Summary:
The Southern Plains Education Coop. district in Minnesota is home to a single high school, Southern Plains Area Learning Cntr., which serves a relatively small student population of 59 students. Despite its small size, the school faces significant challenges, with academic performance and graduation rates well below state and district averages.
Southern Plains Area Learning Cntr. has a majority white student population (76.27%), with notable Hispanic (16.95%) and African American (5.08%) representation. However, the school struggles academically, with 0% of students proficient in math, reading, and science, compared to state averages of 45.47%, 49.85%, and 39.56%, respectively. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 59.3% is also significantly lower than the state average, and its dropout rate of 21.8% is more than double the state's rate.
The high percentage of students (88.14%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch suggests that the school serves a population with a high level of economic disadvantage, which may contribute to the academic and graduation challenges. Despite the small student-teacher ratio of 11.1 to 1, the school has been unable to overcome these obstacles and provide its students with the support and resources needed to succeed.
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