CHOKIO-ALBERTA ELEMENTARY

Located at 311 1ST ST WEST, in CHOKIO, Minnesota, CHOKIO-ALBERTA ELEMENTARY is a micro-enrollment elementary-level community that works with 73 students (grades pre-K through 6), run under Chokio-Alberta Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 79% smaller than typical.

CHOKIO-ALBERTA ELEMENTARY is one of 2 schools operated by Chokio-Alberta Public Schools, a district that works with 142 students overall.

Demographically, CHOKIO-ALBERTA ELEMENTARY lists that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% multiracial. By comparison, Stevens County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Stevens County (around 28%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, CHOKIO-ALBERTA ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.2%.

Across the wider county, Stevens County reports that median household income runs about $75,733, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CHOKIO-ALBERTA ELEMENTARY is one of 7 public schools in Stevens County (combined enrollment of about 1,691 students).

The closest other public school is CHOKIO-ALBERTA SECONDARY, roughly 0.0 miles away. On composite proficiency, CHOKIO-ALBERTA ELEMENTARY comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 43.7%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 4%: 76 students in 2018 compared to 73 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 8.9:1 in 2018 to 6.4:1 today.

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