Empower Learning Center
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Hinckley, Minnesota
Empower Learning Center in Hinckley, Minnesota enrolled 18 students in 2024-25 with 1.7 full-time teachers, 10.8 students per teacher against the Minnesota high-school median of 14.6. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 60-79% (Minnesota: 83.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 100%
17 students in 2022-23, 18 students in 2023-24, 18 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 0.8 to 1.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 17 | 0.8 | 20.5 |
| 2023-24 | 18 | 1.8 | 9.8 |
| 2024-25 | 18 | 1.7 | 10.8 |
10.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 of every 100 Minnesota high schools
Among the 672 Minnesota high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. 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 207 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Empower Learning Center enrolled 31 students and had 0.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.2, one per 207 of the 31 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent70.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
44.4% of students were White, 27.8% American Indian, 22.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White44.4%
- American Indian27.8%
- Two or more races22.2%
- Hispanic5.6%
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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
60-79% of the 19 students in Empower Learning Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 60‑79% | 80‑84% | 83.3% |
| Students in the class | 19 | 78 | 69,945 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Hinckley
3 public high schools in Hinckley report 2024-25 enrollment; Empower Learning Center is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary | 398 | 14.6 | 46.2% |
| Pine County Transition Program | 19 | 6.3 | 21.1% |
| Empower Learning Center | 18 | 10.8 | 61.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Empower Learning Center
- Pine County Transition ProgramThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 19 students, 6.3 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Hinckley-Finlayson SecondaryThe next nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 398 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Compare Empower Learning Center with Pine County Transition ProgramStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Hinckley-Finlayson Schools spends per student$14,816 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,816
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaEmpower Learning Center is the number 683 by size of 781 Minnesota high schools open in 2024-25.#683 of 781
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher10.8 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 14.6 for high schools.10.8:1
- 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 Empower Learning Center
How many students attend Empower Learning Center?
18 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 17 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Hinckley, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Empower Learning Center?
10.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for high schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Empower Learning Center a Title I school?
Empower Learning Center was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).What is the graduation rate at Empower Learning Center?
60-79% of the 19 students in Empower Learning Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Empower Learning Center in?
Hinckley-Finlayson Schools, NCES district ID 2714070. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 271407004489 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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.