Lake Park School

Lake Park School is one of the tight-knit multi-level schools in WILLMAR, Minnesota, overseen by Willmar Public School District, with 33 students on its rolls from grades 4 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 34% leaner than the state mean of about 50.

Willmar Public School District runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 4,218 students. Lake Park School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Lake Park School shows that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 33% Hispanic, 12% Black, 9% Native American, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Roughly 79% of students at Lake Park School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Kandiyohi County (around 54%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Kandiyohi County) logs that median household earnings sit near $76,592, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kandiyohi County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,213 students), of which Lake Park School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Prairie Lakes Education Center, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lake Park School.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Lake Park School's enrollment has expanded 136% since 2018, when it stood at 14 (now 33). The White share of enrollment declined from 57% to 42% over that span.

On this page, members of the Lake Park School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.