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Minneapolis, Minnesota - 2 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Friendship Academy of the Arts #114 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,668 per pupil, Friendship Academy of the Arts ranks #148 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Friendship Academy of the Arts operates 2 public schools serving 327 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 Hennepin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,668 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 5.0% local, 79.2% state, and 15.8% 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 62/100, ranked #114 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 44:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 54.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.8% African American, 1.5% White, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm accounts for 51.1% of all Friendship Academy of the Arts student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Friendship Academy of the Arts a distant remainder — means Friendship Academy of the Arts-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.
Friendship Academy of the Arts has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 75.4% 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.
Friendship Academy of the Arts student-counselor ratio is 44:1 — 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.
Friendship Academy of the Arts chronic absenteeism rate is 54.4% — 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 Friendship Academy of the Arts'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 Friendship Academy of the Arts?
Friendship Academy of the Arts has 2 schools, including 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 327 students.
How much does Friendship Academy of the Arts spend per student?
Friendship Academy of the Arts spends $15,668 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #114 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Friendship Academy of the Arts?
Friendship Academy of the Arts students are 96.8% African American, 1.5% White, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Friendship Academy of the Arts?
Friendship Academy of the Arts has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #114 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.