STEPS TOWARD ADULT RESPONSIBILITY

STEPS TOWARD ADULT RESPONSIBILITY is one of the minimally staffed senior highs in CHASKA, Minnesota, one of the schools within EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL, with 38 students on its rolls from grade 12. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 90% below typical.

EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 9,274 students. STEPS TOWARD ADULT RESPONSIBILITY is one of those campuses.

On demographics, STEPS TOWARD ADULT RESPONSIBILITY shows that White students make up the majority at 61%. Other groups include 21% multiracial, 11% Black, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, STEPS TOWARD ADULT RESPONSIBILITY shows 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.6:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 53% of students at STEPS TOWARD ADULT RESPONSIBILITY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Carver County (around 18%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Carver County) logs that median household income runs about $125,946, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Carver County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,076 students), of which STEPS TOWARD ADULT RESPONSIBILITY is one.

Nearest neighbor: The Anicca Program, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around STEPS TOWARD ADULT RESPONSIBILITY.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at STEPS TOWARD ADULT RESPONSIBILITY has rose 23%, going from 31 students in 2018 to 38 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 81% to 61% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 22.6:1 in 2018 to 7.6:1 in 2025.

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