Marine Area Community School

Marine Area Community School operates as a minimally staffed elementary-level community in MARINE ON ST CROIX, Minnesota, overseen by Marine Area Community School. Current enrollment sits at 112 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 67% leaner than typical.

Marine Area Community School is a school of Marine Area Community School, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Marine Area Community School reports that nearly all students (94%) are White. Other groups include 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Marine Area Community School has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Marine Area Community School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Washington County (around 26%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Marine Area Community School is in the bottom 10% of Minnesota public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 59.3%; Marine Area Community School posts 41.1%, -18.2 points below that line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Washington County put the typical household earns roughly $115,345 per year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Washington County runs 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,313 students), of which Marine Area Community School is one.

The closest other public school is Marine Village School, roughly 3.2 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Marine Area Community School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 54.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area. Marine Area Community School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Marine Area Community School has contracted 31%, going from 162 students in 2018 to 112 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

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