MARBLE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

MARBLE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is a micro-enrollment elementary school in MARBLE, Minnesota, run under GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school serves 78 students in grade pre-K. That puts it 77% below the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Within GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 4 schools and 970 students, MARBLE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, MARBLE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Beyond that, the school reports 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Itasca County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, MARBLE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting MARBLE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, census data for Itasca County shows median household income runs about $68,603, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Itasca County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,407 students), of which MARBLE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is one.

Nearest neighbor: GREENWAY MIDDLE, around 6.3 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MARBLE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER has grew 152%, going from 31 students in 2018 to 78 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 92% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 9.5:1 in 2018 to 26.0:1 in 2025.

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