High school (grades 9-12) · Windom, MN

Swwc Alc - Windom

Federal NCES profile for Swwc Alc - Windom, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 13/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 270008604169
0/100100/10013/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Swwc Alc - Windom earns 13/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 98% of Minnesota schools.

#7 of 7
public schools in Windom · Resource Index
13
Resource Index · Lower
41:1
large classes for Minnesota
77.4%
free-lunch eligible

Swwc Alc - Windom has class sizes larger than 98% of Minnesota schools. Computed live against every Minnesota school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Swwc Alc - Windom ranks #7 of 7 public schools in Windom, MN.

Enrollment

41

Minnesota · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

1.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

41:1

vs 15.8:1 Minnesota avg

+159% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

77.4%

vs 42.8% Minnesota avg

+81% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Swwc Alc - Windom compares with Minnesota and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Swwc Alc - Windom

Swwc Alc - Windom is a high-poverty, mid-sized high school in Windom, Minnesota, enrolling 41 students.

Class loads run heavy: 41:1 is larger than about 98% of Minnesota schools and 159% above the 15.8:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Economic need is high: 77.4% of students qualify for free meals, 81% above the Minnesota average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

Enrollment of 41 puts it in the smaller third of Minnesota schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 98% of the 2,334 Minnesota schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Among 70 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Minnesota schools statewide, it ranks #65, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by White (68%) and Hispanic or Latino (12%) (diversity index 51/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Its district draws 30.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Region 6 and 8-Sw/Wc Service Coop also operates Swwc Elc - Windom (42 students) and Swwc Elc - Cosmos (39 students) alongside Swwc Alc - Windom.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Swwc Alc - Windom compares

Swwc Alc - Windom on the metrics families compare, against Minnesota and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Minnesota Minnesota avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 41:1 ▲ 159% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 77.4% ▲ 81% 42.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 41 top 82% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

41:1
Leaner classes than 0% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
41
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
77.4%
free-lunch eligible - 81% above the Minnesota average of 42.8%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
41:1
students per teacher - 159% above state mean
Top 98% in Minnesota - lower ratio than 2% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
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

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 68.3%
Hispanic or Latino 12.2%
African American 7.3%
Two or More 7.3%
Asian 2.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2.4%

Largest group: White at 68.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 50.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 50.7, Swwc Alc - Windom is more mixed than the Minnesota school average of 42.8.

Programs

AP program Not offered

How Swwc Alc - Windom Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Swwc Elc - Windom Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Swwc Elc - Cosmos Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Swwc Alc - Pipestone Similar size Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Swwc Elc - Willmar Similar size Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Swwc Elc - Montevideo Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Swwc Alc - Windom's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Region 6 And 8-Sw/Wc Service Coop · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Minnesota, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Swwc Alc - Windom's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Swwc Alc - Windom

How many students attend Swwc Alc - Windom?

Swwc Alc - Windom has 41 students enrolled. It is a high school in Windom, MN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Swwc Alc - Windom?

The student-teacher ratio at Swwc Alc - Windom is 41:1, which is 159% higher than the Minnesota average of 15.8:1 and 161% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Swwc Alc - Windom?

77.4% of students at Swwc Alc - Windom are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Minnesota average of 42.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Swwc Alc - Windom?

The largest demographic group at Swwc Alc - Windom is White at 68.3% of enrollment, in Windom, MN. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 50.7/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Swwc Alc - Windom?

Swwc Alc - Windom has a Resource Investment Index of 13/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Swwc Alc - Windom rank among public schools in Windom?

By Resource Investment Index, Swwc Alc - Windom ranks #7 of 7 public schools in Windom, MN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Windom on the city page.

Is Swwc Alc - Windom a good school?

Swwc Alc - Windom earns 13/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 98% of Minnesota schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Region 6 and 8-Sw/Wc Service Coop?

Besides Swwc Alc - Windom, Region 6 and 8-Sw/Wc Service Coop also operates Swwc Elc - Windom (42 students), Swwc Elc - Cosmos (39 students), and Swwc Alc - Pipestone (39 students). See the Region 6 and 8-Sw/Wc Service Coop district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

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