Southern Plains Education Coop.

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Fairmont, Minnesota

Southern Plains Education Coop. in Fairmont, Minnesota enrolled 19 students in 2024-25 with 2.7 full-time teachers, 7.1 students per teacher against the Minnesota elementary-school median of 13.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%

22 students in 2022-23, 17 students in 2023-24, 19 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 3.0 to 2.7.

Students enrolled at Southern Plains Education Coop. by school year2022-23: 22, 2023-24: 17, 2024-25: 1901020302022-23222023-24172024-2519
Students enrolled at Southern Plains Education Coop. by school year2022-23: 22, 2023-24: 17, 2024-25: 1901020302022-23222023-24172024-2519
Students enrolled at Southern Plains Education Coop. by school year2022-23: 22, 2023-24: 17, 2024-25: 1901020302022-23222023-24172024-2519
Students enrolled at Southern Plains Education Coop. by school year2022-23: 22, 2023-24: 17, 2024-25: 1901020302022-23222023-24172024-2519
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23223.07.3
2023-24172.66.5
2024-25192.77.1

7.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 97 of every 100 Minnesota elementary schools

Among the 949 Minnesota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; This school 7.1; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 7.1state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; This school 7.1; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 7.1state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; This school 7.1; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 7.1state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; This school 7.1; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 7.1state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

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).

Who attends

57.9% of students were White, 31.6% Hispanic, 5.3% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White57.9%
  2. Hispanic31.6%
  3. Black5.3%
  4. Two or more races5.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Fairmont

2 public elementary schools in Fairmont report 2024-25 enrollment; Southern Plains Education Coop. is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Fairmont Elementary School1,00715.450.8%
Southern Plains Education Coop.197.152.6%

All public schools in Fairmont →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Southern Plains Education Coop.

  1. Fairmont Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 1,007 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Granada Huntley East Chain Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.2 miles away: 138 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).6.2 mi
  3. Compare Southern Plains Education Coop. with Fairmont Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Southern Plains Education Coop. spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaSouthern Plains Education Coop. is the number 967 by size of 994 Minnesota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#967 of 994
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher7.1 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 13.3 for elementary schools.7.1:1
  7. 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 Southern Plains Education Coop.

  1. How many students attend Southern Plains Education Coop.?
    19 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 22 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fairmont, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Southern Plains Education Coop.?
    7.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Southern Plains Education Coop. a Title I school?
    Southern Plains Education Coop. was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Southern Plains Education Coop. in?
    Southern Plains Education Coop., NCES district ID 2700046. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270004602365 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
  • 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.

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