E.C.H.O. Charter School

Public school district · Yellow Medicine County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2700139

E.C.H.O. Charter School spent $19,922 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 86% of the other Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,094). Its 2 schools enrolled 65 students in 2024-25; 84.2% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (Minnesota: 83.3%).

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 E.C.H.O. Charter School in enrollment (57 to 74 students) and E.C.H.O. Charter School itself.

Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to E.C.H.O. Charter School, FY23Pine Point $32,696; Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities $26,041; STEAM Academy Charter School $23,632; Sage Academy Charter School $22,295; Aspire Academy Charter School $20,371; E.C.H.O. Charter School $19,922; Ivanhoe $19,644; Endazhi-Nitaawiging $16,918; Innovation Sci & Tech Academy $15,731; Kato Public Charter School $14,897; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.10k20k30k40kPine Point$32,696Horizon Science Academy Twin C…$26,041STEAM Academy Charter School$23,632Sage Academy Charter School$22,295Aspire Academy Charter School$20,371E.C.H.O. Charter School$19,922Ivanhoe$19,644Endazhi-Nitaawiging$16,918Innovation Sci & Tech Academy$15,731Kato Public Charter School$14,897State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to E.C.H.O. Charter School, FY23Pine Point $32,696; Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities $26,041; STEAM Academy Charter School $23,632; Sage Academy Charter School $22,295; Aspire Academy Charter School $20,371; E.C.H.O. Charter School $19,922; Ivanhoe $19,644; Endazhi-Nitaawiging $16,918; Innovation Sci & Tech Academy $15,731; Kato Public Charter School $14,897; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.10k20k30k40kPine Point$32,696Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities$26,041STEAM Academy Charter School$23,632Sage Academy Charter School$22,295Aspire Academy Charter School$20,371E.C.H.O. Charter School$19,922Ivanhoe$19,644Endazhi-Nitaawiging$16,918Innovation Sci & Tech Academy$15,731Kato Public Charter School$14,897State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to E.C.H.O. Charter School, FY23Pine Point $32,696; Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities $26,041; STEAM Academy Charter School $23,632; Sage Academy Charter School $22,295; Aspire Academy Charter School $20,371; E.C.H.O. Charter School $19,922; Ivanhoe $19,644; Endazhi-Nitaawiging $16,918; Innovation Sci & Tech Academy $15,731; Kato Public Charter School $14,897; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.10k20k30k40kPine Point$32,696Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities$26,041STEAM Academy Charter School$23,632Sage Academy Charter School$22,295Aspire Academy Charter School$20,371E.C.H.O. Charter School$19,922Ivanhoe$19,644Endazhi-Nitaawiging$16,918Innovation Sci & Tech Academy$15,731Kato Public Charter School$14,897State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to E.C.H.O. Charter School, FY23Pine Point $32,696; Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities $26,041; STEAM Academy Charter School $23,632; Sage Academy Charter School $22,295; Aspire Academy Charter School $20,371; E.C.H.O. Charter School $19,922; Ivanhoe $19,644; Endazhi-Nitaawiging $16,918; Innovation Sci & Tech Academy $15,731; Kato Public Charter School $14,897; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.10k20k30k40kPine Point$32,696Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities$26,041STEAM Academy Charter School$23,632Sage Academy Charter School$22,295Aspire Academy Charter School$20,371E.C.H.O. Charter School$19,922Ivanhoe$19,644Endazhi-Nitaawiging$16,918Innovation Sci & Tech Academy$15,731Kato Public Charter School$14,897State median, under 1,000 students $15,094

Where the money came from

$1,191,000 in revenue: 84.2% state, 2.0% local and 13.8% federal. Total spending including $180,000 of capital outlay was $1,491,000, or $23,297 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

E.C.H.O. Charter School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,003,000; Local $24,000; Federal $164,000; total $1,191,000.
  • State$1,003,000 84%
  • Local$24,000 2%
  • Federal$164,000 14%

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

64 students in 2022-23, 65 students in 2023-24, 65 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

E.C.H.O. Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 64, 2023-24: 65, 2024-25: 650204060802022-23642023-24652024-2565
E.C.H.O. Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 64, 2023-24: 65, 2024-25: 650204060802022-23642023-24652024-2565
E.C.H.O. Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 64, 2023-24: 65, 2024-25: 650204060802022-23642023-24652024-2565
E.C.H.O. Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 64, 2023-24: 65, 2024-25: 650204060802022-23642023-24652024-2565

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23647.48.6
2023-24658.37.9
2024-25658.87.4

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

$363,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,672 per student

E.C.H.O. Charter School booked $363,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 7 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 $48,922 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 10 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$310,00085.4%
Special education$53,00014.6%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,324 in 2018-19, $6,567 in 2019-20, $3,536 in 2020-21, $4,159 in 2021-22, $5,672 in 2022-23.

E.C.H.O. Charter School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,324, 2019-20: $6,567, 2020-21: $3,536, 2021-22: $4,159, 2022-23: $5,67202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,3242019-20$6,5672020-21$3,5362021-22$4,1592022-23$5,672
E.C.H.O. Charter School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,324, 2019-20: $6,567, 2020-21: $3,536, 2021-22: $4,159, 2022-23: $5,67202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,3242019-20$6,5672020-21$3,5362021-22$4,1592022-23$5,672
E.C.H.O. Charter School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,324, 2019-20: $6,567, 2020-21: $3,536, 2021-22: $4,159, 2022-23: $5,67202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,3242019-20$6,5672020-21$3,5362021-22$4,1592022-23$5,672
E.C.H.O. Charter School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,324, 2019-20: $6,567, 2020-21: $3,536, 2021-22: $4,159, 2022-23: $5,67202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,3242019-20$6,5672020-21$3,5362021-22$4,1592022-23$5,672

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 E.C.H.O. Charter School scored proficient or above: 21-39% in reading and 20% or less 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 arts21-39%51.1%26
Math20% or less44.8%27

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50% or more of the 10 students in E.C.H.O. Charter School'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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMinnesota
Four-year graduation rate50% or more83.3%
Students in the class1069,945

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 27 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
E.C.H.O. Elementary278.463.0%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.

1 high school, 38 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
E.C.H.O. Secondary386.857.9%Eligible, no 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 E.C.H.O. 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 E.C.H.O. Charter School

  1. Minnesota districts by spending per studentE.C.H.O. Charter School ranks 51 of 346 Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,922).#51 of 346
  2. Every school district in MinnesotaE.C.H.O. Charter School is the number 520 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 64 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#520 of 543
  3. Innovation Sci & Tech AcademyThe next larger Minnesota district: 67 students in fall 2022, $15,731 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,731
  4. Sage Academy Charter SchoolThe next smaller Minnesota district: 61 students in fall 2022, $22,295 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,295
  5. Compare E.C.H.O. Charter School with Innovation Sci & Tech AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. E.C.H.O. Secondary, its largest high school38 students in 2024-25, 6.8 per teacher.38
  7. Teacher salary spending across MinnesotaE.C.H.O. Charter School spent $48,922 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,418); spending, not a salary.$48,922
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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 E.C.H.O. Charter School

  1. How many schools and students are in E.C.H.O. Charter School?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 65 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does E.C.H.O. Charter School spend per student?
    $19,922 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 E.C.H.O. Charter School's money come from?
    $1,191,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 84.2% state, 2.0% local and 13.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does E.C.H.O. Charter School spend on teacher salaries?
    $363,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,672 per student. Divided by the 7 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $48,922 per teacher, more than 10 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 E.C.H.O. Charter School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in E.C.H.O. Charter School scored proficient or above: 21-39% in reading and 20% or less 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 the graduation rate in E.C.H.O. Charter School?
    50% or more of the 10 students in E.C.H.O. Charter School'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. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is E.C.H.O. Charter School's NCES district ID?
    2700139. 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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