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Duluth, Minnesota - 2 schools
An equity score of 90/100 ranks Duluth Public Schools Academy #12 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,888 per pupil, Duluth Public Schools Academy ranks #68 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Duluth Public Schools Academy operates 2 public schools serving 908 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 St. Louis County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,888 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 2.3% local, 84.1% state, and 13.5% 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 90/100, ranked #12 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 390:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 52.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.3% White, 6.0% African American, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is North Star Academy, enrolling 572 students (73% of the district's total enrollment).
North Star Academy accounts for 63.0% of all Duluth Public Schools Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Duluth Public Schools Academy a distant remainder — means Duluth Public Schools 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.
Duluth Public Schools Academy student-counselor ratio is 390:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Duluth Public Schools Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 52.7% — 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 Duluth Public Schools Academy'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 Duluth Public Schools Academy?
Duluth Public Schools Academy has 2 schools, including 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 908 students.
How much does Duluth Public Schools Academy spend per student?
Duluth Public Schools Academy spends $17,888 per student. The district has an equity score of 90/100, ranking #12 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Duluth Public Schools Academy?
Duluth Public Schools Academy students are 69.3% White, 6.0% African American, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Duluth Public Schools Academy?
Duluth Public Schools Academy has an equity score of 90/100, ranking #12 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.