CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY

CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY, a mid-tier K-5 school in BELLE PLAINE, Minnesota, operated by BELLE PLAINE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, teaches 308 students, covering grades pre-K through 2.

BELLE PLAINE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,522 students. CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

On demographics, CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY logs that nearly all students (82%) are White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Black.

On the resource side, CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY reports 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Scott County indicate median household earnings sit near $119,314, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY is one of 66 public schools in Scott County (combined enrollment of about 26,041 students).

Nearest neighbor: Belle Plaine ECSE, around 0.0 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY has fell 25%, going from 412 students in 2018 to 308 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 87% to 82% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

On the community side, members of the CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.