First Step Alden

First Step Alden is an elementary campus of rural-scale scale in ALDEN, Minnesota, one of the schools within Southern MN Education Consortium, educateing 3 students in grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 99% smaller than typical.

Southern MN Education Consortium runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 181 students. First Step Alden is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, First Step Alden records that nearly all students (100%) are White. By comparison, Freeborn County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 3.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average.

In the surrounding community, census data for Freeborn County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,023 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Freeborn County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,061 students), of which First Step Alden is one.

The closest other public school is ALDEN-CONGER ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

First Step Alden operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at First Step Alden has fell 62%, going from 8 students in 2018 to 3 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for First Step Alden typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.