SWMetro Prairie Care

Set in CHASKA, Minnesota, SWMetro Prairie Care is a reasonably sized all-grades campus, part of Southwest Metro Intermediate 288. It works with students from the surrounding community across grades K through 12.

SWMetro Prairie Care is one of 20 schools operated by Southwest Metro Intermediate 288, a district that instructs 560 students overall.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Carver County put median household earnings sit near $125,946, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Carver County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,076 students), of which SWMetro Prairie Care is one.

The closest other public school is WORLD LEARNER CHARTER SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.