Career Pathways

Public school district · Ramsey County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2700402

Career Pathways spent $13,008 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 79% of the other Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,094). Its one school enrolled 121 students in 2024-25; 85.5% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 30-39% (Minnesota: 83.3%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Minnesota districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Career Pathways in enrollment (116 to 131 students) and Career Pathways itself.

Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Career Pathways, FY23Metro Deaf School $71,355; Lake Benton $23,504; New Century Academy $18,256; Rochester STEM Academy $17,940; Ellsworth $17,808; Campbell-Tintah Public Schools $17,550; Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn $15,848; Riverway Learning Community Charter $14,489; Nasha Shkola Charter School $14,261; Career Pathways $13,008; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.020k40k60k80kMetro Deaf School$71,355Lake Benton$23,504New Century Academy$18,256Rochester STEM Academy$17,940Ellsworth$17,808Campbell-Tintah Public Schools$17,550Aurora Waasakone Community of …$15,848Riverway Learning Community Ch…$14,489Nasha Shkola Charter School$14,261Career Pathways$13,008State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Career Pathways, FY23Metro Deaf School $71,355; Lake Benton $23,504; New Century Academy $18,256; Rochester STEM Academy $17,940; Ellsworth $17,808; Campbell-Tintah Public Schools $17,550; Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn $15,848; Riverway Learning Community Charter $14,489; Nasha Shkola Charter School $14,261; Career Pathways $13,008; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.020k40k60k80kMetro Deaf School$71,355Lake Benton$23,504New Century Academy$18,256Rochester STEM Academy$17,940Ellsworth$17,808Campbell-Tintah Public Schools$17,550Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn$15,848Riverway Learning Community Charter$14,489Nasha Shkola Charter School$14,261Career Pathways$13,008State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Career Pathways, FY23Metro Deaf School $71,355; Lake Benton $23,504; New Century Academy $18,256; Rochester STEM Academy $17,940; Ellsworth $17,808; Campbell-Tintah Public Schools $17,550; Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn $15,848; Riverway Learning Community Charter $14,489; Nasha Shkola Charter School $14,261; Career Pathways $13,008; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.040k80kMetro Deaf School$71,355Lake Benton$23,504New Century Academy$18,256Rochester STEM Academy$17,940Ellsworth$17,808Campbell-Tintah Public Schools$17,550Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn$15,848Riverway Learning Community Charter$14,489Nasha Shkola Charter School$14,261Career Pathways$13,008State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Career Pathways, FY23Metro Deaf School $71,355; Lake Benton $23,504; New Century Academy $18,256; Rochester STEM Academy $17,940; Ellsworth $17,808; Campbell-Tintah Public Schools $17,550; Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn $15,848; Riverway Learning Community Charter $14,489; Nasha Shkola Charter School $14,261; Career Pathways $13,008; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.040k80kMetro Deaf School$71,355Lake Benton$23,504New Century Academy$18,256Rochester STEM Academy$17,940Ellsworth$17,808Campbell-Tintah Public Schools$17,550Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn$15,848Riverway Learning Community Charter$14,489Nasha Shkola Charter School$14,261Career Pathways$13,008State median, under 1,000 students $15,094

Where the money came from

$2,257,000 in revenue: 85.5% state, 0.8% local and 13.7% federal. Total spending including $391,000 of capital outlay was $2,053,000, or $16,691 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Career Pathways revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,929,000; Local $18,000; Federal $310,000; total $2,257,000.
  • State$1,929,000 85%
  • Local$18,000 1%
  • Federal$310,000 14%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 346 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

123 students in 2022-23, 111 students in 2023-24, 121 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Career Pathways enrollment by school year2022-23: 123, 2023-24: 111, 2024-25: 1210501001502022-231232023-241112024-25121
Career Pathways enrollment by school year2022-23: 123, 2023-24: 111, 2024-25: 1210501001502022-231232023-241112024-25121
Career Pathways enrollment by school year2022-23: 123, 2023-24: 111, 2024-25: 1210501001502022-231232023-241112024-25121
Career Pathways enrollment by school year2022-23: 123, 2023-24: 111, 2024-25: 1210501001502022-231232023-241112024-25121

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231234.825.8
2023-241118.513.0
2024-2512110.711.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Career Pathways scored proficient or above: 21-39% in reading and under 50% in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMinnesotaStudents tested
Reading and language arts21-39%51.1%22
Mathunder 50%44.8%14

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

30-39% of the 35 students in Career Pathways' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMinnesota
Four-year graduation rate30‑39%83.3%
Students in the class3569,945

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 121 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Career Pathways12111.383.5%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Career Pathways

  1. Minnesota districts by spending per studentCareer Pathways ranks 275 of 346 Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,008).#275 of 346
  2. Every school district in MinnesotaCareer Pathways is the number 464 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 123 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#464 of 543
  3. Metro Deaf SchoolThe next larger Minnesota district: 124 students in fall 2022, $71,355 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$71,355
  4. Campbell-Tintah Public SchoolsThe next smaller Minnesota district: 120 students in fall 2022, $17,550 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,550
  5. Compare Career Pathways with Metro Deaf SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Career Pathways, its largest high school121 students in 2024-25, 11.3 per teacher.121
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Career Pathways

  1. How many schools and students are in Career Pathways?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 121 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Career Pathways spend per student?
    $13,008 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Minnesota median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $15,094 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Career Pathways' money come from?
    $2,257,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 85.5% state, 0.8% local and 13.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Career Pathways do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Career Pathways scored proficient or above: 21-39% in reading and under 50% in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is the graduation rate in Career Pathways?
    30-39% of the 35 students in Career Pathways' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  6. What is Career Pathways' NCES district ID?
    2700402. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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