Raptor Program

Raptor Program is a multi-level school of one-room-style scale in NEW ULM, Minnesota, overseen by RIVER BEND EDUCATION DISTRICT, teacheing 15 students in grades 1 through 12. That puts it 70% below the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 50 students.

Raptor Program is one of 7 schools operated by RIVER BEND EDUCATION DISTRICT, a district that educates 226 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Raptor Program reports that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 13% Hispanic, 7% Black. By comparison, Brown County as a whole is about 93% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Raptor Program has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 3.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 6.4:1, putting Raptor Program tighter than the state norm the norm. About 33% 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, community-level numbers for Brown County indicate median household income runs about $69,378, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Brown County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,672 students), Raptor Program is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: RIVER BEND AREA LEARNING CENTER, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Raptor Program.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

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