Forest Lake Area Community School

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Forest Lake, Minnesota

Forest Lake Area Community School in Forest Lake, Minnesota enrolled 113 students in 2024-25 with 10.3 full-time teachers, 11.0 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 takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 40-49% (Minnesota: 83.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 36% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%

176 students in 2022-23, 198 students in 2023-24, 113 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.7 to 10.3.

Students enrolled at Forest Lake Area Community School by school year2022-23: 176, 2023-24: 198, 2024-25: 1130501001502002022-231762023-241982024-25113
Students enrolled at Forest Lake Area Community School by school year2022-23: 176, 2023-24: 198, 2024-25: 1130501001502002022-231762023-241982024-25113
Students enrolled at Forest Lake Area Community School by school year2022-23: 176, 2023-24: 198, 2024-25: 1130501001502002022-231762023-241982024-25113
Students enrolled at Forest Lake Area Community School by school year2022-23: 176, 2023-24: 198, 2024-25: 1130501001502002022-231762023-241982024-25113
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2317611.715.0
2023-2419810.319.3
2024-2511310.311.0

11.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 73 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.

Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; This school 11.0; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 11.0state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; This school 11.0; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 11.0state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; This school 11.0; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 11.0state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; This school 11.0; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 11.0state median 14.6U.S. 14.5

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 129 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Forest Lake Area Community School enrolled 129 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 25 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 129 of the 129 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions25
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

70.8% of students were White, 11.5% Hispanic, 7.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White70.8%
  2. Hispanic11.5%
  3. Two or more races7.1%
  4. Black4.4%
  5. Asian4.4%
  6. American Indian1.8%

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 Forest Lake Area Community School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2220‑24%51%51.1%
Math, 2022-236‑9%47% (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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

40-49% of the 33 students in Forest Lake Area Community School'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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMinnesota
Four-year graduation rate40‑49%89%83.3%
Students in the class3352369,945

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 Forest Lake

5 public high schools in Forest Lake report 2024-25 enrollment; Forest Lake Area Community School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Forest Lake Area High School1,80524.517.8%
LILA Upper School57913.611.4%
North Lakes Academy Upper School24514.527.3%
Forest Lake Area Community School11311.038.1%
Step4716.629.8%

All public schools in Forest Lake →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Forest Lake Area Community School

  1. North Lakes Academy Upper SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 245 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. StepThe next nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 47 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  3. Compare Forest Lake Area Community School with North Lakes Academy Upper SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Forest Lake Independent School District 831 spends per student$14,282 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,282
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaForest Lake Area Community School is the number 445 by size of 781 Minnesota high schools open in 2024-25.#445 of 781
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher11.0 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 14.6 for high schools.11.0:1
  7. 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 Forest Lake Area Community School

  1. How many students attend Forest Lake Area Community School?
    113 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 176 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Forest Lake, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Forest Lake Area Community School?
    11.0 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.
  3. Is Forest Lake Area Community School a Title I school?
    Forest Lake Area Community School 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).
  4. How do students at Forest Lake Area Community School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Forest Lake Area Community School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% 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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Forest Lake Area Community School?
    40-49% of the 33 students in Forest Lake Area Community School'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.
  6. What district is Forest Lake Area Community School in?
    Forest Lake Independent School District 831, NCES district ID 2712270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 271227001725 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
  • 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.

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