HOWARD LAKE WAVERLY WINSTED ECSE

Located at 431 4TH ST N, in WINSTED, Minnesota, HOWARD LAKE WAVERLY WINSTED ECSE is a very small primary school that works with 28 students (grade pre-K), operated by HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED. Enrollment runs roughly 92% below the state mean of about 344.

HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,312 students; HOWARD LAKE WAVERLY WINSTED ECSE is among them.

In terms of who attends, HOWARD LAKE WAVERLY WINSTED ECSE reports that nearly all students (93%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with McLeod County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Roughly 25% of students at HOWARD LAKE WAVERLY WINSTED ECSE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than McLeod County's rate of about 35%.

Around the school, census data for McLeod County shows the typical household earns roughly $80,084 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, McLeod County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,121 students), of which HOWARD LAKE WAVERLY WINSTED ECSE is one.

The closest other public school is WINSTED ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.0 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HOWARD LAKE WAVERLY WINSTED ECSE has climbed 47%, going from 19 students in 2018 to 28 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the HOWARD LAKE WAVERLY WINSTED ECSE community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.