Step
Public high school, grades 10 to 12 · Forest Lake, Minnesota
Step in Forest Lake, Minnesota enrolled 47 students in 2024-25 with 2.8 full-time teachers, 16.6 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 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 62%
45 students in 2022-23, 46 students in 2023-24, 47 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 7.5 to 2.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 45 | 7.5 | 6.0 |
| 2023-24 | 46 | 2.8 | 16.3 |
| 2024-25 | 47 | 2.8 | 16.6 |
16.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 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.
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 Step enrolled 49 students; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent22.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
85.1% of students were White, 4.3% Hispanic, 4.3% Black in 2024-25.
- White85.1%
- Hispanic4.3%
- Black4.3%
- Asian4.3%
- Two or more races2.1%
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.
High schools in Forest Lake
5 public high schools in Forest Lake report 2024-25 enrollment; Step is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Lake Area High School | 1,805 | 24.5 | 17.8% |
| LILA Upper School | 579 | 13.6 | 11.4% |
| North Lakes Academy Upper School | 245 | 14.5 | 27.3% |
| Forest Lake Area Community School | 113 | 11.0 | 38.1% |
| Step | 47 | 16.6 | 29.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Step
- Forest Lake Area Community SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 113 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- North Lakes Academy Upper SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.7 miles away: 245 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare Step with Forest Lake Area Community SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Forest Lake Independent School District 831 spends per student$14,282 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,282
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaStep is the number 582 by size of 781 Minnesota high schools open in 2024-25.#582 of 781
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher16.6 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 14.6 for high schools.16.6:1
- 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 Step
How many students attend Step?
47 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 45 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Forest Lake, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Step?
16.6 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 Step a Title I school?
Step 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).What district is Step in?
Forest Lake Independent School District 831, NCES district ID 2712270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 271227003355 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.