Westonka Sp Ed ECFE

Westonka Sp Ed ECFE is a K-5 school of very small scale in MINNETRISTA, Minnesota, one of the schools within Westonka Public School District, hosting 62 students in grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 82% smaller than typical.

Westonka Public School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,442 students. Westonka Sp Ed ECFE is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Westonka Sp Ed ECFE reports that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Westonka Sp Ed ECFE higher than the state norm the norm. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Hennepin County (around 43%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Hennepin County put the typical household earns roughly $97,653 per year, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Hennepin County runs 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), of which Westonka Sp Ed ECFE is one.

Nearest neighbor: Transition Plus, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Westonka Sp Ed ECFE's enrollment has declined 5% since 2018, when it stood at 65 (now 62). The White share of enrollment edged up from 78% to 87% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 25.6:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

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