Enrollment
10
Minnesota · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data High school (grades 9-12) NCES 270405004955
Belle Plaine Transitions/Work Exper — Belle Plaine, MN
Federal NCES profile for Belle Plaine Transitions/Work Exper, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 20/100.
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
The verdict
Belle Plaine Transitions/Work Exper earns an F Resource Investment Index (20/100) on federal resource data.
- F
- Resource Index · 20/100
- 44.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 10
- students enrolled
School address
District: Belle Plaine Public School District · Minnesota
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Free-lunch eligible
44.4%
vs 42.8% Minnesota avg
+4% vs state
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Belle Plaine Transitions/Work Exper reports 10 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 44.4% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 4% above the Minnesota average and 14% below the national baseline.
On the finance side, the surrounding Belle Plaine Public School District spends $11,603 per pupil district-wide, below the Minnesota average of $15,270 and below the national average of $16,593. Revenue comes 26.8% from local sources (property taxes), 63.8% from the state, and 9.4% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 20/100 (F), calculated from 2 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Belle Plaine Transitions/Work Exper compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Minnesota state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs Minnesota | Minnesota avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free-lunch eligible | 44.4% | ▲ 4% | 42.8% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 10 | top 6% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
School size vs. every US school
Total enrollment — where this school sits by size (neither large nor small is 'better')
10 larger than 1% of 95,891 US schools
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US schools. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
44.4%
free-lunch eligible
— 4% above the Minnesota average of 42.8%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold — federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Funding equity
$11,603
per pupil, district-wide
— below Minnesota avg of $15,270
Below the U.S. average per-pupil spend — funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 10 Top 6% in Minnesota — larger than 94% of 2,391 state schools
Teachers (FTE) —
Students per teacher —
Free-lunch eligible 44.4% +4% vs state
NCES ID 270405004955
Student demographics
White 90.0%
Two or More 10.0%
Largest group: White at 90.0% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
AP program Not offered
Counselors (FTE) 0.0
Discipline & special education
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 0
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Belle Plaine Public School District, which includes Belle Plaine Transitions/Work Exper.
$11,603
Per student
-24%
vs Minnesota
Avg $15,270
-30%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 26.8%
State 63.8%
Federal 9.4%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
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- Enrollment
- 475
- Students per teacher
- 27.8:1
- Enrollment
- 432
- Students per teacher
- 17.9:1
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- 308
- Students per teacher
- 12.1:1
- Enrollment
- 255
- Students per teacher
- 22.2:1
- Enrollment
- 42
- Students per teacher
- —
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Frequently asked questions about Belle Plaine Transitions/Work Exper
How many students attend Belle Plaine Transitions/Work Exper?
Belle Plaine Transitions/Work Exper has 10 students enrolled. It is a high school in BELLE PLAINE, MN.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Belle Plaine Transitions/Work Exper?
44.4% of students at Belle Plaine Transitions/Work Exper are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Minnesota average of 42.8%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Belle Plaine Transitions/Work Exper?
The largest demographic group at Belle Plaine Transitions/Work Exper is White at 90.0%. The school serves a student body in BELLE PLAINE, MN.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Belle Plaine Transitions/Work Exper?
Belle Plaine Transitions/Work Exper has a Resource Investment Index of 20/100 (F) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.
Is Belle Plaine Transitions/Work Exper a good school?
Belle Plaine Transitions/Work Exper earns an F Resource Investment Index (20/100) on federal resource data. The Resource Investment Index reflects staffing, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance reported to NCES, not test scores or academic outcomes, so treat it as a resource snapshot rather than an overall rating. Limited indicators were available for this school, so the picture is partial.