📍 21697 State Highway 56, Austin, Mower County, 55912
Smec Alc is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Austin, Mower County. The school has 45 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Southern Mn Education Consortium school district. It serves grades 5–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 45.0:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 69%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet.
Smec Alc enrolls 45 students across grades 5–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 45.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 6.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 34 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
32 of the school's 45 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 29 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.
Smec Alc is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 27.
Smec Alc is one of 14 schools in Southern MN Education Consortium, based in AUSTIN, Minnesota. The district serves 181 students district-wide and employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 45 students, Smec Alc is larger than the district average of about 13 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant