Project Search

Set in CIRCLE PINES, Minnesota, Project Search is a micro-enrollment high school, operated by Centennial Public School District. It teaches 8 students across grade 12. That puts it 98% below the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 371 students.

Within Centennial Public School District, which oversees 15 schools and 6,851 students, Project Search is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Project Search records that White students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder looks like 25% Hispanic. Compared to Anoka County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Project Search has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.0:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Anoka County indicate median household income runs about $101,869, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Anoka County runs 145 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,656 students), of which Project Search is one.

Nearest neighbor: Centennial Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Project Search.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Project Search's enrollment has decreased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 9 (now 8). Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 11% to 0%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 9.0:1 in 2018 to 8.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Project Search community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.