Northern Lights Community School
Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Warba, Minnesota
Northern Lights Community School in Warba, Minnesota enrolled 91 students in 2024-25 with 9.7 full-time teachers, 9.4 students per teacher against the Minnesota high-school median of 14.6. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
- Official name
- NORTHERN LIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL
- Level
- High, grades 6 to 12
- District
- Northern Lights Community School 2700256
- Address
- 305 BRIDGE ST, Warba, MN 55793
- Phone
- (218) 492-4400
- Website
- www.nlcschool.org
- Type
- Charter school
- Status
- Open in 2024-25
Grades offered in 2024-25
Title I, 2021-22: Northern Lights Community School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status. Meals, 2024-25: Every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25), so the free-lunch share above counts qualified students, not who eats free.
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Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 15%
82 students in 2022-23, 84 students in 2023-24, 91 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.3 to 9.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 82 | 11.3 | 7.3 |
| 2023-24 | 84 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| 2024-25 | 91 | 9.7 | 9.4 |
9.4 students per teacher: fewer than 81 of every 100 Minnesota high schools
Among the 672 Minnesota high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.6; the national median is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 Northern Lights Community School enrolled 89 students and had 0.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 29 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions29
- Chronically absent93.4% (2021-22)
Who attends
80.2% of students were White, 8.8% American Indian, 5.5% Black in 2024-25.
- White80.2%
- American Indian8.8%
- Black5.5%
- Two or more races4.4%
- Hispanic1.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2021-22; 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.
Questions about Northern Lights Community School
How many students attend Northern Lights Community School?
91 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 82 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Warba, MN.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northern Lights Community School?
9.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for high schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Is Northern Lights Community School a Title I school?
Northern Lights Community School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
What district is Northern Lights Community School in?
Northern Lights Community School, NCES district ID 2700256. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270025603314 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, 2021-22: chronic absenteeism. 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.