Prairie Lakes Education Center
Public school, grades 4 to 12 · Willmar, Minnesota
Prairie Lakes Education Center in Willmar, Minnesota enrolled 19 students in 2024-25 with 8.0 full-time teachers, 2.4 students per teacher against the Minnesota median of 6.6. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (Minnesota: 83.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 47% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
36 students in 2022-23, 26 students in 2023-24, 19 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.8 to 8.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 36 | 8.8 | 4.1 |
| 2023-24 | 26 | 8.0 | 3.3 |
| 2024-25 | 19 | 8.0 | 2.4 |
2.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 of every 100 Minnesota schools of this kind
Among the 163 Minnesota schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 6.6; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Prairie Lakes Education Center enrolled 32 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent97.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
42.1% of students were Hispanic, 26.3% White, 15.8% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic42.1%
- White26.3%
- Black15.8%
- Two or more races10.5%
- Asian5.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Prairie Lakes Education Center scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | under 50% | 36% | 51.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | under 50% | 40% (2021-22) | 45.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
under 50% of the 9 students in Prairie Lakes Education Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | under 50% | 76% | 83.3% |
| Students in the class | 9 | 344 | 69,945 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
Schools of this kind in Willmar
5 public schools of this kind in Willmar report 2024-25 enrollment; Prairie Lakes Education Center is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Learning Center | 89 | 6.4 | 60.7% |
| SWWC ELC - Willmar | 36 | 4.6 | 72.2% |
| Lake Park School | 33 | not reported | 78.8% |
| Prairie Lakes Education Center | 19 | 2.4 | 63.2% |
| Lakeview School | 11 | not reported | 72.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Prairie Lakes Education Center
- Lake Park SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, under 0.1 miles away: 33 students (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- SWWC ELC - WillmarThe next nearest public school of this kind, 0.2 miles away: 36 students, 4.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Compare Prairie Lakes Education Center with Lake Park SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Willmar Public Schools spends per student$15,958 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,958
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaPrairie Lakes Education Center is the number 165 by size of 245 Minnesota schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#165 of 245
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher2.4 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 6.6 for schools of this kind.2.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Prairie Lakes Education Center
How many students attend Prairie Lakes Education Center?
19 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 36 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Willmar, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Prairie Lakes Education Center?
2.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for schools of this kind is 6.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Prairie Lakes Education Center a Title I school?
Prairie Lakes Education Center was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Prairie Lakes Education Center do on state tests?
The students tested at Prairie Lakes Education Center scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Prairie Lakes Education Center?
under 50% of the 9 students in Prairie Lakes Education Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Prairie Lakes Education Center in?
Willmar Public Schools, NCES district ID 2742720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 274272004673 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.