Voluntary Prekindergarten School

Voluntary Prekindergarten School, an intimate K-5 school in FRIDLEY, Minnesota, run under Fridley Public School District, hosts 138 students, covering grade pre-K. That puts it 60% below the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Fridley Public School District runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 2,712 students. Voluntary Prekindergarten School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Voluntary Prekindergarten School logs that the largest single group is Black at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 21% Hispanic, 20% White, 11% Asian, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 9% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Voluntary Prekindergarten School lists 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 69.0:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 69% of students at Voluntary Prekindergarten School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Anoka County's rate of about 42%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Anoka County) logs that median household income runs about $101,869, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Anoka County runs 145 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,656 students), of which Voluntary Prekindergarten School is one.

Early Childhood Special Education S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Voluntary Prekindergarten School operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Voluntary Prekindergarten School's enrollment has ticked up 21% since 2018, when it stood at 114 (now 138). Over the same period, the White share declined from 44% to 20%. Class-load math has grew: from 22.8:1 in 2018 to 69.0:1 in 2025.

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