📍 1804 Civic Center Dr, Willmar, Kandiyohi County, 56201
Prairie Lakes Education Center is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Willmar, Kandiyohi County. The school has 36 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Willmar Public School District school district. It serves grades 4–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 8.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 4.1:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 10%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Prairie Lakes Education Center enrolls 36 students across grades 4–12. The student body is 86% male and 14% female. A teaching staff of 8.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 4.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 22% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 17 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 11% |
| Asian | 2 | 5.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
33 of the school's 36 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 33 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Prairie Lakes Education Center is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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-70, state senate district 17.
Prairie Lakes Education Center is one of 12 schools in Willmar Public School District, based in WILLMAR, Minnesota. The district serves 4,218 students district-wide and employs 330 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 36 students, Prairie Lakes Education Center is smaller than the district average of about 352 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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