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Kaposia Education Center Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1225 1 St Ave S
South Saint Paul, MN 55075
Phone
(651) 451-9260
District
South St. Paul Public School Dist
County
DAKOTA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
655
Classroom Teachers
47

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Minnesota

5

(10 is best)

Better than 42.2% of all MN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Kaposia Education Center Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
42%
53%
44%
48%
39%
59%
42%
53%
44%
48%
39%
59%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
35%
53%
34%
48%
36%
57%
35%
53%
34%
48%
36%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
42%
52%
56%
59%
28%
45%
42%
52%
56%
59%
28%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
17
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 81 12.4%
Kindergarten 100 15.3%
Grade 1 97 14.8%
Grade 2 100 15.3%
Grade 3 99 15.1%
Grade 4 90 13.7%
Grade 5 88 13.4%
Total 655 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 43.7% 51.5% 66.2%
Black 13.0% 10.7% 12.6%
Hispanic 38.6% 33.8% 11.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.1% 3.4% 7.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.7% 2.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 71.0% 61.2% 43.4%
Free lunch eligible 56.8% 48.8% 35.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 14.2% 12.4% 8.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 20,448 5,717,184
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,691.8 71
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.2% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.6% 19.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.5% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.5% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 14.1% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,214 2,256,126
Single Parent Households With Children 10.9% 7.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.6% 93.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 30.0% 38.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.8% 22.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 23.5% 19.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 17.2% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.9% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.6% 13.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.5% 8.8%
$15,000 or less 9.5% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,232 $28,138,000 54.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $425 $1,294,000 2.5%
Staff $935 $2,851,000 5.6%
General Administration $584 $1,779,000 3.5%
School Administration $605 $1,845,000 3.6%
Operation $891 $2,717,000 5.3%
Transportation $436 $1,330,000 2.6%
Other $282 $859,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,158 $12,675,000 24.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,462 $10,553,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $16,852 $51,366,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,163 $7,977,318,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $474 $412,990,000 2.6%
Staff $772 $672,048,000 4.2%
General Administration $540 $470,027,000 2.9%
School Administration $570 $496,618,000 3.1%
Operation $973 $847,061,000 5.3%
Transportation $726 $632,446,000 3.9%
Other $394 $343,240,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,450 $3,874,430,000 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,912 $4,276,640,000 26.5%
Total Expenditures $18,526 $16,128,388,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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