Special Education Facilities
Waite Park · MN · ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT · Public · K-12 combined
Similar nearby schools
Most similar nearby schools
Katherine Johnson Education Center → ALC - Sauk Rapids → 180 Degrees / Youth Shelter → ROCORI ALC → Benton Stearns Education District 1 → Terra Nova School → Newport Academy → St. Cloud Area Learning Center →For Parents
Get alerts when Special Education Facilities's numbers change
New admissions results, enrollment shifts, test scores — a few alerts a year, no spam. Your email also saves your list across devices.
Objective, government-grade data — no school pays us for placement.
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 strongest early indicator of dropout, transfer-out, and family disengagement. A school's absenteeism trend forecasts its enrollment trend 1-3 years out.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 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 +6.5%/year, projecting from 2023's 59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Johnson Education Center SAINT CLOUD |
Public | 1.1 | 39 | — |
| ALC - Sauk Rapids SAUK RAPIDS |
Public | 6.6 | 59 | -10.6% |
| 180 Degrees / Youth Shelter SAINT CLOUD |
Public | 2.9 | — | — |
| ROCORI ALC COLD SPRING |
Public | 11.1 | 27 | — |
| Benton Stearns Education District 1 SAUK RAPIDS |
Public | 4.4 | 17 | — |
| Terra Nova School BUFFALO |
Public · charter | 30.0 | 56 | -27.3% |
| Newport Academy SAINT CLOUD |
Public | 3.8 | 14 | — |
| St. Cloud Area Learning Center WAITE PARK |
Public | 0.7 | 229 | -8.8% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantSpecial Education Facilities is a public high school in Waite Park, MN, enrolling 59 students in grades 9-12 in 2023.
Enrollment is up 2% from 2021 to 2023.
15% 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 Special Education Facilities? Special Education Facilities is a public high school in Waite Park, MN, enrolling 59 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.
Related reading
AP courses · October 2026
Test scores · October 2026