📍 1454 6th Ave, Windom, Cottonwood County, 56101
SWWC ALC - Windom is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Windom, Cottonwood County. The school has 31 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Region 6 and 8-SW/WC Service Coop school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 1.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 75%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
SWWC ALC - Windom enrolls 31 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 35% male and 65% female. A teaching staff of 1.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 19 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 13% |
| Asian | 2 | 6.5% |
| Black or African American | 1 | 3.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
27 of the school's 31 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 24 qualify for free lunch and 3 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.
SWWC ALC - Windom is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-70, state senate district 22.
SWWC ALC - Windom is one of 25 schools in Region 6 and 8-SW/WC Service Coop, based in MARSHALL, Minnesota. The district serves 292 students district-wide and employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 31 students, SWWC ALC - Windom is larger than the district average of about 12 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote