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Duluth, Minnesota - 1 schools
At $13,735 per pupil, Harbor City International Charter ranks #297 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
190
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$13,735
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Harbor City International Charter operates 1 public schools serving 190 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 $13,735 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 0.7% local, 89.7% state, and 9.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 194:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 28.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.0% White, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% African American across the district's schools.
Harbor City International Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Harbor City International Charter student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Harbor City International Charter a distant remainder — means Harbor City International Charter-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.
Harbor City International Charter student-counselor ratio is 194:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Harbor City International Charter chronic absenteeism rate is 28.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Harbor City International Charter is typically wider than the Harbor City International Charter-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Harbor City International Charter'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 Harbor City International Charter?
Harbor City International Charter has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 190 students.
How much does Harbor City International Charter spend per student?
Harbor City International Charter spends $13,735 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Harbor City International Charter?
Harbor City International Charter students are 82.0% White, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.