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Plymouth Youth Center

2210 OLIVER AVE N, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55411 · (612) 643-2000 · Hennepin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL96 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
96
High
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 371
Student : Teacher
96.0:1
1 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
92 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 1055%
Grade 112021%
Grade 127174%
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
11%
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
44%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
7881%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Two+
22%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
1111%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 2% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
4345%
Female
5355%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
Math
0.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
96
-27 (-22%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 105
Student : Teacher
96.0:1
was 61.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2596196.0:196% (92)
2023-2474174.0:197% (72)
2022-2394194.0:193% (87)
2020-21123261.5:191% (112)
2017-1814710.314.3:190% (132)
2015-161761214.7:192% (162)
2010-111491014.9:197% (144)
2000-01105N/AN/A96% (101)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plymouth Youth Center.

Since 2017-18: students down 35% (147 to 96); teachers down 90% (10.3 to 1).

About Plymouth Youth Center

A small high school in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Plymouth Youth Center is part of Minneapolis Public School District. The school's 96 students are in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 74% lower than the average for high schools in Minnesota, which is about 371.

Minneapolis Public School District enrolls 29,928 students in 86 schools, including Plymouth Youth Center.

Black students make up 81% of enrollment at Plymouth Youth Center. The remaining students are 11% Native American, 4% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Hennepin County is about 13% Black. Plymouth Youth Center's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.

Federal staffing data show 1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Plymouth Youth Center and a ratio of 96.0:1. This ratio sits 79.7 above the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 96% of students. The rate at public schools in Hennepin County averages 43%, lower than here.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Hennepin County show that the median household income is $97,653, roughly 54% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Plymouth Youth Center is one of 496 public schools in the county.

Plymouth Youth Center Extended is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Plymouth Youth Center holds at least 8 other public schools.

Under the NCES locale system, Plymouth Youth Center is City: Large.

2024-25 enrollment was 96, a 22% decrease from 123 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 61.5:1 to 96.0:1 over the same years.

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Hennepin County at a glance

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Population
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students

Quick facts

School name
Plymouth Youth Center
District
Minneapolis Public School District
Address
2210 OLIVER AVE N, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55411
Phone
(612) 643-2000
County
Hennepin County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
96
Teachers (FTE)
1
Student–teacher ratio
96.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
92 (96%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
272124001901
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Plymouth Youth Center
How many students attend Plymouth Youth Center?
Plymouth Youth Center enrolls approximately 96 students in grades 09-12.
Is Plymouth Youth Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Plymouth Youth Center is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Plymouth Youth Center have?
Plymouth Youth Center employs 1 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 96.0:1.
How diverse is Plymouth Youth Center?
Plymouth Youth Center reports a student body of 1% White, 4% Hispanic, 81% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Plymouth Youth Center?
Plymouth Youth Center is overseen by Minneapolis Public School District in Hennepin County.
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