McGregor Elementary

Located at 148 S 2ND ST, in MCGREGOR, Minnesota, McGregor Elementary is a tight-knit K-5 school that enrolls 220 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by McGregor Public School District. That puts it 36% smaller than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

McGregor Elementary is one of 3 schools operated by McGregor Public School District, a district that educates 414 students overall.

On demographics, McGregor Elementary shows that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 14% Native American, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 93% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, McGregor Elementary shows 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting McGregor Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, McGregor Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.9%; this one delivers 49.8%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Aitkin County indicate median household income runs about $60,833, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Aitkin County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,670 students), McGregor Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is McGregor Secondary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), McGregor Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 46.6%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 24%: 288 students in 2018 compared to 220 in 2025. The White share of enrollment climbed from 67% to 81% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 in 2025.

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