Appleton-Milan Elementary

Appleton-Milan Elementary is a close-knit elementary school in APPLETON, Minnesota, run under Lac qui Parle Valley Schools. The school teaches 230 students in grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 33% smaller than typical.

Lac qui Parle Valley Schools comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 890 students; Appleton-Milan Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Appleton-Milan Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 42% Pacific Islander, 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Swift County's rate of about 41%.

With demographic context factored in, Appleton-Milan Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.9%, the actual is 34.4%, a residual of +2.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Swift County) records that the typical household earns roughly $60,412 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Swift County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,767 students), Appleton-Milan Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 8.8 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Appleton-Milan Elementary at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 38.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Appleton-Milan Elementary's enrollment has ticked up 10% since 2018, when it stood at 209 (now 230). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 62% to 43%.

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