SWMetro JAF

SWMetro JAF operates as a rural-scale secondary school in JORDAN, Minnesota, run under Southwest Metro Intermediate 288. Current enrollment sits at 2 students spanning grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 99% leaner than typical.

Southwest Metro Intermediate 288 comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 560 students; SWMetro JAF is among them.

On demographics, SWMetro JAF records that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 50% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 2.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Scott County shows median household earnings sit near $119,314, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SWMetro JAF is one of 66 public schools in Scott County (combined enrollment of about 26,041 students).

Nearest neighbor: JORDAN MIDDLE, around 2.6 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SWMetro JAF has ticked down 60%, going from 5 students in 2018 to 2 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 80% to 50%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 5.0:1 in 2018 to 2.4:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.