Minnesota Valley School

Minnesota Valley School operates as a tight-knit combined-grade school in SAINT PETER, Minnesota, one of the schools within Minnesota Valley Education District. Current enrollment sits at 27 students spanning grades K through 12. That puts it 46% leaner than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 50 students.

Within Minnesota Valley Education District, which oversees 2 schools and 41 students, Minnesota Valley School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Minnesota Valley School shows that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment; the rest reads as 22% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Minnesota Valley School has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 4.2:1. The state averages around 6.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Nicollet County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Nicollet County shows median household earnings sit near $79,756, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Valley School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Minnesota River School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Minnesota Valley School.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Minnesota Valley School's enrollment has shrank 10% since 2018, when it stood at 30 (now 27). The Black share of enrollment edged down from 17% to 0% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for Minnesota Valley School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.