Laporte Elementary

Located at 315 MAIN ST W, in LAPORTE, Minnesota, Laporte Elementary is a modestly sized primary school that enrolls 146 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Laporte Public School District. Enrollment runs roughly 58% smaller than the state mean of about 344.

Laporte Public School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 332 students; Laporte Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Laporte Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 17% Native American, 8% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 60% of students at Laporte Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Hubbard County's rate of about 49%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Laporte Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.3%.

In the broader community, census data for Hubbard County shows median household income runs about $71,995, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hubbard County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,415 students), of which Laporte Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Laporte Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Laporte Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 24.9%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 30%: 208 students in 2018 compared to 146 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 75% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 in 2025.

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