White Pine Academy

White Pine Academy is a four-year high school of tiny scale in WADENA, Minnesota, operated by Freshwater Education District, caters to 11 students in grades 5 through 12. That puts it 97% below the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 371 students.

White Pine Academy is one of 5 schools operated by Freshwater Education District, a district that caters to 200 students overall.

On the student-mix side, White Pine Academy logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%); the rest breaks down as 9% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 4.4:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Wadena County's rate of about 49%.

In the area at large, Wadena County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,467, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wadena County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,201 students), White Pine Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Elm Tree Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. White Pine Academy's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 11 (now 11). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 5.4:1 in 2018 to 4.4:1 today.

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