📍 401 East 4th St, Chaska, Carver County, 55318
SWMetro ALC is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Chaska, Carver County. The school has 88 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Southwest Metro Intermediate 288 school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 4.4:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 44%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
SWMetro ALC enrolls 88 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 34% male and 66% female. A teaching staff of 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 4.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 46 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 1 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
52 of the school's 88 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 47 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
SWMetro ALC is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-60, state senate district 47.
SWMetro ALC is one of 16 schools in Southwest Metro Intermediate 288, based in SHAKOPEE, Minnesota. The district serves 560 students district-wide and employs 105 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 88 students, SWMetro ALC is larger than the district average of about 35 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large