Minnesota River School

Minnesota River School is one of the tiny unified-grade schools in SAINT PETER, Minnesota, one of the schools within Minnesota Valley Education District, with 14 students on its rolls from grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 50 students per school, that is 72% leaner than typical.

Minnesota Valley Education District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 41 students. Minnesota River School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Minnesota River School shows that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 36% Black, 14% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 4.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 6.4:1, putting Minnesota River School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 50% of students at Minnesota River School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Nicollet County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Nicollet County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $79,756 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Nicollet County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,447 students), Minnesota River School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ROCK BEND HS ALC, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 8%: 13 students in 2018 compared to 14 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share rose from 8% to 36%. Class-load math has fell: from 6.5:1 in 2018 to 4.4:1 in 2025.

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