Other / mixed grade configuration · Spring Valley, MN

First Step - Kingsland

Federal NCES profile for First Step - Kingsland, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 270032705227
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Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

First Step - Kingsland earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#3 of 4
schools in Spring Valley · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
9
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, First Step - Kingsland ranks #3 of 4 schools in Spring Valley, MN.

School address

Spring Valley, MN 55975
District: Southern Mn Education Consortium · Minnesota

NCES ID 270032705227 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-3 students YoY

First Step - Kingsland shrank from 6 students in 2022-23 to 3 in 2023-24 (-50.0%).

Teacher FTE held 0.0 → 0.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-3 students YoY 270032705227 · Spring Valley, MN Other · SMALL · TRAD

9 enr · RII 30

Nearest enrollment peer: Smec Alc (70 students)

First Step - Kingsland shrank from 6 students in 2022-23 to 3 in 2023-24 (-50.0%). Teacher FTE held 0.0 → 0.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Minnesota schools → · Find another →

First Step - Kingsland in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows First Step - Kingsland reports 9 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How First Step - Kingsland compares

First Step - Kingsland is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Minnesota and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Minnesota Minnesota avg U.S. avg
Enrollment 9 top 94% - -

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

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Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Student demographics

White 88.9%
African American 11.1%

Largest group: White at 88.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 19.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 19.7, First Step - Kingsland is less mixed than the Minnesota school average of 42.8.

Programs

How First Step - Kingsland Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Smec Alc Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Enrich Alden Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Cards Program Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Success East Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Reset Similar size No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to First Step - Kingsland's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Southern Mn Education Consortium · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~9 students)

Frequently asked questions about First Step - Kingsland

How many students attend First Step - Kingsland?

First Step - Kingsland has 9 students enrolled. It is a special-education school in Spring Valley, MN. CCD year-over-year: 6 (2022-23) → 3 (2023-24), down 3.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of First Step - Kingsland?

The largest demographic group at First Step - Kingsland is White at 88.9% of enrollment, in Spring Valley, MN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for First Step - Kingsland?

First Step - Kingsland has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: gifted-program reporting. 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 First Step - Kingsland rank among schools in Spring Valley?

By Resource Investment Index, First Step - Kingsland ranks #3 of 4 schools in Spring Valley, MN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in Southern Mn Education Consortium?

Besides First Step - Kingsland, Southern Mn Education Consortium also operates Smec Alc (70 students), Enrich Alden (17 students), and Cards Program (16 students). See the Southern Mn Education Consortium district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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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