SAUK CENTRE ELEMENTARY

SAUK CENTRE ELEMENTARY operates as a reasonably sized K-5 school in SAUK CENTRE, Minnesota, one of the schools within SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 368 students spanning grades pre-K through 4.

SAUK CENTRE ELEMENTARY is one of 3 schools operated by SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 1,104 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SAUK CENTRE ELEMENTARY lists that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting SAUK CENTRE ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, SAUK CENTRE ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.0%; this one delivers 34.4%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Stearns County put the typical household earns roughly $77,066 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Stearns County runs 74 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,160 students), of which SAUK CENTRE ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: Sauk Centre Middle, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around SAUK CENTRE ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SAUK CENTRE ELEMENTARY at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 41.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SAUK CENTRE ELEMENTARY has contracted 34%, going from 557 students in 2018 to 368 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 86% to 74% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.

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