High school (grades 9-12) · Saint Michael, MN

Wings Transition Program

Federal NCES profile for Wings Transition Program, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 273379005501
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
40
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
83
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Wings Transition Program earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Minnesota median.

#2 of 3
high schools in Saint Michael · Resource Index
41
Resource Index · Typical
15:1
students per teacher
15
students enrolled

Wings Transition Program has class sizes near the Minnesota median. Computed live against every Minnesota school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Wings Transition Program ranks #2 of 3 high schools in Saint Michael, MN.

Enrollment

15

Minnesota · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

1.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15:1

vs 15.8:1 Minnesota avg

-5% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Wings Transition Program compares with Minnesota and U.S. medians

At or below 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 Wings Transition Program

Wings Transition Program is a small high school in Saint Michael, Minnesota, enrolling 15 students.

At 15:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Minnesota median, within a few percentage points of the 15.8:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of Minnesota schools, with 15 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,334 scored Minnesota schools.

Its student body is predominantly White (87% of enrollment) (diversity index 24/100).

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

Attendance holds up well here: only 6.7% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

The surrounding St. Michael-Albertville Schools spends $10,761 per pupil, 30% below the Minnesota average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

St. Michael-Albertville Schools also operates St. Michael-Albertville Senior High (2,204 students) and St. Michael-Albertville Middle West (1,076 students) alongside Wings Transition Program.

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 Wings Transition Program compares

Wings Transition Program on the metrics families compare, against Minnesota and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Minnesota Minnesota avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15:1 ▼ 5% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 15 top 91% - -

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

15:1
Leaner classes than 47% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
15
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
15:1
students per teacher - 5% below state mean
Top 54% in Minnesota - lower ratio than 46% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
6.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$10,761
per pupil, district-wide - below Minnesota avg of $15,270
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
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 86.7%
African American 6.7%
Hispanic or Latino 6.7%

Largest group: White at 86.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 23.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 23.9, Wings Transition Program is less mixed than the Minnesota school average of 42.8.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for St. Michael-Albertville Schools, which includes Wings Transition Program.

$10,761
Per student
-30%
vs Minnesota
Avg $15,270
-35%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 23.0%
State 70.0%
Federal 7.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Wings Transition Program Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
St. Michael-Albertville Senior High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
St. Michael-Albertville Middle West Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
St. Michael-Albertville Middle East Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Big Woods Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
St. Michael Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Wings Transition Program's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

St. Michael-Albertville Schools · 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 Wings Transition Program'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 Wings Transition Program

How many students attend Wings Transition Program?

Wings Transition Program has 15 students enrolled. It is a high school in Saint Michael, MN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Wings Transition Program?

The student-teacher ratio at Wings Transition Program is 15:1, which is 5% lower than the Minnesota average of 15.8:1 and 4% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Wings Transition Program?

The largest demographic group at Wings Transition Program is White at 86.7% of enrollment, in Saint Michael, MN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Wings Transition Program?

Wings Transition Program has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Wings Transition Program rank among high schools in Saint Michael?

By Resource Investment Index, Wings Transition Program ranks #2 of 3 high schools in Saint Michael, MN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Saint Michael on the city page.

Is Wings Transition Program a good school?

Wings Transition Program earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Minnesota median. 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 St. Michael-Albertville Schools?

Besides Wings Transition Program, St. Michael-Albertville Schools also operates St. Michael-Albertville Senior High (2,204 students), St. Michael-Albertville Middle West (1,076 students), and St. Michael-Albertville Middle East (959 students). See the St. Michael-Albertville Schools 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

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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