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Discovery Charter School

NCES agency ID 2700391 · Independent charter district

At a glance

Reported students

166

NCES CCD 2024–25

Open schools

1

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Student–teacher ratio

9:1

Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE

Spending per pupil

$11,569

Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33

Instruction per pupil

$6,252

Calculated from FY 2023 F-33

Grades served

KG–08

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22

These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.

Students
215
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
11.3:1

What current records say about Discovery Charter School

Discovery Charter School operates 1 current public-school records serving grades KG–08 in INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minnesota. NCES reports 166 students and 18.38 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.

Within Minnesota agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 106 of 167 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.

FY 2023 finance records show $11,569 in current expenditure per pupil and $6,252 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 142 of 166 in Minnesota. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.

Reported needs and resources

English learners
11.6%
Students with disabilities (IDEA)
18.6%
Classroom teachers (FTE)
18.38
Current expenditure (FY 2023)
$2,337,000

Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.

Discovery Charter School

INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minnesota

NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 44.8530, -93.0218

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Student demographics

Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment

  • White53.6%
  • Hispanic16.9%
  • Black10.8%
  • Asian3.6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.6%
  • Multiracial14.5%

Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.

Explore schools in Discovery Charter School

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Schools, grade spans, enrollment, and student–teacher ratios
SchoolLevel / gradesStudentsRatioCompare
Discovery Charter Elementary SchoolCharterElementaryKG–081669:1