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Crystal, Minnesota - 1 schools
An equity score of 79/100 ranks Beacon Academy #37 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,827 per pupil, Beacon Academy ranks #95 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Beacon Academy operates 1 public schools serving 547 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 Hennepin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,827 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 0.5% local, 84.8% state, and 14.6% 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 79/100, ranked #37 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 131:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 23.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 36.8% African American, 35.5% White, 14.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Beacon Academy, enrolling 524 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Beacon Academy accounts for 95.8% of all Beacon Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Beacon Academy a distant remainder — means Beacon Academy-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.
Beacon Academy student-counselor ratio is 131:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Beacon Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 23.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Beacon Academy is typically wider than the Beacon Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
Beacon Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 547 students.
How much does Beacon Academy spend per student?
Beacon Academy spends $16,827 per student. The district has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #37 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Beacon Academy?
Beacon Academy students are 36.8% African American, 35.5% White, 14.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Beacon Academy?
Beacon Academy has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #37 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.