Central Lakes Adventure School

Set in PILLAGER, Minnesota, Central Lakes Adventure School is an one-room-style senior high, run under Central Lakes Adventure School. It teaches 36 students across grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 90% below typical.

Central Lakes Adventure School sits inside Central Lakes Adventure School, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, Central Lakes Adventure School shows that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, Roughly 64% of students at Central Lakes Adventure School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, census data for Cass County shows the typical household earns roughly $68,874 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Central Lakes Adventure School is one of 21 public schools in Cass County (combined enrollment of about 4,570 students).

PILLAGER ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Central Lakes Adventure School operates from a small-town location. Central Lakes Adventure School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 36 students in 2018 compared to 36 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 14% to 8% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.