Sherburn Elementary

Sherburn Elementary is an elementary school of one-room-style scale in SHERBURN, Minnesota, overseen by Martin County West School District, serveing 136 students in grades K through 2. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so Sherburn Elementary sits 60% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Martin County West School District, which oversees 4 schools and 624 students, Sherburn Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Sherburn Elementary shows that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Martin County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Sherburn Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Martin County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Martin County indicate the typical household earns roughly $59,507 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Martin County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,110 students), Sherburn Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Martin County West Senior High, roughly 0.2 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 134 students in 2018 compared to 136 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

On this page, members of the Sherburn Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.