LIBERTY ELEMENTARY

LIBERTY ELEMENTARY is one of the sizable primary schools in BIG LAKE, Minnesota, operated by BIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 756 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so LIBERTY ELEMENTARY sits 120% above that benchmark.

BIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,190 students; LIBERTY ELEMENTARY is among them.

On the student-mix side, LIBERTY ELEMENTARY logs that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black. By comparison, Sherburne County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, LIBERTY ELEMENTARY has 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, census data for Sherburne County shows median household earnings sit near $105,466, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LIBERTY ELEMENTARY is one of 45 public schools in Sherburne County (combined enrollment of about 16,306 students).

INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. LIBERTY ELEMENTARY's enrollment has increased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 703 (now 756). The White share of enrollment edged down from 86% to 77% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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