Litchfield Early Childhood Special

In LITCHFIELD, Minnesota, Litchfield Early Childhood Special is a small elementary school. The school had 42 students in pre-K in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Minnesota) has about 344 students.

Litchfield Public School District operates 5 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,566 students.

Federal enrollment data show Litchfield Early Childhood Special is 88% White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic and 2% multiracial.

With 2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Litchfield Early Childhood Special was 21.0:1. This ratio sits 7.3 above the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 52%. Among public schools in Meeker County, the average eligibility rate is 38%.

In Meeker County (population about 23,468), the median household income is $75,446, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. There are 13 public schools in Meeker County, enrolling about 2,994 students in all.

Of nearby public schools, Litchfield Middle School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Litchfield Early Childhood Special has 5 other public schools within five miles.

In the federal locale system, Litchfield Early Childhood Special is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Litchfield Early Childhood Special reported 24 students in 2020-21 and 42 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (21.0:1) than in 2020-21 (24.0:1).

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