Next Step West (Alden)
ALDEN · MN · Southern MN Education Consortium · Public · K-12 combined
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Enrich Alden → Success East → Success West → RESET → SWMetro Waseca → SWMetro Waseca-Transitions → Austin Area Learning Cntr. - Summer → Austin Community Learning Center →For Parents
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,778/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 6 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrich Alden ALDEN |
Public | 0.2 | 4 | — |
| Success East ADAMS |
Public | 16.1 | 5 | — |
| Success West GLENVILLE |
Public | 16.6 | 3 | — |
| RESET AUSTIN |
Public | 35.2 | 7 | — |
| SWMetro Waseca WASECA |
Public | 28.5 | 10 | — |
| SWMetro Waseca-Transitions WASECA |
Public | 28.5 | 12 | — |
| Austin Area Learning Cntr. - Summer AUSTIN |
Public | 29.8 | — | — |
| Austin Community Learning Center AUSTIN |
Public | 30.4 | — | — |