Phoenix Learning Center

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Buffalo, Minnesota

Phoenix Learning Center in Buffalo, Minnesota enrolled 36 students in 2024-25 with 2.4 full-time teachers, 15.0 students per teacher against the Minnesota high-school median of 14.6. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (Minnesota: 44.8%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (Minnesota: 83.3%).

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

Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

33 students in 2022-23, 39 students in 2023-24, 36 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 2.5 to 2.4.

Students enrolled at Phoenix Learning Center by school year2022-23: 33, 2023-24: 39, 2024-25: 360102030402022-23332023-24392024-2536
Students enrolled at Phoenix Learning Center by school year2022-23: 33, 2023-24: 39, 2024-25: 360102030402022-23332023-24392024-2536
Students enrolled at Phoenix Learning Center by school year2022-23: 33, 2023-24: 39, 2024-25: 360102030402022-23332023-24392024-2536
Students enrolled at Phoenix Learning Center by school year2022-23: 33, 2023-24: 39, 2024-25: 360102030402022-23332023-24392024-2536
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23332.512.9
2023-24392.813.9
2024-25362.415.0

15.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 53 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 for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; This school 15.0; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; This school 15.0; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; This school 15.0; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; This school 15.0; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 14.6U.S. 14.5

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 Phoenix Learning Center enrolled 46 students and reported no counselor; it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions7
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

86.1% of students were White, 8.3% Hispanic, 5.6% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White86.1%
  2. Hispanic8.3%
  3. Black5.6%

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.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Phoenix Learning Center scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. 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, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Mathunder 50%55%44.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80% or more of the 16 students in Phoenix Learning Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMinnesota
Four-year graduation rate80% or more93%83.3%
Students in the class1646069,945

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Buffalo

6 public high schools in Buffalo report 2024-25 enrollment; Phoenix Learning Center is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Buffalo Senior High1,68123.716.6%
Wright Technical Center Alc8115.748.1%
Phoenix Learning Center3615.038.9%
SWMetro Buffalo-Transitions2610.426.9%
Cornerstones Program235.739.1%
SWMetro Lakeside Academy2311.634.8%

All public schools in Buffalo →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Phoenix Learning Center

  1. Buffalo Senior HighThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 1,681 students, 23.7 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. SWMetro Buffalo-TransitionsThe next nearest public high school, 1.7 miles away: 26 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  3. Compare Phoenix Learning Center with Buffalo Senior HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools spends per student$13,682 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,682
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaPhoenix Learning Center is the number 616 by size of 781 Minnesota high schools open in 2024-25.#616 of 781
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 14.6 for high schools.15.0:1
  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 Phoenix Learning Center

  1. How many students attend Phoenix Learning Center?
    36 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 33 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Buffalo, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Phoenix Learning Center?
    15.0 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.
  3. Is Phoenix Learning Center a Title I school?
    Phoenix Learning Center was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Phoenix Learning Center do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Phoenix Learning Center scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 44.8% 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, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Phoenix Learning Center?
    80% or more of the 16 students in Phoenix Learning Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Phoenix Learning Center in?
    Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools, NCES district ID 2707200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270720002853 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, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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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