NLA-Carlton

Public school, grades 3 to 12 · Carlton, Minnesota

NLA-Carlton in Carlton, Minnesota enrolled 31 students in 2024-25 with 5.4 full-time teachers, 5.7 students per teacher against the Minnesota median of 6.6. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 45.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 121% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 154%

14 students in 2022-23, 31 students in 2023-24, 31 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 2.1 to 5.4.

Students enrolled at NLA-Carlton by school year2022-23: 14, 2023-24: 31, 2024-25: 310102030402022-23142023-24312024-2531
Students enrolled at NLA-Carlton by school year2022-23: 14, 2023-24: 31, 2024-25: 310102030402022-23142023-24312024-2531
Students enrolled at NLA-Carlton by school year2022-23: 14, 2023-24: 31, 2024-25: 310102030402022-23142023-24312024-2531
Students enrolled at NLA-Carlton by school year2022-23: 14, 2023-24: 31, 2024-25: 310102030402022-23142023-24312024-2531
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23142.16.6
2023-24312.114.6
2024-25315.45.7

5.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 62 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; NLA-Carlton 5.7; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherNLA-Carlton 5.7state median 6.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; NLA-Carlton 5.7; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherNLA-Carlton 5.7state median 6.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; NLA-Carlton 5.7; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherNLA-Carlton 5.7state median 6.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; NLA-Carlton 5.7; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherNLA-Carlton 5.7state 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).

Who attends

74.2% of students were White, 12.9% of two or more races, 6.5% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White74.2%
  2. Two or more races12.9%
  3. Black6.5%
  4. American Indian6.5%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at NLA-Carlton scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 45.5% in math 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Mathunder 50%20% or less (2021-22)45.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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.

What to look at next about NLA-Carlton

  1. Northern Lights AcademyThe nearest public school of this kind, 3.8 miles away: 14 students, 6.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
  2. Cloquet Early Childhood EducationThe next nearest public school of this kind, 5.1 miles away: 83 students (2024-25).5.1 mi
  3. Compare NLA-Carlton with Northern Lights AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Northern Lights Academy Cooperative spends per student$45,571 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$45,571
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaNLA-Carlton is the number 134 by size of 245 Minnesota schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#134 of 245
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher5.7 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 6.6 for schools of this kind.5.7:1
  7. 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 NLA-Carlton

  1. How many students attend NLA-Carlton?
    31 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 14 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Carlton, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at NLA-Carlton?
    5.7 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 NLA-Carlton a Title I school?
    NLA-Carlton has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).
  4. How do students at NLA-Carlton do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at NLA-Carlton scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 45.5% in math 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is NLA-Carlton in?
    Northern Lights Academy Cooperative, NCES district ID 2700442. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270044212737 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, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency 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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