Enrollment
4
Minnesota · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Grand Meadow, MN
Next Step East (Grand Meadow)
Federal NCES profile for Next Step East (Grand Meadow), including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 270032712735
4 students enrolled
School address
District: Southern Mn Education Consortium · Minnesota
NCES ID 270032712735 Verify on NCES CCD record →
What stands out at Next Step East (Grand Meadow)
Next Step East (Grand Meadow) is a small combined-grade school in Grand Meadow, Minnesota, enrolling 4 students.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of Minnesota schools, with 4 enrolled.
Its student body is predominantly White (100% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 0/100).
Southern Mn Education Consortium also operates Smec Alc (70 students) and Enrich Alden (17 students) alongside Next Step East (Grand Meadow).
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 Next Step East (Grand Meadow) compares
Next Step East (Grand Meadow) on the metrics families compare, against Minnesota and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Minnesota | Minnesota avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | 4 | top 97% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
4
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
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 100.0%
Largest group: White at 100.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 0.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Next Step East (Grand Meadow) is less mixed than the Minnesota school average of 42.8.
How Next Step East (Grand Meadow) Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smec Alc | Larger | No free-lunch data | No ratio data |
| Enrich Alden | Larger | No free-lunch data | No ratio data |
| Cards Program | Larger | No free-lunch data | No ratio data |
| Success East | Larger | No free-lunch data | No ratio data |
| Reset | Larger | No free-lunch data | No ratio data |
Comparisons are relative to Next Step East (Grand Meadow)'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 70
- Students per teacher
- 70:1
- Resource Index
- 15/100
- Enrollment
- 17
- Students per teacher
- -
- Resource Index
- 30/100
- Enrollment
- 16
- Students per teacher
- -
- Resource Index
- 57/100
- Enrollment
- 16
- Students per teacher
- -
- Resource Index
- 57/100
- Enrollment
- 11
- Students per teacher
- -
- Resource Index
- 15/100
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.
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Next Step East (Grand Meadow)
How many students attend Next Step East (Grand Meadow)?
Next Step East (Grand Meadow) has 4 students enrolled. It is a special-education school in Grand Meadow, MN.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Next Step East (Grand Meadow)?
The largest demographic group at Next Step East (Grand Meadow) is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Grand Meadow, MN.
What other schools are in Southern Mn Education Consortium?
Besides Next Step East (Grand Meadow), Southern Mn Education Consortium also operates Smec Alc (70 students), Enrich Alden (17 students), and Cards Program (16 students). See the Southern Mn Education Consortium district page for the complete list.
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