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Mountain Iron, Minnesota - 1 schools
At $21,811 per pupil, East Range Academy of Tech-Science ranks #29 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
161
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$21,811
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
East Range Academy of Tech-Science operates 1 public schools serving 161 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $21,811 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 51 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 0.2% local, 77.8% state, and 22.0% 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 77.2% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American across the district's schools.
East Range Academy of Tech-Science accounts for 78.9% of all East Range Academy of Tech-Science student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of East Range Academy of Tech-Science a distant remainder — means East Range Academy of Tech-Science-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
East Range Academy of Tech-Science has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 68.9% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Comparisons are relative to East Range Academy of Tech-Science'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 East Range Academy of Tech-Science?
East Range Academy of Tech-Science has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 161 students.
How much does East Range Academy of Tech-Science spend per student?
East Range Academy of Tech-Science spends $21,811 per student.
What is the demographic composition of East Range Academy of Tech-Science?
East Range Academy of Tech-Science students are 77.2% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.