GREENBUSH ELEMENTARY

GREENBUSH ELEMENTARY is one of the tiny K-5 schools in GREENBUSH, Minnesota, operated by Greenbush Middle River Schools, with 120 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 65% smaller than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Greenbush Middle River Schools runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 222 students. GREENBUSH ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GREENBUSH ELEMENTARY shows that nearly all students (91%) are White. Other groups include 3% Native American, 3% Black. Compared to Roseau County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, GREENBUSH ELEMENTARY falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 48.0%; this one comes in at 33.4%, -14.7 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Roseau County) logs that median household income runs about $74,474, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Roseau County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,582 students), GREENBUSH ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Greenbush-Middle River Secondary, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GREENBUSH ELEMENTARY at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 14%: 105 students in 2018 compared to 120 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 97% to 91% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

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