Other / mixed grade configuration · Sauk Rapids, MN

Hillside Early Childhood Center

Federal NCES profile for Hillside Early Childhood Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 273288005206
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🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Hillside Early Childhood Center earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#2 of 3
schools in Sauk Rapids · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
44.2%
free-lunch eligible
58
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Hillside Early Childhood Center ranks #2 of 3 schools in Sauk Rapids, MN.

School address

Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
District: Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools · Minnesota

NCES ID 273288005206 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

+16 students YoY

Hillside Early Childhood Center grew from 52 students in 2022-23 to 68 in 2023-24 (+30.8%).

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).

Growing CCD campus

+16 students YoY 273288005206 · Sauk Rapids, MN Other · SMALL · TRAD

58 enr · 44.2% lunch · RII 30

Nearest enrollment peer: Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High (1,319 students)

Hillside Early Childhood Center grew from 52 students in 2022-23 to 68 in 2023-24 (+30.8%). Teacher FTE held 0.0 → 0.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Minnesota schools → · Find another →

Hillside Early Childhood Center in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Hillside Early Childhood Center reports 58 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 Hillside Early Childhood Center compares

Hillside Early Childhood Center is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Minnesota and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Minnesota Minnesota avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 44.2% ▲ 3% 42.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 58 top 79% - -

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

58
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
44.2%
free-lunch eligible - 3% above the Minnesota average of 42.8%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Funding equity
$13,374
per pupil, district-wide - below Minnesota avg of $15,919
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 69.0%
African American 12.1%
Two or More 10.3%
Asian 5.2%
Hispanic or Latino 3.4%

Largest group: White at 69.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 49.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 49.5, Hillside Early Childhood Center is more mixed than the Minnesota school average of 42.8.

Programs

District finance for Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools reports $13,374 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Hillside Early Childhood Center Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Mississippi Heights Elementary Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Pleasantview Elementary Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Rice Elementary Larger Lower economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Hillside Early Childhood Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools · 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 (~58 students)

Frequently asked questions about Hillside Early Childhood Center

How many students attend Hillside Early Childhood Center?

Hillside Early Childhood Center has 58 students enrolled. It is a special-education school in Sauk Rapids, MN. CCD year-over-year: 52 (2022-23) → 68 (2023-24), up 16.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Hillside Early Childhood Center?

44.2% of students at Hillside Early Childhood Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Minnesota average of 42.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Hillside Early Childhood Center?

The largest demographic group at Hillside Early Childhood Center is White at 69.0% of enrollment, in Sauk Rapids, MN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Hillside Early Childhood Center?

Hillside Early Childhood Center 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 Hillside Early Childhood Center rank among schools in Sauk Rapids?

By Resource Investment Index, Hillside Early Childhood Center ranks #2 of 3 schools in Sauk Rapids, MN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Sauk Rapids on the city page.

What other schools are in Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools?

Besides Hillside Early Childhood Center, Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools also operates Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High (1,319 students), Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School (1,055 students), and Mississippi Heights Elementary (808 students). See the Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools 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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