operational schools · 2023–24
School district or education agency · NCES 2700442
Northern Lights Academy Cooperative
Carlton, MN
Students43
Student membership reported by NCES for 2023–24.
students in linked records
federal comparable series
per student
District, state and country
How does this district compare?
State and national figures use the same measure and reporting period. They are weighted by students or staffing whenever the source provides a denominator.
MeasureDistrictMNUnited States
Students chronically absent2022–23
82.9%27.3%27.8%This district is 55.6 percentage points higher than the state figure and 55.1 percentage points higher than the U.S. figure.
Revenue per studentFY 2023
$56,857$18,721$19,509This district is $38,136 per student higher than the state figure and $37,348 per student higher than the U.S. figure.
Spending per studentFY 2023
$45,571$15,248$15,859This district is $30,323 per student higher than the state figure and $29,712 per student higher than the U.S. figure.
Capital outlay per studentFY 2023
$543$2,550$1,964This district is $2,007 per student lower than the state figure and $1,421 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Equipment spending per studentFY 2023
$543$404$336This district is $139 per student higher than the state figure and $207 per student higher than the U.S. figure.
Special-education spending per studentFY 2023
$0$0$1,793This district is about the same as the state figure and $1,793 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Salaries per studentFY 2023
$0$9,299$8,742This district is $9,299 per student lower than the state figure and $8,742 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Benefits per studentFY 2023
$57$3,128$3,769This district is $3,071 per student lower than the state figure and $3,712 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Debt outstanding per studentFY 2023
$0$18,936$11,715This district is $18,936 per student lower than the state figure and $11,715 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Debt retired per studentFY 2023
$0$1,058$869This district is $1,058 per student lower than the state figure and $869 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Students per teacher2023–24
7:115:115:1This district is 8.0 students per teacher lower than the state figure and 8.0 students per teacher lower than the U.S. figure.
District staff per 1,000 students2023–24
561.4147.7138.9This district is 413.7 staff per 1,000 students higher than the state figure and 422.5 staff per 1,000 students higher than the U.S. figure.
Instructional aides per 1,000 students2023–24
336.025.118.5This district is 310.9 aides per 1,000 students higher than the state figure and 317.5 aides per 1,000 students higher than the U.S. figure.
School psychologists per 1,000 students2023–24
0.00.90.9This district is 0.9 psychologists per 1,000 students lower than the state figure and 0.9 psychologists per 1,000 students lower than the U.S. figure.
Students receiving IDEA services2021–22 · reporting schools
100.0%16.0%14.0%This district is 84.0 percentage points higher than the state figure and 86.0 percentage points higher than the U.S. figure.
Enrollment · 2023–24
Who attends this district?
Kindergarten–grade 514 students
32.6%Grades 6–815 students
34.9%Grades 9–1214 students
32.6%See enrollment for every grade
Kindergarten0
Grade 12
Grade 25
Grade 33
Grade 44
Grade 50
Grade 66
Grade 76
Grade 83
Grade 96
Grade 107
Grade 111
Grade 120
Students by race and ethnicity
Final NCES Common Core of Data membership file, 2023–24. Suppressed or missing cells are not estimated.
Current staffing · 2023–24
How many staff members support students?
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Elementary teachers2 FTE
Ungraded teachers4.6 FTE
District administrators1.1 FTE
School administrative support1 FTE
Final NCES Common Core of Data staff file, 2023–24. These are full-time-equivalent positions, not employee headcounts, vacancies or caseloads.
High-school outcomes · 2023–24
How many students completed school or dropped out?
Regular diplomas among completers
Final NCES Common Core of Data completer and dropout files, 2023–24. The diploma share describes credentials among completers. It is not a cohort graduation rate and should not be read as one.
Learning support · 2021–22 federal snapshot
How many students may need specialized support?
Counts and shares use only schools with a usable value for that measure. The reporting-school denominator prevents missing schools from being counted as zero.
100.0%Students receiving IDEA special-education services21 students · 3 of 3 schools reported both this measure and enrollment
0.0%English learners also receiving IDEA services0 students · 3 of 3 schools reported both this measure and enrollment
U.S. Department of Education Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021–22. Public-use counts are privacy-protected. These figures describe the reporting year, not current enrollment, diagnoses, service quality or unmet need.
Comparable districts
Districts of a similar size in MN
These are the five closest state peers by enrollment. Open any profile to compare academics, attendance, spending and student support.
Vermilion Country SchoolTower, MN27 students1 schools · View profile →Oshki Ogimaag Charter SchoolGrand Portage, MN29 students1 schools · View profile →Minnesota Wildflower Montessori SchoolMinneapolis, MN23 students3 schools · View profile →Birch Grove Community SchoolTofte, MN36 students1 schools · View profile →Milroy Public School DistrictMilroy, MN36 students1 schools · View profile →
District makeup
What kinds of schools are in the district?
School levels, settings and types use the NCES 2021–22 directory matched to the federal civil-rights collection.
District finances
How is the district funded, and how does it spend?
Sources of funds
Where the money comes from
Share of district revenue supplied by each level of government.
Uses of funds
Where the money goes
Annual spending for each enrolled student.
Revenue by source: percentages and dollars
How operating money was used
People costs
Equipment, buildings and debt
What changed since FY 2022
FY 2022$45,778
→FY 2023$45,571
FY 2022$0
→FY 2023$543
FY 2022$0
→FY 2023$0
Revenue shares and spending categories answer different questions and should not be added together. Source: NCES F-33 district finance, FY 2023.
Attendance
How has chronic absence changed?
10 of 19 students
18 of 27 students
29 of 35 students
Specialized support and security · 2021–22
What specialized roles were reported?
Staffing is reported as full-time equivalents in the 2021–22 CRDC collection.
Learning opportunities
What do district schools offer?
Algebra I1 reporting schools
0%
Calculus1 reporting schools
0%
Biology1 reporting schools
0%
Chemistry1 reporting schools
0%
Physics1 reporting schools
0%
Computer science1 reporting schools
0%
Advanced Placement1 reporting schools
0%
Dual enrollment1 reporting schools
0%
Gifted programs3 reporting schools
0%
International Baccalaureate1 reporting schools
0%
Athletics1 reporting schools
0%
Shares use only schools for which the program was applicable and reported. A districtwide percentage does not guarantee availability at every grade or campus. Source: 2021–22 CRDC.
Safety and discipline
What was reported across district schools?
10Out-of-school suspensions3 reporting schoolsSee schools →0In-school suspensions3 reporting schoolsSee schools →0Law-enforcement referrals3 reporting schoolsSee schools →0School-related arrests3 reporting schoolsSee schools →
Counts are from the 2021–22 CRDC collection. Open a measure to see the schools behind the district total.
Technology and safety · 2021–22
What access and incident data is available?
Technology and incident figures are from the 2021–22 CRDC collection. Device counts describe the reporting year, not current inventory.
Six questions parents ask
What the available data says
Each answer shows its reporting year and opens a deeper comparison. Missing and suppressed results are never shown as zero.
Are students making academic progress?No comparable trendCheck state-reported resultsExplore and compare →Are students missing too much school?82.9% chronically absent2022–23 · 35 students measuredExplore and compare →Is the district improving?No comparable trendCompare the earliest and latest available yearsExplore and compare →Where are student-group gaps largest?No comparable group resultSuppressed or unavailableExplore and compare →How much does the district spend?$45,571current spending per studentExplore and compare →Does the district have enough support staff?No counselor ratioStudents per counselor in the federal staffing fileExplore and compare →
5 of 7 national data layers are matched to this NCES district ID. Identity and school counts use NCES records. Academic estimates use SEDA, attendance uses EDFacts, finance uses NCES F-33, staffing and enrollment use 2023–24 NCES CCD where available, specialized support enrollment uses the 2021–22 CRDC, and community poverty context uses Census SAIPE. Every detailed view preserves its reporting year.
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