SWMetro Lakeside Academy

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Buffalo, Minnesota

SWMetro Lakeside Academy in Buffalo, Minnesota enrolled 23 students in 2024-25 with 2.0 full-time teachers, 11.6 students per teacher against the Minnesota high-school median of 14.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

22 students in 2022-23, 19 students in 2023-24, 23 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.9 to 2.0.

Students enrolled at SWMetro Lakeside Academy by school year2022-23: 22, 2023-24: 19, 2024-25: 2301020302022-23222023-24192024-2523
Students enrolled at SWMetro Lakeside Academy by school year2022-23: 22, 2023-24: 19, 2024-25: 2301020302022-23222023-24192024-2523
Students enrolled at SWMetro Lakeside Academy by school year2022-23: 22, 2023-24: 19, 2024-25: 2301020302022-23222023-24192024-2523
Students enrolled at SWMetro Lakeside Academy by school year2022-23: 22, 2023-24: 19, 2024-25: 2301020302022-23222023-24192024-2523
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23221.911.9
2023-24192.09.6
2024-25232.011.6

11.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 70 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.

Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; This school 11.6; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 11.6state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; This school 11.6; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 11.6state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; This school 11.6; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 11.6state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; This school 11.6; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 11.6state median 14.6U.S. 14.5

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection SWMetro Lakeside Academy enrolled 24 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent90.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

73.9% of students were White, 8.7% Hispanic, 8.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White73.9%
  2. Hispanic8.7%
  3. Two or more races8.7%
  4. Black4.3%
  5. American Indian4.3%

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 17 students in SWMetro Lakeside 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMinnesota
Four-year graduation rate20% or less50‑54%83.3%
Students in the class178969,945

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 Buffalo

6 public high schools in Buffalo report 2024-25 enrollment; SWMetro Lakeside Academy is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Buffalo Senior High1,68123.716.6%
Wright Technical Center Alc8115.748.1%
Phoenix Learning Center3615.038.9%
SWMetro Buffalo-Transitions2610.426.9%
Cornerstones Program235.739.1%
SWMetro Lakeside Academy2311.634.8%

All public schools in Buffalo →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about SWMetro Lakeside Academy

  1. Buffalo Senior HighThe nearest public high school, 4.2 miles away: 1,681 students, 23.7 per teacher (2024-25).4.2 mi
  2. Phoenix Learning CenterThe next nearest public high school, 4.2 miles away: 36 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).4.2 mi
  3. Compare SWMetro Lakeside Academy with Buffalo Senior HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Southwest Metro Intermediate School District 288 spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaSWMetro Lakeside Academy is the number 660 by size of 781 Minnesota high schools open in 2024-25.#660 of 781
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher11.6 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 14.6 for high schools.11.6:1
  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 SWMetro Lakeside Academy

  1. How many students attend SWMetro Lakeside Academy?
    23 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 22 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Buffalo, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at SWMetro Lakeside Academy?
    11.6 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.
  3. Is SWMetro Lakeside Academy a Title I school?
    SWMetro Lakeside Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What is the graduation rate at SWMetro Lakeside Academy?
    20% or less of the 17 students in SWMetro Lakeside 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.
  5. What district is SWMetro Lakeside Academy in?
    Southwest Metro Intermediate School District 288, NCES district ID 2700420. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270042005091 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.

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