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Northfield, Minnesota - 1 schools
At $13,614 per pupil, Arcadia Charter School ranks #311 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Arcadia Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 115 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Rice County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,614 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 2.3% local, 94.0% state, and 3.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 31.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.0% White, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Arcadia Charter School, enrolling 116 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Arcadia Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Arcadia Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Arcadia Charter School a distant remainder — means Arcadia Charter School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Arcadia Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 31.0% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Arcadia Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 115 students.
How much does Arcadia Charter School spend per student?
Arcadia Charter School spends $13,614 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Arcadia Charter School?
Arcadia Charter School students are 81.0% White, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Asian, 1.7% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.