Birch Grove Community School

Public school district · Cook County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2700255

Birch Grove Community School spent $14,738 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 57% of the other Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,094). Its one school enrolled 45 students in 2024-25; 71.4% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Minnesota districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Birch Grove Community School in enrollment (36 to 49 students) and Birch Grove Community School itself.

Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Birch Grove Community School, FY23Nett Lake $46,813; Jennings Community School $25,152; Watershed High School $18,204; Discovery Public School - Faribault $17,939; Pillager Area Charter School $17,158; Rollingstone Community School $15,417; Vermilion Country School $15,239; Birch Grove Community School $14,738; Notre Ecole Academy $14,585; Green Isle Community School $14,319; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.10k20k30k40k50kNett Lake$46,813Jennings Community School$25,152Watershed High School$18,204Discovery Public School - Fari…$17,939Pillager Area Charter School$17,158Rollingstone Community School$15,417Vermilion Country School$15,239Birch Grove Community School$14,738Notre Ecole Academy$14,585Green Isle Community School$14,319State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Birch Grove Community School, FY23Nett Lake $46,813; Jennings Community School $25,152; Watershed High School $18,204; Discovery Public School - Faribault $17,939; Pillager Area Charter School $17,158; Rollingstone Community School $15,417; Vermilion Country School $15,239; Birch Grove Community School $14,738; Notre Ecole Academy $14,585; Green Isle Community School $14,319; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.10k20k30k40k50kNett Lake$46,813Jennings Community School$25,152Watershed High School$18,204Discovery Public School - Faribault$17,939Pillager Area Charter School$17,158Rollingstone Community School$15,417Vermilion Country School$15,239Birch Grove Community School$14,738Notre Ecole Academy$14,585Green Isle Community School$14,319State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Birch Grove Community School, FY23Nett Lake $46,813; Jennings Community School $25,152; Watershed High School $18,204; Discovery Public School - Faribault $17,939; Pillager Area Charter School $17,158; Rollingstone Community School $15,417; Vermilion Country School $15,239; Birch Grove Community School $14,738; Notre Ecole Academy $14,585; Green Isle Community School $14,319; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.10k30k50kNett Lake$46,813Jennings Community School$25,152Watershed High School$18,204Discovery Public School - Faribault$17,939Pillager Area Charter School$17,158Rollingstone Community School$15,417Vermilion Country School$15,239Birch Grove Community School$14,738Notre Ecole Academy$14,585Green Isle Community School$14,319State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Birch Grove Community School, FY23Nett Lake $46,813; Jennings Community School $25,152; Watershed High School $18,204; Discovery Public School - Faribault $17,939; Pillager Area Charter School $17,158; Rollingstone Community School $15,417; Vermilion Country School $15,239; Birch Grove Community School $14,738; Notre Ecole Academy $14,585; Green Isle Community School $14,319; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.10k30k50kNett Lake$46,813Jennings Community School$25,152Watershed High School$18,204Discovery Public School - Faribault$17,939Pillager Area Charter School$17,158Rollingstone Community School$15,417Vermilion Country School$15,239Birch Grove Community School$14,738Notre Ecole Academy$14,585Green Isle Community School$14,319State median, under 1,000 students $15,094

Where the money came from

$798,000 in revenue: 71.4% state, 23.7% local and 4.9% federal. Total spending including $54,000 of capital outlay was $840,000, or $20,000 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Birch Grove Community School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $570,000; Local $189,000; Federal $39,000; total $798,000.
  • State$570,000 71%
  • Local$189,000 24%
  • Federal$39,000 5%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 346 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

42 students in 2022-23, 51 students in 2023-24, 45 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Birch Grove Community School enrollment by school year2022-23: 42, 2023-24: 51, 2024-25: 4502040602022-23422023-24512024-2545
Birch Grove Community School enrollment by school year2022-23: 42, 2023-24: 51, 2024-25: 4502040602022-23422023-24512024-2545
Birch Grove Community School enrollment by school year2022-23: 42, 2023-24: 51, 2024-25: 4502040602022-23422023-24512024-2545
Birch Grove Community School enrollment by school year2022-23: 42, 2023-24: 51, 2024-25: 4502040602022-23422023-24512024-2545

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23423.711.4
2023-24513.216.1
2024-25454.011.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$218,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,190 per student

Birch Grove Community School booked $218,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 4 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $59,401 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 39 in 100 Minnesota districts with a figure (state median $62,418, 464 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Minnesota teacher salary at $68,491 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$156,00071.6%
Special education$56,00025.7%
Other programs$6,0002.8%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,833 in 2018-19, $7,520 in 2019-20, $4,767 in 2020-21, $5,972 in 2021-22, $5,190 in 2022-23.

Birch Grove Community School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,833, 2019-20: $7,520, 2020-21: $4,767, 2021-22: $5,972, 2022-23: $5,19002k4k6k8k2018-19$5,8332019-20$7,5202020-21$4,7672021-22$5,9722022-23$5,190
Birch Grove Community School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,833, 2019-20: $7,520, 2020-21: $4,767, 2021-22: $5,972, 2022-23: $5,19002k4k6k8k2018-19$5,8332019-20$7,5202020-21$4,7672021-22$5,9722022-23$5,190
Birch Grove Community School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,833, 2019-20: $7,520, 2020-21: $4,767, 2021-22: $5,972, 2022-23: $5,19002k4k6k8k2018-19$5,8332019-20$7,5202020-21$4,7672021-22$5,9722022-23$5,190
Birch Grove Community School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,833, 2019-20: $7,520, 2020-21: $4,767, 2021-22: $5,972, 2022-23: $5,19002k4k6k8k2018-19$5,8332019-20$7,5202020-21$4,7672021-22$5,9722022-23$5,190

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Birch Grove Community School scored proficient or above: 50% or more in reading and 50% or more in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMinnesotaStudents tested
Reading and language arts50% or more51.1%12
Math50% or more44.8%12

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 45 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Birch Grove Community School4511.342.2%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Birch Grove Community School

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Birch Grove Community School

  1. Minnesota districts by spending per studentBirch Grove Community School ranks 199 of 346 Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,738).#199 of 346
  2. Every school district in MinnesotaBirch Grove Community School is the number 532 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 42 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#532 of 543
  3. Jennings Community SchoolThe next larger Minnesota district: 46 students in fall 2022, $25,152 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$25,152
  4. Notre Ecole AcademyThe next smaller Minnesota district: 41 students in fall 2022, $14,585 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,585
  5. Compare Birch Grove Community School with Jennings Community SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MinnesotaBirch Grove Community School spent $59,401 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,418); spending, not a salary.$59,401
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Birch Grove Community School

  1. How many schools and students are in Birch Grove Community School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 45 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Birch Grove Community School spend per student?
    $14,738 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Minnesota median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $15,094 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Birch Grove Community School's money come from?
    $798,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 71.4% state, 23.7% local and 4.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Birch Grove Community School spend on teacher salaries?
    $218,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,190 per student. Divided by the 4 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $59,401 per teacher, more than 39 in 100 Minnesota districts (state median $62,418). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Minnesota teacher salary at $68,491 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  5. How do students in Birch Grove Community School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Birch Grove Community School scored proficient or above: 50% or more in reading and 50% or more in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math 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.
  6. What is Birch Grove Community School's NCES district ID?
    2700255. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.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 F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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