Riverway Learning Community Charter

Set in WINONA, Minnesota, Riverway Learning Community Charter is a very small elementary school, part of Riverway Learning Community Charter. It enrolls 61 students across grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 82% smaller than the state mean of about 344.

Within Riverway Learning Community Charter, which oversees 2 schools and 124 students, Riverway Learning Community Charter is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Riverway Learning Community Charter lists that 61% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 15% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 10% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Winona County's rate of about 40%.

Across the wider county, census data for Winona County shows the typical household earns roughly $70,744 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Winona County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,580 students), Riverway Learning Community Charter is one campus in the mix.

Riverway Secondary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Riverway Learning Community Charter.

The campus sits in a small-town setting. Riverway Learning Community Charter is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Riverway Learning Community Charter has declined 8%, going from 66 students in 2018 to 61 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 0% to 15% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.