CORNERSTONE

As a micro-enrollment combined-grade school in HUTCHINSON, Minnesota, CORNERSTONE hosts 10 students from grades K through 12, part of HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 80% below the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 50 students.

HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 2,722 students; CORNERSTONE is among them.

On the student-mix side, CORNERSTONE logs that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 10% Native American. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

Looking at school resources, About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above McLeod County's rate of about 35%.

Zooming out to the county, McLeod County reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,084 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across McLeod County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,121 students), CORNERSTONE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HUTCHINSON NIGHT ALT LEARNING CTR, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. CORNERSTONE's enrollment has contracted 33% since 2018, when it stood at 15 (now 10). Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 40% to 60%.

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