📍 1300 Jade Rd, Saint Joseph, Stearns County, 56374
Kennedy Community School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Saint Joseph, Stearns County. The school has 626 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Cloud Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kennedy Community School enrolls 626 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 24% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 371 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 151 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 67 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
331 of the school's 626 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 286 qualify for free lunch and 45 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.
Kennedy Community School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-60, state senate district 13.
Kennedy Community School is one of 26 schools in ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in WAITE PARK, Minnesota. The district serves 9,940 students district-wide and employs 593 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 626 students, Kennedy Community School is larger than the district average of about 382 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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