SWWC ELC - Montevideo

Located at 2419 WASHINGTON AVE, in MONTEVIDEO, Minnesota, SWWC ELC - Montevideo is a modestly sized multi-level school that educates 30 students (grades K through 12), one of the schools within Region 6 and 8-SW/WC Service Coop. Enrollment runs roughly 40% leaner than the state mean of about 50.

Region 6 and 8-SW/WC Service Coop runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 292 students. SWWC ELC - Montevideo is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, SWWC ELC - Montevideo records that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment; the rest looks like 17% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 6.4:1, putting SWWC ELC - Montevideo tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Chippewa County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Chippewa County put the typical household earns roughly $71,458 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. SWWC ELC - Montevideo is one of 11 public schools in Chippewa County (combined enrollment of about 2,194 students).

The closest other public school is Hawks Nest Early Childhood Center, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around SWWC ELC - Montevideo.

The school occupies a town-based site.

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