Early Learning Resource Center

As an intimate elementary-level community in WEST SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, Early Learning Resource Center enrolls 187 students from grade pre-K, overseen by West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 46% below typical.

Within West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan, which oversees 13 schools and 5,452 students, Early Learning Resource Center is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Early Learning Resource Center records that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 19% Hispanic, 14% Black, 10% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Dakota County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Dakota County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Dakota County) records that median household earnings sit near $106,318, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dakota County runs 170 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,687 students), of which Early Learning Resource Center is one.

Early Learning and Family Resource is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 47%: 127 students in 2018 compared to 187 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment contracted from 24% to 19% over that span.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.