Enrollment
35
Minnesota · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Shorewood, MN
Shorewood Education Center
Federal NCES profile for Shorewood Education Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 271167005057
👥 S:T ratio 65
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 72
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Shorewood Education Center earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Minnesota schools.
- 44
- Resource Index · Typical
- 8.8:1
- small classes for Minnesota
- 32.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 35
- students enrolled
Shorewood Education Center has class sizes smaller than 86% of Minnesota schools. Computed live against every Minnesota school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Minnetonka Public School District · Minnesota
NCES ID 271167005057 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
4.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.8:1
vs 15.8:1 Minnesota avg
-44% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
32.3%
vs 42.8% Minnesota avg
-25% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Shorewood Education Center compares with Minnesota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Shorewood Education Center
Shorewood Education Center is a mid-sized high school in Shorewood, Minnesota, enrolling 35 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.8:1, Shorewood Education Center is leaner than roughly 86% of Minnesota schools and 44% under the state's 15.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 32.3% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 35 puts it in the smaller third of Minnesota schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,334 scored Minnesota schools.
Against 62 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #14.
Its student body is predominantly White (86% of enrollment) (diversity index 26/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
11.4% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Minnetonka Public School District also operates Minnetonka Senior High (3,514 students) and Minnetonka East Middle (1,320 students) alongside Shorewood Education Center.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Shorewood Education Center compares
Shorewood Education Center on the metrics families compare, against Minnesota and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Minnesota | Minnesota avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8.8:1 | ▼ 44% | 15.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 32.3% | ▼ 25% | 42.8% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 35 | top 84% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.8:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
35
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
32.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 25% below the Minnesota average of 42.8%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
8.8:1
students per teacher
- 44% below state mean
Top 14% in Minnesota - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
11.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$14,080
per pupil, district-wide
- below Minnesota avg of $15,270
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 85.7%
African American 5.7%
Two or More 5.7%
Asian 2.9%
Largest group: White at 85.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 25.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 25.8, Shorewood Education Center is less mixed than the Minnesota school average of 42.8.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Minnetonka Public School District, which includes Shorewood Education Center.
$14,080
Per student
-8%
vs Minnesota
Avg $15,270
-15%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 39.4%
State 55.4%
Federal 5.2%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Shorewood Education Center Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnetonka Senior High | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Minnetonka East Middle | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Minnetonka West Middle | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Scenic Heights Elementary | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Groveland Elementary | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Shorewood Education Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 3,514
- Students per teacher
- 18.7:1
- Resource Index
- 42/100
- Enrollment
- 1,320
- Students per teacher
- 16.5:1
- Resource Index
- 45/100
- Enrollment
- 1,297
- Students per teacher
- 15.8:1
- Resource Index
- 35/100
- Enrollment
- 930
- Students per teacher
- 14.8:1
- Resource Index
- 44/100
- Enrollment
- 903
- Students per teacher
- 14.8:1
- Resource Index
- 47/100
Similar high schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Minnesota, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~35 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.8:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Shorewood Education Center
How many students attend Shorewood Education Center?
Shorewood Education Center has 35 students enrolled. It is a high school in Shorewood, MN.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shorewood Education Center?
The student-teacher ratio at Shorewood Education Center is 8.8:1, which is 44% lower than the Minnesota average of 15.8:1 and 44% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Shorewood Education Center?
32.3% of students at Shorewood Education Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Minnesota average of 42.8%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Shorewood Education Center?
The largest demographic group at Shorewood Education Center is White at 85.7% of enrollment, in Shorewood, MN.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Shorewood Education Center?
Shorewood Education Center has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Shorewood Education Center a good school?
Shorewood Education Center earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Minnesota schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Minnetonka Public School District?
Besides Shorewood Education Center, Minnetonka Public School District also operates Minnetonka Senior High (3,514 students), Minnetonka East Middle (1,320 students), and Minnetonka West Middle (1,297 students). See the Minnetonka Public School District district page for the complete list.
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