Early Childhood/Special Education

Early Childhood/Special Education is a heavily attended elementary-level community in ANOKA, Minnesota, one of the schools within Anoka-Hennepin School District. The school serves 1,048 students in grade pre-K. That puts it 205% above the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Within Anoka-Hennepin School District, which oversees 53 schools and 38,746 students, Early Childhood/Special Education is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Early Childhood/Special Education records that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 17% Black, 11% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Roughly 41% of students at Early Childhood/Special Education qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Anoka County indicate median household income runs about $101,869, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Anoka County runs 145 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,656 students), of which Early Childhood/Special Education is one.

The closest other public school is Sandburg Regional High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Early Childhood/Special Education.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Early Childhood/Special Education has climbed 21%, going from 864 students in 2018 to 1,048 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 70% to 53%. Class-load math has rose: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 24.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.