HVED Spectrum Program

HVED Spectrum Program is one of the micro-enrollment multi-level schools in HOKAH, Minnesota, one of the schools within Hiawatha Valley Education District, with 14 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 50 students each, so HVED Spectrum Program sits 72% below that benchmark.

Hiawatha Valley Education District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 122 students. HVED Spectrum Program is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, HVED Spectrum Program records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Other groups include 7% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 4.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 6.4:1 average. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Houston County put median household income runs about $79,825, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. HVED Spectrum Program is one of 20 public schools in Houston County (combined enrollment of about 4,089 students).

The closest other public school is La Crescent Senior High, roughly 4.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. HVED Spectrum Program's enrollment has climbed 250% since 2018, when it stood at 4 (now 14). The White share of enrollment ticked up from 75% to 93% over that span.

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