The Alternative Program (Tap)
Plymouth · MN · WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT · Public
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How The Alternative Program (Tap) compares for families
What families should know about The Alternative Program (Tap).
- ▸ LocallyMN students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Tier Three, Tier Two, PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
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 ÷ 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 -7.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 142 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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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier Three PLYMOUTH |
Public | 4.3 | 133 | +8.1% |
| Tier Two PLYMOUTH |
Public | 4.3 | 153 | +31.9% |
| PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION GOLDEN VALLEY |
Public | 8.6 | 154 | -7.2% |
| ALC SENIOR HIGH BROOKLYN PARK |
Public | 6.6 | 107 | -2.7% |
| Osseo Education Center OSSEO |
Public | 7.7 | 99 | +59.7% |
| Parnassus Prep School-Rhetoric MAPLE GROVE |
Public · charter | 7.1 | 258 | +26.5% |
| Prairie Seeds High School Academy BROOKLYN PARK |
Public · charter | 6.8 | 282 | +28.2% |
| HIGHVIEW ALC GOLDEN VALLEY |
Public | 7.6 | 277 | +53.0% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantThe Alternative Program (Tap) is a public high school in Plymouth, MN, enrolling 142 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
56% 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 The Alternative Program (Tap)? The Alternative Program (Tap) is a public high school in Plymouth, MN, enrolling 142 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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