At a glance
Reported students
6
NCES CCD 2024–25
Teachers (FTE)
1
NCES CCD 2024–25
Student–teacher ratio
6:1
Calculated; not a class-size measure
Grades served
08–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
School benchmarks
Minnesota high enrollment
23rd percentile
Compared with 996 same-level schools reporting enrollment.
District median enrollment
9
Next Step West (Alden): 6 reported students.
State peer staffing position
12th percentile
6:1 reported; state peer median 14.3:1. Ratio is not class size.
What the reported data says about Next Step West (Alden)
Next Step West (Alden) is a public high school serving grades 08–12 in ALDEN. It is one of 15 current school records connected to Southern MN Education Consortium. NCES reports 6 students for 2024–25.
Among 996 high schools in Minnesota with comparable records, this school is smaller than the reported median of 84 students. Its enrollment is at approximately the 23rd percentile for that peer group. Size describes the campus, not instructional quality.
The reported student–teacher ratio is 6:1, below the Minnesota median of 14.3:1 for the same school level. This ratio uses total enrollment and teacher FTE; it is not an average classroom headcount and can be affected by special programs or part-time staffing.
The largest reported race and ethnicity groups are White (100%) and Hispanic or Latino (0%). These figures help families understand who the school serves; they are not rating inputs.
Questions worth asking Next Step West (Alden)
- 1How do the reported 6:1 student–teacher ratio and 1 teacher FTE translate into actual class sizes by grade?
- 2Which advanced, gifted, career, arts, and computer-science courses are available this year, and how do students qualify?
- 3How many counselors, nurses, psychologists, and social workers currently serve students?
- 4What meal assistance, transportation, after-school, and family-support services are currently available?
Enrollment needs
- Lunch program
- No
Student demographics
Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White100%
- Hispanic0%
- Black0%
- Asian0%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0%
- Multiracial0%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22. Lunch eligibility: NCES CCD 2024–25. Privacy rules can produce missing values.
Other schools in Southern MN Education Consortium
Start with campuses at the same school level or with similar reported enrollment.
Next Step East (Grand Meadow)
High · Grades 08–12
4 reported students
SMEC Credit Recovery
High · Grades 09–12
0 reported students
SMEC ALC
High · Grades 05–12
70 reported students
Enrich GM
Other · Grades KG–12
6 reported students
Success West
Other · Grades KG–12
4 reported students
First Step Alden
Other · Grades PK–PK
3 reported students