Forest Lake Area Community School

As a very small 9-12 campus in FOREST LAKE, Minnesota, Forest Lake Area Community School hosts 113 students from grades 6 through 12, operated by Forest Lake Public School District. Enrollment runs roughly 70% leaner than the state mean of about 371.

Forest Lake Area Community School is one of 14 schools operated by Forest Lake Public School District, a district that works with 5,776 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Forest Lake Area Community School shows that 71% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Black, 4% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, Forest Lake Area Community School shows 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting Forest Lake Area Community School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Washington County runs at roughly 26%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Washington County shows the typical household earns roughly $115,345 per year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Forest Lake Area Community School is one of 103 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 46,313 students).

Nearest neighbor: Community School Credit Recovery, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Forest Lake Area Community School has fell 52%, going from 233 students in 2018 to 113 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 87% to 71% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

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