SWWC ELC - Marshall

Located at 1510 STADIUM DRIVE SUITE 1, in MARSHALL, Minnesota, SWWC ELC - Marshall is a rural-scale all-grades campus that teaches 11 students (grades K through 12), run under Region 6 and 8-SW/WC Service Coop. Compared to the state average of about 50 students per school, that is 78% below typical.

Within Region 6 and 8-SW/WC Service Coop, which oversees 10 schools and 292 students, SWWC ELC - Marshall is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SWWC ELC - Marshall reports that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 18% Hispanic, 18% Native American. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 2.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 6.4:1, putting SWWC ELC - Marshall tighter than the state norm the norm. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Lyon County's rate of about 47%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Lyon County) records that the typical household earns roughly $75,303 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Lyon County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,803 students), of which SWWC ELC - Marshall is one.

Marshall Area Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. SWWC ELC - Marshall's enrollment has declined 63% since 2018, when it stood at 30 (now 11). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 7% to 18% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 7.4:1 in 2018 to 2.4:1 today.

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