Hawks Nest Early Childhood Center

Hawks Nest Early Childhood Center is one of the one-room-style elementary-level communitys in MONTEVIDEO, Minnesota, run under MONTEVIDEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 34 students on its rolls from grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 90% smaller than typical.

Within MONTEVIDEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 5 schools and 1,372 students, Hawks Nest Early Childhood Center is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Hawks Nest Early Childhood Center lists that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 21% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Pacific Islander, 3% Black. By comparison, Chippewa County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Hawks Nest Early Childhood Center has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Hawks Nest Early Childhood Center tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Chippewa County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, Chippewa County reports that median household income runs about $71,458, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Chippewa County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,194 students), of which Hawks Nest Early Childhood Center is one.

The closest other public school is MN River Valley ALC-Seatbased, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-based site.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.