📍 1200 North Park Street, Fairmont, Martin County, 56031
Southern Plains Area Learning Cntr. is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Fairmont, Martin County. The school has 59 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Southern Plains Education Coop. school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 5.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 49%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southern Plains Area Learning Cntr. enrolls 59 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 5.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 5.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 45 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
52 of the school's 59 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 42 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southern Plains Area Learning Cntr. is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-10, state senate district 23.
Southern Plains Area Learning Cntr. is one of 4 schools in SOUTHERN PLAINS EDUCATION COOP., based in FAIRMONT, Minnesota. The district serves 94 students district-wide and employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 59 students, Southern Plains Area Learning Cntr. is larger than the district average of about 24 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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