Great Expectations

Public school district · Cook County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2700339

Great Expectations spent $14,809 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 55% of the other Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,094). Its one school enrolled 113 students in 2024-25; 89.0% 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 Great Expectations in enrollment (131 to 142 students) and Great Expectations itself.

Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Great Expectations, FY23Northland Learning Center $72,141; Naytahwaush Community School $26,787; Grygla $26,563; Chokio-Alberta Public Schools $20,970; Cornerstone Montessori Elementary $19,087; Northwest Passage High School $15,440; Great Expectations $14,809; Riverway Learning Community Charter $14,489; Escuela Exitos Charter School $12,244; Kalon Prep Academy $12,072; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.020k40k60k80kNorthland Learning Center$72,141Naytahwaush Community School$26,787Grygla$26,563Chokio-Alberta Public Schools$20,970Cornerstone Montessori Element…$19,087Northwest Passage High School$15,440Great Expectations$14,809Riverway Learning Community Ch…$14,489Escuela Exitos Charter School$12,244Kalon Prep Academy$12,072State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Great Expectations, FY23Northland Learning Center $72,141; Naytahwaush Community School $26,787; Grygla $26,563; Chokio-Alberta Public Schools $20,970; Cornerstone Montessori Elementary $19,087; Northwest Passage High School $15,440; Great Expectations $14,809; Riverway Learning Community Charter $14,489; Escuela Exitos Charter School $12,244; Kalon Prep Academy $12,072; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.020k40k60k80kNorthland Learning Center$72,141Naytahwaush Community School$26,787Grygla$26,563Chokio-Alberta Public Schools$20,970Cornerstone Montessori Elementary$19,087Northwest Passage High School$15,440Great Expectations$14,809Riverway Learning Community Charter$14,489Escuela Exitos Charter School$12,244Kalon Prep Academy$12,072State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Great Expectations, FY23Northland Learning Center $72,141; Naytahwaush Community School $26,787; Grygla $26,563; Chokio-Alberta Public Schools $20,970; Cornerstone Montessori Elementary $19,087; Northwest Passage High School $15,440; Great Expectations $14,809; Riverway Learning Community Charter $14,489; Escuela Exitos Charter School $12,244; Kalon Prep Academy $12,072; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.040k80kNorthland Learning Center$72,141Naytahwaush Community School$26,787Grygla$26,563Chokio-Alberta Public Schools$20,970Cornerstone Montessori Elementary$19,087Northwest Passage High School$15,440Great Expectations$14,809Riverway Learning Community Charter$14,489Escuela Exitos Charter School$12,244Kalon Prep Academy$12,072State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Great Expectations, FY23Northland Learning Center $72,141; Naytahwaush Community School $26,787; Grygla $26,563; Chokio-Alberta Public Schools $20,970; Cornerstone Montessori Elementary $19,087; Northwest Passage High School $15,440; Great Expectations $14,809; Riverway Learning Community Charter $14,489; Escuela Exitos Charter School $12,244; Kalon Prep Academy $12,072; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.040k80kNorthland Learning Center$72,141Naytahwaush Community School$26,787Grygla$26,563Chokio-Alberta Public Schools$20,970Cornerstone Montessori Elementary$19,087Northwest Passage High School$15,440Great Expectations$14,809Riverway Learning Community Charter$14,489Escuela Exitos Charter School$12,244Kalon Prep Academy$12,072State median, under 1,000 students $15,094

Where the money came from

$2,216,000 in revenue: 89.0% state, 3.5% local and 7.5% federal. Total spending including $196,000 of capital outlay was $2,364,000, or $17,382 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Great Expectations revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,972,000; Local $77,000; Federal $167,000; total $2,216,000.
  • State$1,972,000 89%
  • Local$77,000 3%
  • Federal$167,000 8%

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

136 students in 2022-23, 120 students in 2023-24, 113 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Great Expectations enrollment by school year2022-23: 136, 2023-24: 120, 2024-25: 1130501001502022-231362023-241202024-25113
Great Expectations enrollment by school year2022-23: 136, 2023-24: 120, 2024-25: 1130501001502022-231362023-241202024-25113
Great Expectations enrollment by school year2022-23: 136, 2023-24: 120, 2024-25: 1130501001502022-231362023-241202024-25113
Great Expectations enrollment by school year2022-23: 136, 2023-24: 120, 2024-25: 1130501001502022-231362023-241202024-25113

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2313611.911.4
2023-2412012.19.9
2024-2511312.19.4

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

$582,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,279 per student

Great Expectations booked $582,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 12 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 $48,785 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$465,00079.9%
Special education$117,00020.1%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,000 in 2018-19, $4,670 in 2019-20, $4,351 in 2020-21, $4,016 in 2021-22, $4,279 in 2022-23.

Great Expectations teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,000, 2019-20: $4,670, 2020-21: $4,351, 2021-22: $4,016, 2022-23: $4,27902k4k6k2018-19$4,0002019-20$4,6702020-21$4,3512021-22$4,0162022-23$4,279
Great Expectations teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,000, 2019-20: $4,670, 2020-21: $4,351, 2021-22: $4,016, 2022-23: $4,27902k4k6k2018-19$4,0002019-20$4,6702020-21$4,3512021-22$4,0162022-23$4,279
Great Expectations teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,000, 2019-20: $4,670, 2020-21: $4,351, 2021-22: $4,016, 2022-23: $4,27902k4k6k2018-19$4,0002019-20$4,6702020-21$4,3512021-22$4,0162022-23$4,279
Great Expectations teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,000, 2019-20: $4,670, 2020-21: $4,351, 2021-22: $4,016, 2022-23: $4,27902k4k6k2018-19$4,0002019-20$4,6702020-21$4,3512021-22$4,0162022-23$4,279

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 Great Expectations scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading and 35-39% 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 arts55-59%51.1%71
Math35-39%44.8%71

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, 113 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Great Expectations1139.420.4%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 Great Expectations

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 Great Expectations

  1. Minnesota districts by spending per studentGreat Expectations ranks 192 of 346 Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,809).#192 of 346
  2. Every school district in MinnesotaGreat Expectations is the number 455 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 136 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#455 of 543
  3. Cornerstone Montessori ElementaryThe next larger Minnesota district: 138 students in fall 2022, $19,087 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,087
  4. Escuela Exitos Charter SchoolThe next smaller Minnesota district: 135 students in fall 2022, $12,244 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,244
  5. Compare Great Expectations with Cornerstone Montessori ElementaryEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MinnesotaGreat Expectations spent $48,785 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,418); spending, not a salary.$48,785
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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 Great Expectations

  1. How many schools and students are in Great Expectations?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 113 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Great Expectations spend per student?
    $14,809 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 Great Expectations' money come from?
    $2,216,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 89.0% state, 3.5% local and 7.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Great Expectations spend on teacher salaries?
    $582,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,279 per student. Divided by the 12 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $48,785 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 Great Expectations do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Great Expectations scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading and 35-39% 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 Great Expectations' NCES district ID?
    2700339. 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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