Lake Park School

Lake Park School operates as a low-enrollment combined-grade school in WILLMAR, Minnesota. Classes run from 4 through 12, and the school has 33 students. Against the 50-student average for combined schools in Minnesota, enrollment here is 34% lower.

Willmar Public School District oversees Lake Park School and 11 other schools, with 4,218 students in total.

Enrollment at Lake Park School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 42%. The rest of enrollment is 33% Hispanic, 12% Black, 9% Native American, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Kandiyohi County's population at about 79%.

A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 79%. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in Kandiyohi County is 25 points.

Census Bureau estimates for Kandiyohi County show that median household income is about $76,592, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lake Park School is one of 22 public schools in Kandiyohi County, which together enroll about 6,213 students.

The next-closest public school is Prairie Lakes Education Center, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Lake Park School.

The school is in a town far from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Remote).

In 2020-21 the school reported 21 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 33. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large.

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