Enrollment
96
Elementary
DISTRICT 90 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRI-COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 279144602313
KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY
303 PEMBINA TRL S, KARLSTAD, MN 56732 · (218) 436-2374 · Kittson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL96 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
46 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY→TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within TRI-COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
41.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
50.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
96
-17 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 10.4:1
% White
94%
was 95%
% Hispanic
1%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY
KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY, a micro-enrollment K-5 school in KARLSTAD, Minnesota, overseen by TRI-COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, works with 96 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY sits 72% below that benchmark.
KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY is one of 2 schools operated by TRI-COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 179 students overall.
On demographics, KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY logs that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.3%, the actual is 38.8%, a residual of -0.5 points.
In the area at large, census data for Kittson County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,100 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kittson County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 634 students), of which KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY is one.
The closest other public school is TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY, roughly 0.0 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 44.4%.
KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY operates from a low-density location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 15%: 113 students in 2018 compared to 96 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.
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Kittson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,084
Census ACS
Median income
$76,100
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
634 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY0.0 mi · 83
- Marshall County Central Middle Scho17.3 mi · 78
- MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH17.3 mi · 215
- NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY17.4 mi · 93
- GREENBUSH ELEMENTARY17.7 mi · 120
- Greenbush-Middle River Secondary17.7 mi · 102
Frequently asked questions
About KARLSTAD ELEMENTARYHow many students attend KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY?
KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 96 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY serve?
KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY are roughly 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY?
KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY is overseen by TRI-COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Kittson County.
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