Enrollment
48
Minnesota · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data High school (grades 9-12) NCES 272295002664
Career and Life Trans Prg Tin Lake — Roseville, MN
Federal NCES profile for Career and Life Trans Prg Tin Lake, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 54/100.
👥 Class size 83
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 95
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 →
School address
District: Mounds View 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.
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
4.3:1
vs 15.9:1 Minnesota avg
-73% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
42.3%
vs 42.8% Minnesota avg
-1% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Career and Life Trans Prg Tin Lake compares with Minnesota and U.S. medians
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
Career and Life Trans Prg Tin Lake reports 48 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 6.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 4.3:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 73% below the Minnesota state mean of 15.9:1, signalling more teacher attention per pupil than the state benchmark. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 73% lower, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 42.3% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 1% below the Minnesota average and 18% below the national baseline. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 2.1% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Mounds View Public School District spends $16,732 per pupil district-wide, below the Minnesota average of $21,113 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 33.8% from local sources (property taxes), 58.1% from the state, and 8.0% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 54/100 (C-), calculated from 4 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 Career and Life Trans Prg Tin Lake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 4.3:1 | ▼ 73% | 15.9:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 42.3% | ▼ 1% | 42.8% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 48 | top 20% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 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
42.3%
free-lunch eligible
— 1% below the Minnesota average of 42.8%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold — federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
4.3:1
students per teacher
— 73% below state mean
Top 4% in Minnesota — lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Below the 15:1 benchmark — typical of schools with smaller class sizes and more individualized attention.
Engagement
2.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 10% — strong attendance relative to the post-pandemic national landscape.
Funding equity
$16,732
per pupil, district-wide
— below Minnesota avg of $21,113
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 + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 48 Top 20% in Minnesota — larger than 80% of 2,391 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 6.0
Students per teacher 4.3:1 -73% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 42.3% -1% vs state
NCES ID 272295002664
Student demographics
White 54.2%
African American 14.6%
Hispanic or Latino 14.6%
Asian 8.3%
Two or More 8.3%
Largest group: White at 54.2% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
AP program Not offered
Counselors (FTE) 0.0
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 2.1%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 2
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mounds View Public School District, which includes Career and Life Trans Prg Tin Lake.
$16,732
Per student
-21%
vs Minnesota
Avg $21,113
-14%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 33.8%
State 58.1%
Federal 8.0%
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.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 1,833
- Students per teacher
- 27.6:1
- Enrollment
- 1,812
- Students per teacher
- 19.2:1
- Enrollment
- 1,093
- Students per teacher
- 19.4:1
- Enrollment
- 985
- Students per teacher
- 13.9:1
- Enrollment
- 823
- Students per teacher
- 15.2:1
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Educator & family resources
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Understanding NCES data
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Choose a school district
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How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
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Magnet vs charter vs traditional
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School discipline data
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Frequently asked questions about Career and Life Trans Prg Tin Lake
How many students attend Career and Life Trans Prg Tin Lake?
Career and Life Trans Prg Tin Lake has 48 students enrolled. It is a high school in ROSEVILLE, MN.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Career and Life Trans Prg Tin Lake?
The student-teacher ratio at Career and Life Trans Prg Tin Lake is 4.3:1, which is 73% lower than the Minnesota average of 15.9:1 and 73% lower than the national average of 15.9:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Career and Life Trans Prg Tin Lake?
42.3% of students at Career and Life Trans Prg Tin Lake are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Minnesota average of 42.8%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Career and Life Trans Prg Tin Lake?
The largest demographic group at Career and Life Trans Prg Tin Lake is White at 54.2%. The school serves a diverse student body in ROSEVILLE, MN.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Career and Life Trans Prg Tin Lake?
Career and Life Trans Prg Tin Lake has a Resource Investment Index of 54/100 (C-) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.