PrairieCare Maplewood

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Maplewood, Minnesota

PrairieCare Maplewood in Maplewood, Minnesota enrolled 18 students in 2024-25 with 1.7 full-time teachers, 10.8 students per teacher against the Minnesota median of 6.6. 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). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 20% or less (Minnesota: 83.3%).

Enrollment rose 29% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

14 students in 2022-23, 17 students in 2023-24, 18 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.9 to 1.7.

Students enrolled at PrairieCare Maplewood by school year2022-23: 14, 2023-24: 17, 2024-25: 18051015202022-23142023-24172024-2518
Students enrolled at PrairieCare Maplewood by school year2022-23: 14, 2023-24: 17, 2024-25: 18051015202022-23142023-24172024-2518
Students enrolled at PrairieCare Maplewood by school year2022-23: 14, 2023-24: 17, 2024-25: 18051015202022-23142023-24172024-2518
Students enrolled at PrairieCare Maplewood by school year2022-23: 14, 2023-24: 17, 2024-25: 18051015202022-23142023-24172024-2518
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23141.97.6
2023-24171.99.2
2024-25181.710.8

10.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 67 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; PrairieCare Maplewood 10.8; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherPrairieCare Maplewood 10.8state median 6.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; PrairieCare Maplewood 10.8; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherPrairieCare Maplewood 10.8state median 6.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; PrairieCare Maplewood 10.8; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherPrairieCare Maplewood 10.8state median 6.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; PrairieCare Maplewood 10.8; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherPrairieCare Maplewood 10.8state 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 PrairieCare Maplewood enrolled 25 students 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

61.1% of students were White, 16.7% Black, 11.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White61.1%
  2. Black16.7%
  3. Two or more races11.1%
  4. Hispanic5.6%
  5. Asian5.6%

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

20% or less of the 16 students in PrairieCare Maplewood'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 rate20% or less82%83.3%
Students in the class1680169,945

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.

Schools of this kind in Maplewood

5 public schools of this kind in Maplewood report 2024-25 enrollment; PrairieCare Maplewood is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Early Childhood Special Education37310.539.4%
Harmony Learning Center524.878.8%
Beaver Lake Voluntary Pre-K23not reported52.2%
Fairview Adolescent Education Progr20not reportednot reported
PrairieCare Maplewood1810.811.1%

All public schools in Maplewood →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about PrairieCare Maplewood

  1. Harmony Learning CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 0.5 miles away: 52 students, 4.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Fairview Adolescent Education ProgrThe next nearest public school of this kind, 0.7 miles away: 20 students (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare PrairieCare Maplewood with Harmony Learning CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District 622 spends per student$16,478 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,478
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaPrairieCare Maplewood is the number 168 by size of 245 Minnesota schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#168 of 245
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher10.8 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 6.6 for schools of this kind.10.8:1
  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 PrairieCare Maplewood

  1. How many students attend PrairieCare Maplewood?
    18 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 14 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Maplewood, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at PrairieCare Maplewood?
    10.8 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 PrairieCare Maplewood a Title I school?
    PrairieCare Maplewood 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. What is the graduation rate at PrairieCare Maplewood?
    20% or less of the 16 students in PrairieCare Maplewood'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.
  5. What district is PrairieCare Maplewood in?
    North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District 622, NCES district ID 2723850. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 272385004943 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 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