Circle of Life Academy

Circle of Life Academy operates as a roomy K-12 campus in White Earth, Minnesota, operated by Circle of Life Academy. Current enrollment sits at 115 students spanning grades K through 12. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 50 students each, so Circle of Life Academy sits 130% above that benchmark.

Circle of Life Academy sits inside Circle of Life Academy, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Circle of Life Academy records that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (100%).

Looking at the economic backdrop, Circle of Life Academy records 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. The state averages around 6.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Becker County's rate of about 41%.

In the area at large, Becker County reports that median household earnings sit near $71,388, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Becker County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,637 students), Circle of Life Academy is one campus in the mix.

OGEMA ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.9 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Circle of Life Academy's enrollment has shrank 50% since 2018, when it stood at 228 (now 115).

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.