Special Services

As a close-knit K-5 school in SHAKOPEE, Minnesota, Special Services instructs 152 students from grades pre-K through 8, operated by Shakopee Public School District. Enrollment runs roughly 56% below the state mean of about 344.

Special Services is one of 12 schools operated by Shakopee Public School District, a district that serves 7,717 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Special Services reports that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 20% Hispanic, 15% Black, 7% Asian, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Special Services logs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 30.4:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 51% of students at Special Services qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Scott County's rate of about 28%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Scott County) reports that median household income runs about $119,314, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Scott County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,041 students), of which Special Services is one.

The closest other public school is Aspire Academy Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Special Services.

Special Services operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Special Services has decreased 7%, going from 163 students in 2018 to 152 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 66% to 50% over that span.

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