📍 205 W Mill St, Paynesville, Stearns County, 56362
Paynesville Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Paynesville, Stearns County. The school has 405 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Paynesville Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Paynesville Elementary enrolls 405 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 374 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
121 of the school's 405 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 85 qualify for free lunch and 36 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.
Paynesville Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-70, state senate district 13.
Paynesville Elementary is one of 3 schools in Paynesville Area Schools, based in PAYNESVILLE, Minnesota. The district serves 894 students district-wide and employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 405 students, Paynesville Elementary is larger than the district average of about 298 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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