Orono Discovery Center

Public school, pre-kindergarten · Maple Plain, Minnesota

Orono Discovery Center in Maple Plain, Minnesota enrolled 28 students in 2024-25 with 2.5 full-time teachers, 11.2 students per teacher against the Minnesota median of 6.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

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

Enrollment rose 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 400%

25 students in 2022-23, 30 students in 2023-24, 28 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 0.5 to 2.5.

Students enrolled at Orono Discovery Center by school year2022-23: 25, 2023-24: 30, 2024-25: 2801020302022-23252023-24302024-2528
Students enrolled at Orono Discovery Center by school year2022-23: 25, 2023-24: 30, 2024-25: 2801020302022-23252023-24302024-2528
Students enrolled at Orono Discovery Center by school year2022-23: 25, 2023-24: 30, 2024-25: 2801020302022-23252023-24302024-2528
Students enrolled at Orono Discovery Center by school year2022-23: 25, 2023-24: 30, 2024-25: 2801020302022-23252023-24302024-2528
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23250.550.0
2023-24300.560.0
2024-25282.511.2

11.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 71 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; Orono Discovery Center 11.2; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherOrono Discovery Center 11.2state median 6.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; Orono Discovery Center 11.2; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherOrono Discovery Center 11.2state median 6.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; Orono Discovery Center 11.2; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherOrono Discovery Center 11.2state median 6.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; Orono Discovery Center 11.2; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherOrono Discovery Center 11.2state 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 Orono Discovery Center reported and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

92.9% of students were White, 7.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White92.9%
  2. Two or more races7.1%

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.

What to look at next about Orono Discovery Center

  1. Westonka Sp Ed ECFEThe nearest public school of this kind, 3.8 miles away: 62 students, 17.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
  2. Deephaven Education CenterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 8.7 miles away: 85 students, 4.6 per teacher (2024-25).8.7 mi
  3. Compare Orono Discovery Center with Westonka Sp Ed ECFEStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Orono Public School District spends per student$14,963 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,963
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaOrono Discovery Center is the number 140 by size of 245 Minnesota schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#140 of 245
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher11.2 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 6.6 for schools of this kind.11.2:1
  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 Orono Discovery Center

  1. How many students attend Orono Discovery Center?
    28 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 25 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Maple Plain, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Orono Discovery Center?
    11.2 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 Orono Discovery Center a Title I school?
    Orono Discovery Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Orono Discovery Center in?
    Orono Public School District, NCES district ID 2725080. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 272508002277 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
  • 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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