C.E. Jacobson Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Rush City, Minnesota
C.E. Jacobson Elementary in Rush City, Minnesota enrolled 414 students in 2024-25 with 46.3 full-time teachers, 8.9 students per teacher against the Minnesota elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 52% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 42% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 24%
493 students in 2022-23, 460 students in 2023-24, 414 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.3 to 46.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 493 | 37.3 | 13.2 |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 41.2 | 11.2 |
| 2024-25 | 414 | 46.3 | 8.9 |
8.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 93 of every 100 Minnesota elementary schools
Among the 949 Minnesota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 482 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection C.E. Jacobson Elementary enrolled 482 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 482 of the 482 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent12.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
85.7% of students were White, 6.0% of two or more races, 4.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White85.7%
- Two or more races6.0%
- Hispanic4.6%
- Asian2.9%
- American Indian0.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at C.E. Jacobson Elementary scored proficient or above: 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 52% | 50% | 51.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 42% | 38% (2021-22) | 45.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about C.E. Jacobson Elementary
- Pine City ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 9.3 miles away: 863 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).9.3 mi
- Braham ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 10 miles away: 429 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
- Compare C.E. Jacobson Elementary with Pine City ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Rush City Public School District spends per student$13,450 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,450
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaC.E. Jacobson Elementary is the number 449 by size of 994 Minnesota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#449 of 994
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher8.9 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 13.3 for elementary schools.8.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about C.E. Jacobson Elementary
How many students attend C.E. Jacobson Elementary?
414 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 493 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Rush City, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at C.E. Jacobson Elementary?
8.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is C.E. Jacobson Elementary a Title I school?
C.E. Jacobson Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at C.E. Jacobson Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at C.E. Jacobson Elementary scored proficient or above: 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is C.E. Jacobson Elementary in?
Rush City Public School District, NCES district ID 2732550. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 273255001405 are the district's.
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 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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 Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.