📍 320 N Saturn Ste a, Cosmos, Meeker County, 56228
SWWC ELC - Cosmos is a Special Education serving other age pupils, located in Cosmos, Meeker County. The school has 44 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Region 6 and 8-SW/WC Service Coop school district. It serves grades K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 7.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 5.6:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
SWWC ELC - Cosmos enrolls 44 students across grades K–12. The student body is 82% male and 18% female. A teaching staff of 7.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 5.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 9.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 29 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 9.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 1 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 2.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
33 of the school's 44 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 30 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 ELC - Cosmos 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 18.
SWWC ELC - Cosmos 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 44 students, SWWC ELC - Cosmos 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