EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION

EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION is one of the micro-enrollment K-5 schools in WADENA, Minnesota, overseen by Freshwater Education District, with 64 students on its rolls from grade pre-K. That puts it 81% leaner than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION is one of 5 schools operated by Freshwater Education District, a district that teaches 200 students overall.

Demographically, EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION shows that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 17% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Wadena County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Wadena County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $61,467 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wadena County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,201 students), EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LEAF RIVER ACADEMY, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 65 students in 2018 compared to 64 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 73% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 65.0:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 in 2025.

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