Tier Two

As a high-enrollment all-grades campus in PLYMOUTH, Minnesota, Tier Two educates 274 students from grades K through 12, operated by Intermediate School District 287. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 50 students each, so Tier Two sits 448% bigger than that benchmark.

Tier Two is one of 15 schools operated by Intermediate School District 287, a district that caters to 927 students overall.

Demographically, Tier Two lists that 42% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 34% White, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 4% Asian. By comparison, Hennepin County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Tier Two reports 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 4.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 6.4:1 average. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hennepin County (around 43%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Around the school, Hennepin County reports that median household income runs about $97,653, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Tier Two is one of 496 public schools in Hennepin County (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students).

The closest other public school is Tier One, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Tier Two operates from an urban location.

On the community side, the feed for Tier Two typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.