Onamia Elementary School

Onamia Elementary School, an one-room-style elementary campus in ONAMIA, Minnesota, overseen by ONAMIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, serves 131 students, covering grades 3 through 6. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 62% leaner than typical.

ONAMIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 556 students. Onamia Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Onamia Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is Native American (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 36% White, 10% multiracial, 2% Hispanic.

On the resource side, On paper, Onamia Elementary School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Onamia Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 77% of students at Onamia Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Mille Lacs County (around 44%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Onamia Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.6%; this one delivers 25.1%.

Around the school, census data for Mille Lacs County shows median household income runs about $72,729, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Mille Lacs County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,100 students), of which Onamia Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Onamia Primary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Onamia Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 30.1%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 61%: 335 students in 2018 compared to 131 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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