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Saint Paul, Minnesota - 1 schools
At $11,893 per pupil, Career Pathways ranks #441 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Career Pathways operates 1 public schools serving 123 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 Ramsey County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,893 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 2.7% local, 86.6% state, and 10.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
. Demographically, the student body averages 65.3% African American, 12.4% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Career Pathways, enrolling 121 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Career Pathways accounts for 98.4% of all Career Pathways student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Career Pathways a distant remainder — means Career Pathways-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.
Career Pathways has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 78.0% 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.
Career Pathways has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 123 students.
How much does Career Pathways spend per student?
Career Pathways spends $11,893 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Career Pathways?
Career Pathways students are 65.3% African American, 12.4% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% White, 5.0% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.