Enrich Alden

Located at 215 N BROADWAY, in ALDEN, Minnesota, Enrich Alden is a tiny K-12 campus that caters to 17 students (grades K through 12), one of the schools within Southern MN Education Consortium. Compared to the state average of about 50 students per school, that is 66% smaller than typical.

Across the 13 schools in Southern MN Education Consortium (181 students total), Enrich Alden accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Enrich Alden reports that White students make up the majority at 65%; the rest reads as 29% Hispanic, 6% Black. By comparison, Freeborn County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 6.4:1, putting Enrich Alden higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 76% of students at Enrich Alden qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Freeborn County (around 55%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Freeborn County) reports that median household income runs about $71,023, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Freeborn County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,061 students), of which Enrich Alden is one.

The closest other public school is First Step Alden, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Enrich Alden.

Enrich Alden operates from a countryside location.

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