment, in Becker, MN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Becker Alternative Learning Program?

Becker Alternative Learning Program has a Resource Investment Index of 20/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

Is Becker Alternative Learning Program a good school?

Becker Alternative Learning Program earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Becker Public School District?

Besides Becker Alternative Learning Program, Becker Public School District also operates Becker Senior High (881 students), Becker Primary (672 students), and Becker Middle (656 students). See the Becker Public School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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