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Saint Cloud, Minnesota - 1 schools
An equity score of 81/100 ranks Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud #29 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,836 per pupil, Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud ranks #292 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud operates 1 public schools serving 446 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 Stearns County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,836 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 0.8% local, 78.8% state, and 20.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 81/100, ranked #29 of 410 in Minnesota against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 260:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 50.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.2% African American, 22.7% White, 17.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud, enrolling 260 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud accounts for 58.3% of all Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud a distant remainder — means Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 78.5% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud student-counselor ratio is 260:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud is typically wider than the Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud-aggregate figure suggests.
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud chronic absenteeism rate is 50.8% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud?
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 446 students.
How much does Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud spend per student?
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud spends $13,836 per student. The district has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #29 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud?
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud students are 51.2% African American, 22.7% White, 17.3% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud?
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #29 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.