Lakeview School

Set in WILLMAR, Minnesota, Lakeview School is a micro-enrollment unified-grade school, overseen by Willmar Public School District. It caters to 11 students across grades K through 12. That puts it 78% smaller than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 50 students.

Across the 12 schools in Willmar Public School District (4,218 students total), Lakeview School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lakeview School records that the largest single group is White at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 27% Hispanic, 18% Black, 18% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Kandiyohi County's rate of about 54%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Kandiyohi County indicate median household income runs about $76,592, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lakeview School is one of 22 public schools in Kandiyohi County (combined enrollment of about 6,213 students).

Willmar Area Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Lakeview School operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Lakeview School's enrollment has grew 175% since 2018, when it stood at 4 (now 11). The Black share of enrollment shrank from 50% to 18% over that span.

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