Project Return
White Bear Lake · MN · Northeast Metro 916 · Public · K-12 combined
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White Bear Lake HS Credit Recovery → Therapeutic Education Collective (T → WCJC → Area Learning Center Summer → Career & Technical Center → Shared Time Program → Out of State Care and Treatment → Aware →For Parents
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Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
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 ÷ 2022 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Bear Lake HS Credit Recovery WHITE BEAR LAKE |
Public | 1.4 | 1 | — |
| Therapeutic Education Collective (T NORTH ST PAUL |
Public | 4.4 | 2 | — |
| WCJC STILLWATER |
Public | 9.5 | 2 | — |
| Area Learning Center Summer WHITE BEAR LAKE |
Public | 1.4 | — | — |
| Career & Technical Center WHITE BEAR LAKE |
Public | 1.6 | — | — |
| Shared Time Program SHOREVIEW |
Public | 7.0 | — | — |
| Out of State Care and Treatment SHOREVIEW |
Public | 7.0 | — | — |
| Aware HUGO |
Public | 7.1 | — | — |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantProject Return is a public high school in White Bear Lake, MN, enrolling 1 students in grades 9-12 in 2023.
100% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many students attend Project Return? Project Return is a public high school in White Bear Lake, MN, enrolling 1 students in grades 9-12 in 2023.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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