📍 8400 e Point Douglas Rd S, Cottage Grove, Washington County, 55016
South Washington Alternative HS is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Cottage Grove, Washington County. The school has 85 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Washington County Schools school district. It serves grades 10–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 6.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 34%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Washington Alternative HS enrolls 85 students across grades 10–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 6.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% White, 27% Black or African American and 22% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 29 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 14% |
| Asian | 2 | 2.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
57 of the school's 85 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 49 qualify for free lunch and 8 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.
South Washington Alternative HS 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-20, state senate district 54.
South Washington Alternative HS is one of 29 schools in South Washington County Schools, based in COTTAGE GROVE, Minnesota. The district serves 19,578 students district-wide and employs 905 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 85 students, South Washington Alternative HS is smaller than the district average of about 675 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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