Enrollment
39
Minnesota · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data High school (grades 9-12) NCES 270008605324
Swwc Alc - Pipestone — Pipestone, MN
Federal NCES profile for Swwc Alc - Pipestone, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 22/100.
👥 Class size 32
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 17
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
School address
District: Region 6 and 8-Sw/Wc Service Coop · Minnesota
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
2.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
17:1
vs 15.9:1 Minnesota avg
+7% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
55.9%
vs 42.8% Minnesota avg
+31% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Swwc Alc - Pipestone compares with Minnesota and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Swwc Alc - Pipestone reports 39 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 2.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 17:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 7% above the Minnesota state mean of 15.9:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 7% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 55.9% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 31% above the Minnesota average and 8% above the national baseline. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 33.3% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 22/100 (F), calculated from 4 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Swwc Alc - Pipestone compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Minnesota state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs Minnesota | Minnesota avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 17:1 | ▲ 7% | 15.9:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 55.9% | ▲ 31% | 42.8% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 39 | top 18% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
55.9%
free-lunch eligible
— 31% above the Minnesota average of 42.8%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold — federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
17:1
students per teacher
— 7% above state mean
Top 71% in Minnesota — lower ratio than 29% of state schools
Between 15:1 and 20:1 — in line with the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
33.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Chronic absenteeism at or above 20% — the CDC threshold for "high" — signals significant barriers to regular attendance.
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
Enrollment 39 Top 18% in Minnesota — larger than 82% of 2,391 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 2.0
Students per teacher 17:1 +7% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 55.9% +31% vs state
NCES ID 270008605324
Student demographics
White 71.8%
Hispanic or Latino 17.9%
African American 10.3%
Largest group: White at 71.8% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
AP program Not offered
Counselors (FTE) 0.0
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 33.3%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 0
Other Schools in This District
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- 42
- Students per teacher
- 5.6:1
- Enrollment
- 41
- Students per teacher
- 31:1
- Enrollment
- 39
- Students per teacher
- 6.3:1
- Enrollment
- 36
- Students per teacher
- 5.5:1
- Enrollment
- 30
- Students per teacher
- 4.3:1
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Educator & family resources
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Understanding NCES data
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Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
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School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Swwc Alc - Pipestone
How many students attend Swwc Alc - Pipestone?
Swwc Alc - Pipestone has 39 students enrolled. It is a high school in PIPESTONE, MN.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Swwc Alc - Pipestone?
The student-teacher ratio at Swwc Alc - Pipestone is 17:1, which is 7% higher than the Minnesota average of 15.9:1 and 7% higher than the national average of 15.9:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Swwc Alc - Pipestone?
55.9% of students at Swwc Alc - Pipestone are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Minnesota average of 42.8%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Swwc Alc - Pipestone?
The largest demographic group at Swwc Alc - Pipestone is White at 71.8%. The school serves a student body in PIPESTONE, MN.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Swwc Alc - Pipestone?
Swwc Alc - Pipestone has a Resource Investment Index of 22/100 (F) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.