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Enrollment
582
Combined
DISTRICT 140 · STATE 50
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273351001485
KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL
1300 JADE RD, SAINT JOSEPH, MN 56374 · (320) 370-7430 · Stearns County
GRADES PK–09COMBINED41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL582 STUDENTS
·
allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 6.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
289 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 3 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 21% larger than its 8th grade class (58).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
44.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
36.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
38.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 →
Where KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Stearns County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 582 | #2 of 137 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.7% | #13 of 15 | N/A |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
582
-106 (-15%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 582 | 46 | 12.7:1 | 50% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 608 | 47.7 | 12.7:1 | 56% (338) |
| 2022-23 | 626 | 37.5 | 16.7:1 | 53% (331) |
| 2020-21 | 688 | 47 | 14.6:1 | 43% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 799 | 49.7 | 16.1:1 | 35% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 750 | 43 | 17.4:1 | 31% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 607 | 37 | 16.4:1 | 32% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 276 | 18 | 15.3:1 | 31% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 370 | 15 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (799 to 582); teachers down 7% (49.7 to 46).
About KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL
KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL is a large school serving multiple grade levels in ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, located in SAINT JOSEPH, Minnesota. Enrollment totals 582 students across pre-K through 9. The school is 1064% larger than the average for combined schools in Minnesota.
The district, ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, operates 22 schools serving 9,803 students.
Federal enrollment data show KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL is 59% White. The remaining shares are 25% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Stearns County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL totals 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. The average for combined schools in Minnesota is 6.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL is about 50%.
KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL scores 38.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 38.4%.
For Stearns County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $77,066, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 74 public schools and about 24,160 students.
KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL is about 3.5 miles from Central Minnesota Virtual Academy, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL ranks 1st of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 38.6% against a local average of 25.7%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL enrolled 688 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 582. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.6:1 to 12.7:1.
KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Stearns County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,865
Census ACS
Median income
$77,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
74
24,160 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,561 students
- APOLLO SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,264 students
- OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARYElementary · 878 students
- SOUTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 831 students
- NORTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 720 students
- MADISON ELEMENTARYElementary · 704 students
Nearby schools
- Central Minnesota Virtual Academy3.5 mi · 53
- EC Sp Ed at Quarryview Ed Center3.8 mi · 245
- DISCOVERY COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY3.9 mi · 572
- St. Cloud Area Learning Center4.0 mi · 237
- WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY4.1 mi · 531
- Katherine Johnson Education Center4.3 mi · 79
Frequently asked questions
About KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 582 students in grades PK-09.
Is KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-09.
How many students per teacher at KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
At KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 59% White, 10% Hispanic, 25% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL in?
KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL is part of ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.