SWMetro Waseca
Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Waseca, Minnesota
SWMetro Waseca in Waseca, Minnesota enrolled 13 students in 2024-25 with 3.4 full-time teachers, 3.9 students per teacher against the Minnesota median of 6.6. 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 rose 117% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 127%
6 students in 2022-23, 12 students in 2023-24, 13 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.5 to 3.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 6 | 1.5 | 4.1 |
| 2023-24 | 12 | 1.1 | 10.7 |
| 2024-25 | 13 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
3.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 of every 100 Minnesota schools of this kind
Among the 163 Minnesota schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 6.6; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection SWMetro Waseca enrolled 10 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 absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
53.8% of students were White, 23.1% Hispanic, 23.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White53.8%
- Hispanic23.1%
- Two or more races23.1%
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.
Schools of this kind in Waseca
2 public schools of this kind in Waseca report 2024-25 enrollment; SWMetro Waseca is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waseca Early Childhood | 38 | 13.9 | 39.5% |
| SWMetro Waseca | 13 | 3.9 | 53.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about SWMetro Waseca
- Waseca Early ChildhoodThe nearest public school of this kind, under 0.1 miles away: 38 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Mankato Schools Center for LearningThe next nearest public school of this kind, 24 miles away: 165 students (2024-25).24 mi
- Compare SWMetro Waseca with Waseca Early ChildhoodStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Southwest Metro Intermediate School District 288 spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaSWMetro Waseca is the number 192 by size of 245 Minnesota schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#192 of 245
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher3.9 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 6.6 for schools of this kind.3.9:1
- 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 SWMetro Waseca
How many students attend SWMetro Waseca?
13 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 6 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Waseca, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at SWMetro Waseca?
3.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for schools of this kind is 6.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is SWMetro Waseca a Title I school?
SWMetro Waseca was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is SWMetro Waseca in?
Southwest Metro Intermediate School District 288, NCES district ID 2700420. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270042005278 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.