Loring-Nicollet High School

Loring Nicollet Alternative School is a fully accredited, tuition-free high school for students in grades 9-12.

Loring Nicollet Alternative School is a fully accredited, tuition-free high school for students in grades 9-12 who want something different from a large, traditional public high school.  Only fifty students are enrolled at
Loring-Nicollet at one time and the average class size is 10-12 students.  Loring-Nicollet has the same core curriculum (English,science, math, social studies, creative problem
solving and electives) credit requirements and graduation standards as the Minneapolis Public School system.

The objective of Loring-Nicollet Alternative School is to empower high school students to become more aware of who they are and what they need to reach their goals.  The most successful environment for students is one that is safe and one that validates their experiences.  The foundation of this environment at Loring-Nicollet consists of respect for individuality, a multicultural and gender fair curriculum, an informal atmosphere, participatory democracy,open communication, trust, honesty, values clarification, personal growth, self-discipline, the balance between group and individual responsibility and decision making.