NETT LAKE ELEMENTARY

As an one-room-style primary school in ORR, Minnesota, NETT LAKE ELEMENTARY hosts 48 students from grades pre-K through 6, operated by NETT LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 86% below the state mean of about 344.

Operationally, NETT LAKE ELEMENTARY answers to NETT LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, NETT LAKE ELEMENTARY shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (98%); the rest looks like 2% White.

On the resource side, On paper, NETT LAKE ELEMENTARY has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting NETT LAKE ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above St. Louis County's rate of about 40%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (St. Louis County) reports that median household income runs about $70,069, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across St. Louis County's 100 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,921 students), NETT LAKE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: NORTH WOODS SECONDARY, around 21.4 miles off.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NETT LAKE ELEMENTARY has declined 16%, going from 57 students in 2018 to 48 in 2025.

On this page, members of the NETT LAKE ELEMENTARY community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.