MN Specialized Public School District 7 Schools

Freshwater Education District

WADENA, MN 56482 • Wadena County • 7 Operating Schools

(218) 631-3505

Official Website

District Administrative Profile

Source: NCES 2024-2025

District Structure Specialized Public School District

Grade Span Offered PK-12

Locale Setting Rural: Fringe

Supervisory Union None (Independent)

NCES District ID 2700014

State Identifier MN-616004

County FIPS 27159

Charter Classification Not a charter district

Operating Schools 7 schools

Central Office Phone (218) 631-3505

Administrative Office Location 2222 Industrial Drive
Wadena, MN 56482-2549

District Public School Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES Multi-Year Cohorts

School Year	Operating Schools	Total Students	Teachers (FTE)	Student/Teacher Ratio	Total FRPL
2024-2025	7	200	25.5	7.9:1 *reporting schools	124
2023-2024	5	180	25.0	7.2:1	122
2022-2023	5	188	23.7	7.9:1	118
2021-2022	5	193	24.0	8.1:1	84
2020-2021	5	191	24.4	7.8:1	108

Schools in this District (21)

Source: NCES 2024-2025

School Name	Grades	Level	Type	City	Action
F.E.D. Royalton Credit Recovery	9-12	High School	Alternative School	ROYALTON	View ›
FED Staples-Motley Credit Recovery	9-12	High School	Alternative School	STAPLES	View ›
Freshwater Education District ALC	6-12	High School	Alternative School	WADENA	View ›
White Pine Academy	5-12	High School	Special Education School	WADENA	View ›
F.E.D. Aitkin Credit Recovery	—	General K-12	Alternative School	AITKIN	View ›
F.E.D. Browerville Credit Recovery	—	General K-12	Alternative School	BROWERVILLE	View ›
F.E.D. Parkers Prairie Credit Recov	—	General K-12	Alternative School	PARKERS PRAIRIE	View ›
F.E.D. Pequot Lakes Credit Recovery	—	General K-12	Alternative School	PEQUOT LAKES	View ›
F.E.D. Pierz Credit Recovery	—	General K-12	Alternative School	PIERZ	View ›
F.E.D. Pillager Credit Recovery	—	General K-12	Alternative School	PILLAGER	View ›
F.E.D. Underwood Credit Recovery	—	General K-12	Alternative School	UNDERWOOD	View ›
FED Bertha-Hewitt Credit Recovery	—	General K-12	Alternative School	BERTHA	View ›
FED Norman County East Credit Rec	—	General K-12	Alternative School	TWIN VALLEY	View ›
Freshwater Long Prairie ALC	—	General K-12	Alternative School	LONG PRAIRIE	View ›
Freshwater Menahga ALC	—	General K-12	Alternative School	MENAHGA	View ›
Freshwater Pillager ALC	—	General K-12	Alternative School	PILLAGER	View ›
Freshwater Staples ALC	—	General K-12	Alternative School	STAPLES	View ›
Freshwater Wadena ALC	—	General K-12	Alternative School	WADENA	View ›
Elm Tree Academy	2-12	Other / Combined	Special Education School	WADENA	View ›
LEAF RIVER ACADEMY	K-12	Other / Combined	Special Education School	WADENA	View ›
EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION	PK	Pre-K Only	Special Education School	WADENA	View ›