NLA-Carlton
CARLTON · MN · Northern Lights Academy Cooperative · Public · K-12 combined
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CAAEP EXTENDED DAY PROGRAM → Arrowhead Academy → MERRITT CREEK ACADEMY → Rockridge Academy → Rails Academy → SUPERIOR ACADEMY → THE BRIDGE → SPECIAL ED. N.P. →📋 At a glance
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How NLA-Carlton compares for families
What families should know about NLA-Carlton.
- ▸ LocallyMN students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: CAAEP EXTENDED DAY PROGRAM, Arrowhead Academy, MERRITT CREEK ACADEMY and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,778/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +48.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 31 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAAEP EXTENDED DAY PROGRAM CLOQUET |
Public | 3.8 | 7 | — |
| Arrowhead Academy DULUTH |
Public | 17.3 | 16 | — |
| MERRITT CREEK ACADEMY DULUTH |
Public | 14.2 | 23 | — |
| Rockridge Academy DULUTH |
Public | 22.5 | 16 | — |
| Rails Academy PROCTOR |
Public | 10.3 | — | — |
| SUPERIOR ACADEMY DULUTH |
Public | 17.5 | 6 | — |
| THE BRIDGE DULUTH |
Public | 17.0 | 25 | — |
| SPECIAL ED. N.P. DULUTH |
Public | 17.0 | — | — |