RESET

Located at 21697 STATE HIGHWAY 56, in AUSTIN, Minnesota, RESET is a tiny unified-grade school that enrolls 11 students (grades 1 through 12), one of the schools within Southern MN Education Consortium. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 50 students each, so RESET sits 78% smaller than that benchmark.

Southern MN Education Consortium runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 181 students. RESET is one of those campuses.

Demographically, RESET logs that White students make up the majority at 64%; the rest breaks down as 18% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 9% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 3.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 6.4:1, putting RESET tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Mower County's rate of about 55%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Mower County indicate median household earnings sit near $73,074, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Mower County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,434 students), of which RESET is one.

The closest other public school is SMEC ALC, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.