Lincoln Education Center

Public school, grades 3 to 12 · Brainerd, Minnesota

Lincoln Education Center in Brainerd, Minnesota enrolled 105 students in 2024-25 with 15.9 full-time teachers, 6.6 students per teacher against the Minnesota median of 6.6. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (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 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

91 students in 2022-23, 98 students in 2023-24, 105 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.9 to 15.9.

Students enrolled at Lincoln Education Center by school year2022-23: 91, 2023-24: 98, 2024-25: 1050501001502022-23912023-24982024-25105
Students enrolled at Lincoln Education Center by school year2022-23: 91, 2023-24: 98, 2024-25: 1050501001502022-23912023-24982024-25105
Students enrolled at Lincoln Education Center by school year2022-23: 91, 2023-24: 98, 2024-25: 1050501001502022-23912023-24982024-25105
Students enrolled at Lincoln Education Center by school year2022-23: 91, 2023-24: 98, 2024-25: 1050501001502022-23912023-24982024-25105
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-239114.96.1
2023-249812.97.6
2024-2510515.96.6

6.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 50 of every 100 Minnesota schools of this kind

Among the 163 Minnesota schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 6.6; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; This school 6.6; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 6.6state median 6.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; This school 6.6; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 6.6state median 6.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; This school 6.6; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 6.6state median 6.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; This school 6.6; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 6.6state median 6.6U.S. 13.8

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lincoln Education Center enrolled 90 students and reported no counselor; it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent45.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

74.3% of students were White, 10.5% American Indian, 8.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White74.3%
  2. American Indian10.5%
  3. Two or more races8.6%
  4. Black4.8%
  5. Asian1.9%

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 Lincoln Education Center scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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% or less55%51.1%
Math, 2022-2320% or less50% (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

under 50% of the 11 students in Lincoln Education 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMinnesota
Four-year graduation rateunder 50%86%83.3%
Students in the class1148869,945

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.

What to look at next about Lincoln Education Center

  1. Brainerd Early Childhood Sp. Ed.The nearest public school of this kind, 3.9 miles away: 151 students, 5.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.9 mi
  2. Compare Lincoln Education Center with Brainerd Early Childhood Sp. Ed.Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  3. How much Brainerd Public School District spends per student$14,608 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,608
  4. The largest public schools in MinnesotaLincoln Education Center is the number 42 by size of 245 Minnesota schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#42 of 245
  5. Minnesota schools by students per teacher6.6 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 6.6 for schools of this kind.6.6:1
  6. 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 Lincoln Education Center

  1. How many students attend Lincoln Education Center?
    105 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 91 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Brainerd, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Education Center?
    6.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for schools of this kind is 6.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lincoln Education Center a Title I school?
    Lincoln Education 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).
  4. How do students at Lincoln Education Center do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lincoln Education Center scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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 Lincoln Education Center?
    under 50% of the 11 students in Lincoln Education 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.
  6. What district is Lincoln Education Center in?
    Brainerd Public School District, NCES district ID 2706090. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270609000468 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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