School #535

Set in PLYMOUTH, Minnesota, School #535 is a rural-scale secondary school, run under Intermediate School District 287. It teaches 10 students across grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 97% smaller than the state mean of about 371.

Across the 15 schools in Intermediate School District 287 (927 students total), School #535 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, School #535 logs that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 30% Black, 10% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, School #535 has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.2:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Hennepin County's rate of about 43%.

In the surrounding community, Hennepin County reports that the typical household earns roughly $97,653 per year, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hennepin County's 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), School #535 is one campus in the mix.

WAYZATA EAST MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. School #535's enrollment has shrank 29% since 2018, when it stood at 14 (now 10). Black enrollment moved from 14% to 30% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 7.3:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

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