Other / mixed grade configuration · Isle, MN

Isle Area Learning Center

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

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 271551002819
0/100100/10030/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Isle Area Learning Center earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Minnesota.

#3 of 3
schools in Isle · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
6
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Isle Area Learning Center ranks #3 of 3 schools in Isle, MN.

Enrollment

6

Minnesota · 2024-25 NCES data

What stands out at Isle Area Learning Center

Isle Area Learning Center is a small combined-grade school in Isle, Minnesota, enrolling 6 students.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of Minnesota schools, with 6 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,334 scored Minnesota schools.

Its student body is predominantly White (83% of enrollment) (diversity index 28/100).

Its district draws 20.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Discipline events run high: 2 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 6 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

Isle Public School District also operates Isle Elementary (200 students) and Isle Secondary (188 students) alongside Isle Area Learning Center.

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 Isle Area Learning Center compares

Isle Area Learning Center on the metrics families compare, against Minnesota and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Minnesota Minnesota avg U.S. avg
Enrollment 6 top 96% - -

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

6
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Funding equity
$16,173
per pupil, district-wide - above Minnesota avg of $15,270
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 33.3 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 83.3%
Hispanic or Latino 16.7%

Largest group: White at 83.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 27.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 27.8, Isle Area Learning Center is less mixed than the Minnesota school average of 42.8.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Isle Public School District, which includes Isle Area Learning Center.

$16,173
Per student
+6%
vs Minnesota
Avg $15,270
-3%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 19.8%
State 59.5%
Federal 20.7%

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 Isle Area Learning Center Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Isle Elementary Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Isle Secondary Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Isle Area Learning Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Isle Public School District · 2 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 Isle Area Learning Center'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 Isle Area Learning Center

How many students attend Isle Area Learning Center?

Isle Area Learning Center has 6 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in Isle, MN.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Isle Area Learning Center?

The largest demographic group at Isle Area Learning Center is White at 83.3% of enrollment, in Isle, MN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Isle Area Learning Center?

Isle Area Learning Center has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: 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 Isle Area Learning Center rank among schools in Isle?

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

Is Isle Area Learning Center a good school?

Isle Area Learning Center earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Minnesota. 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 Isle Public School District?

Besides Isle Area Learning Center, Isle Public School District also operates Isle Elementary (200 students) and Isle Secondary (188 students). See the Isle Public School District 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.

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.