Positive Approach To Learning
FAIRMONT · MN · SOUTHERN PLAINS EDUCATION COOP. · Public · K-12 combined
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CENTRAL FREEDOM SCHOOL → New Ulm CTE Center → SOUTHERN PLAINS BRIDGES → Jackson Co Central Credit Recovery → LCWM ALP → Prairie Care Mankato → Windom Learn Center Credit Recovery → Out-of-State Care and Treatment →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.
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 ÷ 2024 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 +0.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL FREEDOM SCHOOL MANKATO |
Public | 40.8 | 1 | — |
| New Ulm CTE Center NEW ULM |
Public | 45.1 | 1 | — |
| SOUTHERN PLAINS BRIDGES FAIRMONT |
Public | 0.0 | 11 | — |
| Jackson Co Central Credit Recovery JACKSON |
Public | 27.1 | — | — |
| LCWM ALP LAKE CRYSTAL |
Public | 32.2 | — | — |
| Prairie Care Mankato MANKATO |
Public | 41.6 | 3 | — |
| Windom Learn Center Credit Recovery WINDOM |
Public | 36.5 | — | — |
| Out-of-State Care and Treatment WINDOM |
Public | 36.5 | — | — |