Home > Minnesota > Scott County > Our Lady Of The Prairie School

Our Lady Of The Prairie School

215 N Chestnut Street, Belle Plaine, MN, 56011-0553 -

School Notes Overview:

Our Lady of the Prairie parish school has celebrated 127 years of education in the Belle Plaine Community. Records indicate that there were a couple of log structure churches in the early days of Belle Plaine. One Catholic church building, which existed in 1861, served 40 German families and 72 Irish families. In 1868, a vote for separation between the German members and the Irish members took place. Reportedly, the Germans wanted Mass in the German language. The German church was built in 1871 and named Sts. Peter and Paul. The early settlers built a parish school in 1878 in conjunction with the German church. Franciscan Sisters, many from Germany, taught in Belle Plaine for nine years. In 1888 a lay teacher from Chicago took over care for the school. There is little information about Sacred Heart church (the Irish church). Beside the mention of the formation of two parishes in 1868, there is one notation in the Historical Society's publication on the History of Belle Plaine that the Archbiship ordered that Sacred Heart and Sts. Peter and Paul parishes be consolidated in 1972 due to a shortage of priests. The consolidated community took the name: Our Lady of the Prairie. ...

...read more

School Overview:

	Our Lady Of The Prairie School
School Membership(s)	National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 6
County	Scott County, MN
Student Body
Total Students	61 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(MN) School Avg.
% Students of Color	2%	10%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 10 students
	Kind - 14 students
	Grade 1 - 7 students
	Grade 2 - 9 students
	Grade 3 - 6 students
	Grade 4 - 7 students
	Grade 5 - 5 students
	Grade 6 - 3 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	6 teachers
	This School	(MN) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:10	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	174 days	172 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

Our Lady of the Prairie parish school has celebrated 127 years of education in the Belle Plaine Community. Records indicate that there were a couple of log structure churches in the early days of Belle Plaine. One Catholic church building, which existed in 1861, served 40 German families and 72 Irish families. In 1868, a vote for separation between the German members and the Irish members took place. Reportedly, the Germans wanted Mass in the German language. The German church was built in 1871 and named Sts. Peter and Paul. The early settlers built a parish school in 1878 in conjunction with the German church. Franciscan Sisters, many from Germany, taught in Belle Plaine for nine years. In 1888 a lay teacher from Chicago took over care for the school. There is little information about Sacred Heart church (the Irish church). Beside the mention of the formation of two parishes in 1868, there is one notation in the Historical Society's publication on the History of Belle Plaine that the Archbiship ordered that Sacred Heart and Sts. Peter and Paul parishes be consolidated in 1972 due to a shortage of priests. The consolidated community took the name: Our Lady of the Prairie.
Profile last updated: 02/03/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (56011)	School Zip (56011)	(MN) State Average
Population (Approximate)	6,028 people	4,915,288 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	22%	25%
Population Average Age	35 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.8 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$54,468	$49,130
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	6.5 rooms	5.7 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	38 years old	43 years old
	View housing listings in this area
Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (56011) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	83% / 17%	70% / 30%