PrairieCare

PrairieCare is a low-enrollment combined-grade school in ROCHESTER, Minnesota, one of the schools within Rochester Public School District. The school serves 20 students in grades K through 12. That puts it 60% leaner than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 50 students.

Rochester Public School District comprises 44 schools with combined enrollment of 17,171 students; PrairieCare is among them.

On the student-mix side, PrairieCare records that White students make up the majority at 70%; the rest breaks down as 15% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 5% Black.

On the resource side, An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Olmsted County's rate of about 35%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Olmsted County indicate median household earnings sit near $95,406, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Olmsted County runs 72 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,627 students), of which PrairieCare is one.

Overland Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. PrairieCare's enrollment has ticked up 11% since 2018, when it stood at 18 (now 20). White enrollment moved from 89% to 70% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.