Big Lake Online K-5

As a tiny K-5 school in BIG LAKE, Minnesota, Big Lake Online K-5 hosts 24 students from grades K through 5, overseen by BIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 93% leaner than typical.

BIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,190 students. Big Lake Online K-5 is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Big Lake Online K-5 shows that 63% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 21% Asian, 8% Black, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

In terms of school funding signals, Big Lake Online K-5 logs 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 35.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Sherburne County indicate median household income runs about $105,466, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Big Lake Online K-5 is one of 45 public schools in Sherburne County (combined enrollment of about 16,306 students).

Nearest neighbor: BIG LAKE SENIOR HIGH, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Big Lake Online K-5.

Big Lake Online K-5 operates from a town-center location. Big Lake Online K-5 delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.