Enrollment
24
Minnesota · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Saint Peter, MN
Mn Valley Ed. Dist. Early Childhood
Federal NCES profile for Mn Valley Ed. Dist. Early Childhood, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 270006302493
👥 S:T ratio 68
🌟 Gifted program 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Mn Valley Ed. Dist. Early Childhood earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Minnesota schools.
- #3 of 6
- schools in Saint Peter · Resource Index
- 49
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8:1
- small classes for Minnesota
- 24
- students enrolled
Mn Valley Ed. Dist. Early Childhood has class sizes smaller than 88% of Minnesota schools. Computed live against every Minnesota school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Mn Valley Ed. Dist. Early Childhood ranks #3 of 6 schools in Saint Peter, MN.
School address
District: Minnesota Valley Education District · Minnesota
NCES ID 270006302493 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
3.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8:1
vs 15.8:1 Minnesota avg
-49% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Mn Valley Ed. Dist. Early Childhood compares with Minnesota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Mn Valley Ed. Dist. Early Childhood
Mn Valley Ed. Dist. Early Childhood is a small combined-grade school in Saint Peter, Minnesota, enrolling 24 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8:1, Mn Valley Ed. Dist. Early Childhood is leaner than roughly 88% of Minnesota schools and 49% under the state's 15.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 24 puts it in the smaller third of Minnesota schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,334 scored Minnesota schools.
Its district draws 25.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Minnesota Valley Education District also operates Minnesota Valley School (27 students) and Minnesota River School (14 students) alongside Mn Valley Ed. Dist. Early Childhood.
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 Mn Valley Ed. Dist. Early Childhood compares
Mn Valley Ed. Dist. Early Childhood on the metrics families compare, against Minnesota and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Minnesota | Minnesota avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8:1 | ▼ 49% | 15.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 24 | top 87% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
24
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
8:1
students per teacher
- 49% below state mean
Top 12% in Minnesota - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
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.
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.
Programs
How Mn Valley Ed. Dist. Early Childhood Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Valley School | Similar size | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
| Minnesota River School | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
| Minnesota Prairie School | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Mn Valley Ed. Dist. Early Childhood's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 27
- Students per teacher
- 4.5:1
- Resource Index
- 37/100
- Enrollment
- 14
- Students per teacher
- 4.7:1
- Resource Index
- 37/100
- Enrollment
- 5
- Students per teacher
- 5:1
- Resource Index
- 80/100
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.
Similar enrollment (~24 students)
Next steps
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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 Mn Valley Ed. Dist. Early Childhood
How many students attend Mn Valley Ed. Dist. Early Childhood?
Mn Valley Ed. Dist. Early Childhood has 24 students enrolled. It is a special-education school in Saint Peter, MN.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mn Valley Ed. Dist. Early Childhood?
The student-teacher ratio at Mn Valley Ed. Dist. Early Childhood is 8:1, which is 49% lower than the Minnesota average of 15.8:1 and 49% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Mn Valley Ed. Dist. Early Childhood?
Mn Valley Ed. Dist. Early Childhood has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: 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 Mn Valley Ed. Dist. Early Childhood rank among schools in Saint Peter?
By Resource Investment Index, Mn Valley Ed. Dist. Early Childhood ranks #3 of 6 schools in Saint Peter, MN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Saint Peter on the city page.
Is Mn Valley Ed. Dist. Early Childhood a good school?
Mn Valley Ed. Dist. Early Childhood earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Minnesota schools. 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 Minnesota Valley Education District?
Besides Mn Valley Ed. Dist. Early Childhood, Minnesota Valley Education District also operates Minnesota Valley School (27 students), Minnesota River School (14 students), and Minnesota Prairie School (5 students). See the Minnesota Valley Education District district page for the complete list.
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