STARS Building20

Set in COLOGNE, Minnesota, STARS Building20 is a minimally staffed primary school, operated by COLOGNE ACADEMY. It educates 30 students across grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 91% leaner than the state mean of about 344.

COLOGNE ACADEMY comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 731 students; STARS Building20 is among them.

On demographics, STARS Building20 records that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 33% Asian, 10% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 20% of students at STARS Building20 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Carver County put median household income runs about $125,946, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Carver County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,076 students), of which STARS Building20 is one.

Nearest neighbor: Cologne Academy Online, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area. STARS Building20 operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for STARS Building20 typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.