Enrollment
39
High
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272124004889
Wellstone International High - SWS
1501 HENNEPIN AVENUE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55403 · (612) 668-5115 · Hennepin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL39 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
20 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 10 | 2 | 5% |
| Grade 11 | 8 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 29 | 74% |
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
0.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
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Where Wellstone International High - SWS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 39 | #572 of 764 | #79 of 100 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
39
+13 (+50%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39 | N/A | N/A | 51% (20) |
| 2023-24 | 40 | N/A | N/A | 50% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 25 | N/A | N/A | 64% (16) |
| 2020-21 | 26 | N/A | N/A | 81% (21) |
| 2017-18 | 15 | N/A | N/A | 80% (12) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wellstone International High - SWS.
About Wellstone International High - SWS
Wellstone International High - SWS is classified as a high school. It is located in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. A federal count lists 39 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Minnesota) has about 371 students.
Minneapolis Public School District has 29,928 students spread across 86 schools.
At 62%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Wellstone International High - SWS combined. It is also 33% Black and 5% Asian. Hennepin County's residents are about 8% Hispanic, 54 points below the school's share.
The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 51%.
Hennepin County has about 1,269,496 residents, and median household income is about $97,653, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Federal data list 496 public schools in Hennepin County, with a combined enrollment of about 177,509.
Nearby, Wellstone International High is less than a tenth of a mile away. Wellstone International High - SWS is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
The school's enrollment figures are 26 for 2020-21 and 39 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Minneapolis Public School District
- Washburn HighHigh · 1,521 students
- South HighHigh · 1,257 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Justice Page MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
Other schools in MINNEAPOLIS
- Washburn HighHigh · 1,521 students
- South HighHigh · 1,257 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Justice Page MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
Nearby schools
- Wellstone International High0.0 mi · 166
- Loring-Nicollet High0.2 mi · 57
- Emerson Elementary0.3 mi · 491
- FAIR High0.4 mi · 337
- Downtown Campus0.4 mi · 87
- Metro 2 Online0.9 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About Wellstone International High - SWSHow many students attend Wellstone International High - SWS?
Wellstone International High - SWS enrolls approximately 39 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Wellstone International High - SWS serve?
Wellstone International High - SWS serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Wellstone International High - SWS?
Approximately unreported students per teacher at Wellstone International High - SWS.
How diverse is Wellstone International High - SWS?
Wellstone International High - SWS reports a student body of 62% Hispanic, 33% Black, 5% Asian.
Who oversees Wellstone International High - SWS?
Wellstone International High - SWS is overseen by Minneapolis Public School District in Hennepin County.
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