Wellstone International High - SWS

Wellstone International High - SWS is one of the rural-scale secondary schools in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, part of Minneapolis Public School District, with 39 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 89% smaller than typical.

Minneapolis Public School District comprises 86 schools with combined enrollment of 29,928 students; Wellstone International High - SWS is among them.

In terms of who attends, Wellstone International High - SWS lists that 62% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest comes out to 33% Black, 5% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 8%.

On the resource side, About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Hennepin County put median household earnings sit near $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hennepin County's 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), Wellstone International High - SWS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Wellstone International High, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wellstone International High - SWS has rose 160%, going from 15 students in 2018 to 39 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 27% to 62% across the same window.

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