PEQUOT LAKES MIDDLE

PEQUOT LAKES MIDDLE is a 6-8 campus of reasonably sized scale in PEQUOT LAKES, Minnesota, overseen by PEQUOT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOLS, educateing 581 students in grades 5 through 8.

PEQUOT LAKES MIDDLE is one of 3 schools operated by PEQUOT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that caters to 1,737 students overall.

Demographically, PEQUOT LAKES MIDDLE reports that nearly all students (94%) are White; the rest looks like 2% multiracial. Compared to Crow Wing County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.3:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PEQUOT LAKES MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.4%; this one delivers 47.5%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Crow Wing County indicate median household income runs about $72,589, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Crow Wing County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,399 students), PEQUOT LAKES MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PEQUOT LAKES SENIOR HIGH, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around PEQUOT LAKES MIDDLE. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PEQUOT LAKES MIDDLE ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 48.8%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 3%: 564 students in 2018 compared to 581 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the PEQUOT LAKES MIDDLE community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.