Swan River Montessori Charter Sch

Located at 500 MAPLE ST, in MONTICELLO, Minnesota, Swan River Montessori Charter Sch is a compact elementary school that enrolls 161 students (grades pre-K through 6), part of Swan River Montessori Charter Sch. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so Swan River Montessori Charter Sch sits 53% leaner than that benchmark.

Swan River Montessori Charter Sch is the operating authority for Swan River Montessori Charter Sch, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, Swan River Montessori Charter Sch logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). The remainder reads as 2% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. An estimated 4% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Wright County runs at roughly 24%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Swan River Montessori Charter Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.2%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Wright County shows median household income runs about $107,209, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Wright County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,879 students), of which Swan River Montessori Charter Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Pinewood Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Swan River Montessori Charter Sch.

The campus sits in a small-town setting. As a public charter, Swan River Montessori Charter Sch runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Swan River Montessori Charter Sch's enrollment has edged up 5% since 2018, when it stood at 154 (now 161).

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.