Special Education
Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Mankato, Minnesota
Special Education in Mankato, Minnesota enrolled 233 students in 2024-25 with 17.0 full-time teachers, 13.7 students per teacher against the Minnesota median of 6.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take 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 fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%
267 students in 2022-23, 247 students in 2023-24, 233 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.7 to 17.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 267 | 19.7 | 13.5 |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 19.7 | 12.5 |
| 2024-25 | 233 | 17.0 | 13.7 |
13.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 80 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.
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 Special Education 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 absent1.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
70.0% of students were White, 11.2% Black, 9.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White70.0%
- Black11.2%
- Hispanic9.4%
- Two or more races7.3%
- Asian2.1%
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.
Schools of this kind in Mankato
3 public schools of this kind in Mankato report 2024-25 enrollment; Special Education is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Education | 233 | 13.7 | 39.5% |
| Mankato Schools Center for Learning | 165 | not reported | 35.8% |
| Prairie Care Mankato | 18 | 18.0 | 38.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Special Education
- Prairie Care MankatoThe nearest public school of this kind, 0.2 miles away: 18 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Futures ProgramThe next nearest public school of this kind, 1.6 miles away: 33 students (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Compare Special Education with Prairie Care MankatoStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Mankato Area Public Schools spends per student$14,091 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,091
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaSpecial Education is the number 17 by size of 245 Minnesota schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#17 of 245
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher13.7 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 6.6 for schools of this kind.13.7:1
- 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 Special Education
How many students attend Special Education?
233 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 267 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Mankato, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Special Education?
13.7 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.Is Special Education a Title I school?
Special Education was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Special Education in?
Mankato Area Public Schools, NCES district ID 2718780. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 271878002173 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.