SOUTHWEST METRO

Name

SOUTHWEST METRO

Legal name

Southwest Metro Intermediate School District 288

Website

https://swmetro.k12.mn.us

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional Education Service Agencies (ESAs/BOCES/Intermediate Units) (EDADABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Court/Community School Programs (Diversion, Probation-Linked, Community Day Schools) (EDAJAEAI), District Student Services Administration (Special Ed, Counseling, Health) (EDADABAJ), Cross-District Consortia & Shared Services Authorities (EDADABAN), Community & Adult Education (Municipal/Community Schools) (EDAAAEAB)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Special education services
• Career technical education
• Alternative learning programs
• Adult education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Shakopee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Southwest Metro Intermediate School District 288 is a public intermediate school district that delivers shared K-12, special education, alternative learning, career and technical education, adult education, care and treatment, and child care programs to students and families across 11 member districts and 8 associate districts in Minnesota. Services are funded by state and federal allocations and local property taxes, and are offered at no direct cost to students and member districts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• Elevate Online Online K-12 school program offering middle school and high school education with attendance line, staff directory, tech support, and course catalog services, serving approximately 334 students.
• Adult Education Adult education program serving approximately 900 adult learners seeking educational advancement and continuing education.
• Alternative Learning Center (ALC) / SWMetro High School Alternative learning program serving as SWMetro High School with a 100% acceptance rate, designed for students seeking non-traditional secondary education pathways.
• Care & Treatment Programs Comprehensive educational services within treatment settings, including Correctional Facilities, Day Treatment, and Residential Treatment programs.
• Career & Technical Education Vocational education programs across six career clusters: Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resource Systems; Arts, Communications & Information Systems; Engineering & Manufacturing; Health Science Technology; Hospitality and Tourism; and Human Services.
• Special Services - Special Education Programs Special education services serving approximately 840 students across multiple education centers including Chaska 401, Buffalo, Dean Lakes, East Union, Freedom Academy, River Valley, St. Bonifacius, and Waseca locations, plus Itinerant Services.
• East Creek Family Center - Child Care Child care services provided at the East Creek Family Center for families in the district service area.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and supporting.

• Member School Districts (11)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner11 member districts that collaboratively access specialized educational programs and shared resources through the intermediate school district structure, sharing administrative overhead and enabling programs that individual districts could not support independently
• Associate Districts (8)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner8 associate districts with partial affiliation that access select programs and services offered by the intermediate school district
• SWMetro Educational FoundationsupportingOthersEducational foundation that supports district programs and initiatives through fundraising and community support

Scale indicators6 records

Others

• Sourcewell: Minnesota cooperative that pools public-sector buying power for education, government, and nonprofit members. Comparable cooperative governance and member-district service model, though Sourcewell focuses on procurement and contracting rather than direct instruction.

Regional players

• Lakes Country Service Cooperative: Minnesota regional service cooperative providing shared educational, training, and technology services to school districts and local governments in west-central Minnesota. Comparable shared-service model across a different regional catchment.
• Education Service Center Region 11: Texas Education Service Center providing shared services (special education, training, cooperative purchasing) to member school districts. Direct structural equivalent of a Minnesota intermediate school district in another state.
• Eastern Suffolk BOCES: New York Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) providing career and technical education, special education, and adult education to component school districts on Long Island. Equivalent intermediate/cooperative service-agency role in a different state.
• Hennepin County Education Services: Hennepin County (Minnesota) education-services unit delivering special education, alternative, and supportive programs to county school districts. Comparable role to SWMetro but organized at the county level rather than as a standalone intermediate district.

Direct peers

• Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916: Minnesota intermediate school district (916) serving member districts with special education, career and technical education, adult education, and alternative programs. Direct structural peer to SWMetro ISD 288 under the same Minnesota intermediate-district model.
• Northwest Suburban Integration School District 2878: Minnesota cooperative school district (2878) that pools resources across member districts to deliver shared programs including special education and integration services. Operates under the same Joint Powers / cooperative governance model as SWMetro.
• Mid-State Education District: Minnesota intermediate education district providing cooperative special education, career and technical, and adult education services to member school districts in central Minnesota. Directly comparable in mission and program mix to SWMetro.

Market position

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCIzEaInGw_7X4jKGsELVFVw/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/SWMetro
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/swmetro
• Instagraminstagram.com/southwestmetro288

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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