SWMetro Prairie Care
CHASKA · MN · Southwest Metro Intermediate 288 · Public · K-12 combined
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The Anicca Program → SWMetro Annica Program → SWMetro Credit Recovery → SWMetro Reflections → Transition Plus → SWMetro New Beginnings ALC → SWMetro CCJ → TRANSITIONS 110 →For Parents
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🏛️ 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.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2023 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -19.8%/year, projecting from 2023's 9 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Anicca Program CHANHASSEN |
Public | 2.3 | 7 | — |
| SWMetro Annica Program CHANHASSEN |
Public | 4.2 | 5 | — |
| SWMetro Credit Recovery CHASKA |
Public | 2.0 | 4 | — |
| SWMetro Reflections SHAKOPEE |
Public | 7.3 | 11 | — |
| Transition Plus MINNETRISTA |
Public | 10.1 | 10 | — |
| SWMetro New Beginnings ALC CHASKA |
Public | 1.9 | 15 | — |
| SWMetro CCJ CHASKA |
Public | 2.2 | 3 | — |
| TRANSITIONS 110 WACONIA |
Public | 9.4 | 11 | — |