South Education Center Academy
Public high school, grades 5 to 12 · Richfield, Minnesota
South Education Center Academy in Richfield, Minnesota enrolled 48 students in 2024-25 with 7.4 full-time teachers, 6.5 students per teacher against the Minnesota high-school median of 14.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 20% or less (Minnesota: 83.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%
43 students in 2022-23, 52 students in 2023-24, 48 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 6.5 to 7.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 43 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| 2023-24 | 52 | 6.5 | 8.0 |
| 2024-25 | 48 | 7.4 | 6.5 |
6.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 92 of every 100 Minnesota high schools
Among the 672 Minnesota high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 150 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Education Center Academy enrolled 45 students and had 0.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.3, one per 150 of the 45 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
43.8% of students were Hispanic, 27.1% Black, 12.5% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic43.8%
- Black27.1%
- White12.5%
- Two or more races12.5%
- American Indian4.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
20% or less of the 20 students in South Education Center Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 20% or less | 46% | 83.3% |
| Students in the class | 20 | 261 | 69,945 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Richfield
5 public high schools in Richfield report 2024-25 enrollment; South Education Center Academy is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richfield Senior High | 1,183 | 14.1 | 44.2% |
| Richfield College Experience Prg | 84 | 16.4 | 56.0% |
| Watershed High School | 57 | 9.5 | 36.8% |
| South Education Center Academy | 48 | 6.5 | 75.0% |
| Secondary Special Education | 24 | 4.1 | 58.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about South Education Center Academy
- Secondary Special EducationThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 24 students, 4.1 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Richfield Senior HighThe next nearest public high school, 1.4 miles away: 1,183 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Compare South Education Center Academy with Secondary Special EducationStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Intermediate District 287 spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaSouth Education Center Academy is the number 579 by size of 781 Minnesota high schools open in 2024-25.#579 of 781
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher6.5 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 14.6 for high schools.6.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about South Education Center Academy
How many students attend South Education Center Academy?
48 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 43 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Richfield, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at South Education Center Academy?
6.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for high schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is South Education Center Academy a Title I school?
South Education Center Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What is the graduation rate at South Education Center Academy?
20% or less of the 20 students in South Education Center Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is South Education Center Academy in?
Intermediate District 287, NCES district ID 2700025. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270002502871 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.