SWMetro Buffalo-Transitions

SWMetro Buffalo-Transitions is a tiny senior high in BUFFALO, Minnesota, run under Southwest Metro Intermediate 288. The school works with 26 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so SWMetro Buffalo-Transitions sits 93% smaller than that benchmark.

Southwest Metro Intermediate 288 runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 560 students. SWMetro Buffalo-Transitions is one of those campuses.

Demographically, SWMetro Buffalo-Transitions shows that nearly all students (88%) are White. Other groups include 8% Black, 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, SWMetro Buffalo-Transitions records 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. Roughly 27% of students at SWMetro Buffalo-Transitions qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, Wright County reports that median household earnings sit near $107,209, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. SWMetro Buffalo-Transitions is one of 88 public schools in Wright County (combined enrollment of about 27,879 students).

The closest other public school is Tatanka Elementary STEM School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.