SWMetro Shakopee Transitions

SWMetro Shakopee Transitions operates as a minimally staffed four-year high school in SHAKOPEE, Minnesota, run under Southwest Metro Intermediate 288. Current enrollment sits at 63 students spanning grades 11 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 83% below the state mean of about 371.

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

In terms of who attends, SWMetro Shakopee Transitions reports that White students make up the majority at 56%; the rest comes out to 14% Hispanic, 13% Black, 10% Asian, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.6:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Scott County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Scott County) logs that median household earnings sit near $119,314, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Scott County's 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,041 students), SWMetro Shakopee Transitions is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SWMetro Reflections, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

SWMetro Shakopee Transitions operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. SWMetro Shakopee Transitions's enrollment has grew 47% since 2018, when it stood at 43 (now 63). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 86% to 56%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.5:1 in 2018 to 7.6:1 today.

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