Pearson VPK

Pearson VPK operates as a micro-enrollment elementary school in SHAKOPEE, Minnesota, one of the schools within Shakopee Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 31 students spanning grade pre-K. That puts it 91% below the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Shakopee Public School District comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 7,717 students; Pearson VPK is among them.

On the student-mix side, Pearson VPK lists that the most-represented group is Black (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 16% White, 10% Asian. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 6%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Scott County (around 28%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the area at large, Scott County reports that the typical household earns roughly $119,314 per year, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Scott County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,041 students), of which Pearson VPK is one.

Shakopee East Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Pearson VPK typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.