📍 500 Hwy 23 W, Milaca, Mille Lacs County, 56353
Milaca Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Milaca, Mille Lacs County. The school has 851 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Milaca Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 56.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Milaca Elementary enrolls 851 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 56.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 4% Two or more races and 3.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 780 | 92% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
443 of the school's 851 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 342 qualify for free lunch and 101 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Milaca Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-80, state senate district 15.
Milaca Elementary is one of 5 schools in MILACA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in MILACA, Minnesota. The district serves 1,639 students district-wide and employs 103 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 851 students, Milaca Elementary is larger than the district average of about 328 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant