Northfield Community Education Cntr

Northfield Community Education Cntr is an elementary campus of minimally staffed scale in NORTHFIELD, Minnesota, one of the schools within NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, works with 117 students in grade pre-K. That puts it 66% leaner than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Across the 7 schools in NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (3,849 students total), Northfield Community Education Cntr accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Northfield Community Education Cntr shows that 59% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 28% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Rice County indicate median household income runs about $83,181, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Northfield Community Education Cntr is one of 40 public schools in Rice County (combined enrollment of about 8,301 students).

The closest other public school is GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.1 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 72%: 68 students in 2018 compared to 117 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 72% to 59% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 5.8:1 in 2018 to 7.0:1 in 2025.

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