Other / mixed grade configuration · Burnsville, MN

Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech

Federal NCES profile for Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 62/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 273239001942
0/100100/10062/100
👥 S:T ratio
54
🌟 Gifted program
70
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 75% of Minnesota schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Minnesota schools.

#2 of 11
schools in Burnsville · Resource Index
62
Resource Index · Higher
11.4:1
small classes for Minnesota
45.6%
free-lunch eligible

Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech has class sizes smaller than 75% of Minnesota schools. Computed live against every Minnesota school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech ranks #2 of 11 schools in Burnsville, MN.

Enrollment

732

Minnesota · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

64.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.4:1

vs 15.8:1 Minnesota avg

-28% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

45.6%

vs 42.8% Minnesota avg

+7% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech compares with Minnesota and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech

Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech is a large combined-grade school in Burnsville, Minnesota, enrolling 732 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.4:1 puts it in the smaller third of Minnesota schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 45.6% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 732 puts it in the larger third of Minnesota schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 94% of the 2,334 Minnesota schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Among 216 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Minnesota schools statewide, it ranks #12, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by White (39%) and African American (25%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 73/100).

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan also operates Rosemount Senior High (2,364 students) and Eastview Senior High (2,328 students) alongside Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech compares

Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech on the metrics families compare, against Minnesota and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Minnesota Minnesota avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.4:1 ▼ 28% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 45.6% ▲ 7% 42.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 732 top 11% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.4:1
Leaner classes than 80% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
732
Bigger than 82% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
45.6%
free-lunch eligible - 7% above the Minnesota average of 42.8%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
11.4:1
students per teacher - 28% below state mean
Top 25% in Minnesota - lower ratio than 75% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$14,314
per pupil, district-wide - below Minnesota avg of $15,270
Somewhat 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
30
in-school suspensions + 13 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 38.7%
African American 24.7%
Hispanic or Latino 21.2%
Two or More 11.6%
Asian 3.8%

Largest group: White at 38.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 72.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 72.9, Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech is more mixed than the Minnesota school average of 42.8.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan, which includes Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech.

$14,314
Per student
-6%
vs Minnesota
Avg $15,270
-14%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 28.5%
State 62.9%
Federal 8.5%

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.

How Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Rosemount Senior High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Eastview Senior High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Eagan Senior High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Apple Valley Senior High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Scott Highlands Middle Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Minnesota, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech

How many students attend Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech?

Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech has 732 students enrolled. It is a public school in Burnsville, MN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech?

The student-teacher ratio at Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech is 11.4:1, which is 28% lower than the Minnesota average of 15.8:1 and 27% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech?

45.6% of students at Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Minnesota average of 42.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech?

The largest demographic group at Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech is White at 38.7% of enrollment, in Burnsville, MN. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 72.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech?

Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech has a Resource Investment Index of 62/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech rank among schools in Burnsville?

By Resource Investment Index, Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech ranks #2 of 11 schools in Burnsville, MN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Burnsville on the city page.

Is Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech a good school?

Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 75% of Minnesota schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Minnesota schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan?

Besides Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech, Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan also operates Rosemount Senior High (2,364 students), Eastview Senior High (2,328 students), and Eagan Senior High (2,274 students). See the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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