Discovery Charter School

Public school district · Dakota County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2700391

Discovery Charter School spent $11,569 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 93% of the other Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,094). Its one school enrolled 166 students in 2024-25; 77.5% 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 Discovery Charter School in enrollment (200 to 211 students) and Discovery Charter School itself.

Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Discovery Charter School, FY23Spero Academy $64,546; Upper Mississippi Academy $20,830; Paladin Career & Technical High School $20,762; Norman County East $18,776; Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac $17,365; Schoolcraft Learning Community Chtr $13,391; Hendricks Public School $13,109; Discovery Charter School $11,569; World Learner Charter School $11,172; TRIO WolfCreek MN Online High School $8,981; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.020k40k60k80kSpero Academy$64,546Upper Mississippi Academy$20,830Paladin Career & Technical Hig…$20,762Norman County East$18,776Minnesota Excellence in Learni…$17,365Schoolcraft Learning Community…$13,391Hendricks Public School$13,109Discovery Charter School$11,569World Learner Charter School$11,172TRIO WolfCreek MN Online High …$8,981State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Discovery Charter School, FY23Spero Academy $64,546; Upper Mississippi Academy $20,830; Paladin Career & Technical High School $20,762; Norman County East $18,776; Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac $17,365; Schoolcraft Learning Community Chtr $13,391; Hendricks Public School $13,109; Discovery Charter School $11,569; World Learner Charter School $11,172; TRIO WolfCreek MN Online High School $8,981; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.020k40k60k80kSpero Academy$64,546Upper Mississippi Academy$20,830Paladin Career & Technical High Sch…$20,762Norman County East$18,776Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac$17,365Schoolcraft Learning Community Chtr$13,391Hendricks Public School$13,109Discovery Charter School$11,569World Learner Charter School$11,172TRIO WolfCreek MN Online High School$8,981State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Discovery Charter School, FY23Spero Academy $64,546; Upper Mississippi Academy $20,830; Paladin Career & Technical High School $20,762; Norman County East $18,776; Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac $17,365; Schoolcraft Learning Community Chtr $13,391; Hendricks Public School $13,109; Discovery Charter School $11,569; World Learner Charter School $11,172; TRIO WolfCreek MN Online High School $8,981; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.040k80kSpero Academy$64,546Upper Mississippi Academy$20,830Paladin Career & Technical High School$20,762Norman County East$18,776Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac$17,365Schoolcraft Learning Community Chtr$13,391Hendricks Public School$13,109Discovery Charter School$11,569World Learner Charter School$11,172TRIO WolfCreek MN Online High School$8,981State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Discovery Charter School, FY23Spero Academy $64,546; Upper Mississippi Academy $20,830; Paladin Career & Technical High School $20,762; Norman County East $18,776; Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac $17,365; Schoolcraft Learning Community Chtr $13,391; Hendricks Public School $13,109; Discovery Charter School $11,569; World Learner Charter School $11,172; TRIO WolfCreek MN Online High School $8,981; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.040k80kSpero Academy$64,546Upper Mississippi Academy$20,830Paladin Career & Technical High School$20,762Norman County East$18,776Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac$17,365Schoolcraft Learning Community Chtr$13,391Hendricks Public School$13,109Discovery Charter School$11,569World Learner Charter School$11,172TRIO WolfCreek MN Online High School$8,981State median, under 1,000 students $15,094

Where the money came from

$2,881,000 in revenue: 77.5% state, 5.4% local and 17.1% federal. Total spending including $475,000 of capital outlay was $2,965,000, or $14,678 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Discovery Charter School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,232,000; Local $155,000; Federal $494,000; total $2,881,000.
  • State$2,232,000 77%
  • Local$155,000 5%
  • Federal$494,000 17%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

202 students in 2022-23, 175 students in 2023-24, 166 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Discovery Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 202, 2023-24: 175, 2024-25: 16601002003002022-232022023-241752024-25166
Discovery Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 202, 2023-24: 175, 2024-25: 16601002003002022-232022023-241752024-25166
Discovery Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 202, 2023-24: 175, 2024-25: 16601002003002022-232022023-241752024-25166
Discovery Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 202, 2023-24: 175, 2024-25: 16601002003002022-232022023-241752024-25166

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2320215.513.0
2023-2417517.110.3
2024-2516618.49.0

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

$754,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,733 per student

Discovery Charter School booked $754,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 16 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 $48,582 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 9 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$615,00081.6%
Special education$139,00018.4%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,238 in 2018-19, $3,522 in 2019-20, $3,516 in 2020-21, $3,972 in 2021-22, $3,733 in 2022-23.

Discovery Charter School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,238, 2019-20: $3,522, 2020-21: $3,516, 2021-22: $3,972, 2022-23: $3,73301k2k3k4k2018-19$3,2382019-20$3,5222020-21$3,5162021-22$3,9722022-23$3,733
Discovery Charter School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,238, 2019-20: $3,522, 2020-21: $3,516, 2021-22: $3,972, 2022-23: $3,73301k2k3k4k2018-19$3,2382019-20$3,5222020-21$3,5162021-22$3,9722022-23$3,733
Discovery Charter School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,238, 2019-20: $3,522, 2020-21: $3,516, 2021-22: $3,972, 2022-23: $3,73301k2k3k4k2018-19$3,2382019-20$3,5222020-21$3,5162021-22$3,9722022-23$3,733
Discovery Charter School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,238, 2019-20: $3,522, 2020-21: $3,516, 2021-22: $3,972, 2022-23: $3,73301k2k3k4k2018-19$3,2382019-20$3,5222020-21$3,5162021-22$3,9722022-23$3,733

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 Discovery Charter School scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading and 45-49% 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 arts45-49%51.1%108
Math45-49%44.8%107

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, 166 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Discovery Charter Elementary School1669.034.9%Targeted program

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 Discovery Charter 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 Discovery Charter School

  1. Minnesota districts by spending per studentDiscovery Charter School ranks 323 of 346 Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,569).#323 of 346
  2. Every school district in MinnesotaDiscovery Charter School is the number 415 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 202 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#415 of 543
  3. World Learner Charter SchoolThe next larger Minnesota district: 204 students in fall 2022, $11,172 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,172
  4. Minnesota Excellence in Learning AcThe next smaller Minnesota district: 200 students in fall 2022, $17,365 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,365
  5. Compare Discovery Charter School with World Learner Charter SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MinnesotaDiscovery Charter School spent $48,582 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,418); spending, not a salary.$48,582
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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 Discovery Charter School

  1. How many schools and students are in Discovery Charter School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 166 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Discovery Charter School spend per student?
    $11,569 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 Discovery Charter School's money come from?
    $2,881,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 77.5% state, 5.4% local and 17.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Discovery Charter School spend on teacher salaries?
    $754,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,733 per student. Divided by the 16 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $48,582 per teacher, more than 9 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 Discovery Charter School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Discovery Charter School scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading and 45-49% 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 Discovery Charter School's NCES district ID?
    2700391. 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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