Hiawatha Academies

Public school district · Hennepin County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2700288

Hiawatha Academies spent $18,398 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 96% of the other Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,091). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,586 students in 2024-25; 76.4% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (Minnesota: 83.3%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Minnesota districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Hiawatha Academies in enrollment (1,502 to 1,586 students) and Hiawatha Academies itself.

Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Hiawatha Academies, FY23Hiawatha Academies $18,398; Rockford Area School District 883 $14,635; Litchfield Public Schools $14,463; New London-Spicer $14,433; Pine City Public Schools $13,918; Watertown-Mayer Public School District 111 $12,625; Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton $12,188; Belle Plaine $11,646; Pine Island $11,470; Plainview-Elgin-Millville Community School $11,107; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5k20kHiawatha Academies$18,398Rockford Area School District …$14,635Litchfield Public Schools$14,463New London-Spicer$14,433Pine City Public Schools$13,918Watertown-Mayer Public School …$12,625Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton$12,188Belle Plaine$11,646Pine Island$11,470Plainview-Elgin-Millville Comm…$11,107State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Hiawatha Academies, FY23Hiawatha Academies $18,398; Rockford Area School District 883 $14,635; Litchfield Public Schools $14,463; New London-Spicer $14,433; Pine City Public Schools $13,918; Watertown-Mayer Public School District 111 $12,625; Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton $12,188; Belle Plaine $11,646; Pine Island $11,470; Plainview-Elgin-Millville Community School $11,107; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5k20kHiawatha Academies$18,398Rockford Area School District 883$14,635Litchfield Public Schools$14,463New London-Spicer$14,433Pine City Public Schools$13,918Watertown-Mayer Public School Distr…$12,625Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton$12,188Belle Plaine$11,646Pine Island$11,470Plainview-Elgin-Millville Community…$11,107State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Hiawatha Academies, FY23Hiawatha Academies $18,398; Rockford Area School District 883 $14,635; Litchfield Public Schools $14,463; New London-Spicer $14,433; Pine City Public Schools $13,918; Watertown-Mayer Public School District 111 $12,625; Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton $12,188; Belle Plaine $11,646; Pine Island $11,470; Plainview-Elgin-Millville Community School $11,107; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.7.5k12.5k17.5k20kHiawatha Academies$18,398Rockford Area School District 883$14,635Litchfield Public Schools$14,463New London-Spicer$14,433Pine City Public Schools$13,918Watertown-Mayer Public School District 111$12,625Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton$12,188Belle Plaine$11,646Pine Island$11,470Plainview-Elgin-Millville Community School$11,107State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Hiawatha Academies, FY23Hiawatha Academies $18,398; Rockford Area School District 883 $14,635; Litchfield Public Schools $14,463; New London-Spicer $14,433; Pine City Public Schools $13,918; Watertown-Mayer Public School District 111 $12,625; Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton $12,188; Belle Plaine $11,646; Pine Island $11,470; Plainview-Elgin-Millville Community School $11,107; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.7.5k12.5k17.5k20kHiawatha Academies$18,398Rockford Area School District 883$14,635Litchfield Public Schools$14,463New London-Spicer$14,433Pine City Public Schools$13,918Watertown-Mayer Public School District…$12,625Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton$12,188Belle Plaine$11,646Pine Island$11,470Plainview-Elgin-Millville Community Sch…$11,107State median, 1,000+ students $14,091

Where the money came from

$31,999,000 in revenue: 76.4% state, 2.4% local and 21.2% federal. Total spending including $3,202,000 of capital outlay was $32,015,000, or $20,695 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Hiawatha Academies revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $24,456,000; Local $775,000; Federal $6,768,000; total $31,999,000.
  • State$24,456,000 76%
  • Local$775,000 2%
  • Federal$6,768,000 21%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 163 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,547 students in 2022-23, 1,605 students in 2023-24, 1,586 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Hiawatha Academies enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,547, 2023-24: 1,605, 2024-25: 1,58605001k1.5k2k2022-231,5472023-241,6052024-251,586
Hiawatha Academies enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,547, 2023-24: 1,605, 2024-25: 1,58605001k1.5k2k2022-231,5472023-241,6052024-251,586
Hiawatha Academies enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,547, 2023-24: 1,605, 2024-25: 1,58605001k1.5k2k2022-231,5472023-241,6052024-251,586
Hiawatha Academies enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,547, 2023-24: 1,605, 2024-25: 1,58605001k1.5k2k2022-231,5472023-241,6052024-251,586

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,54785.118.2
2023-241,605134.312.0
2024-251,58694.516.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$7,515,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,858 per student

Hiawatha Academies booked $7,515,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 88 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $85,340 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 94 in 100 Minnesota districts with a figure (state median $62,418, 464 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Minnesota teacher salary at $68,491 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$6,088,00081.0%
Special education$1,427,00019.0%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,849 in 2018-19, $4,195 in 2019-20, $4,841 in 2020-21, $4,609 in 2021-22, $4,858 in 2022-23.

Hiawatha Academies teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,849, 2019-20: $4,195, 2020-21: $4,841, 2021-22: $4,609, 2022-23: $4,85802k4k6k2018-19$3,8492019-20$4,1952020-21$4,8412021-22$4,6092022-23$4,858
Hiawatha Academies teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,849, 2019-20: $4,195, 2020-21: $4,841, 2021-22: $4,609, 2022-23: $4,85802k4k6k2018-19$3,8492019-20$4,1952020-21$4,8412021-22$4,6092022-23$4,858
Hiawatha Academies teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,849, 2019-20: $4,195, 2020-21: $4,841, 2021-22: $4,609, 2022-23: $4,85802k4k6k2018-19$3,8492019-20$4,1952020-21$4,8412021-22$4,6092022-23$4,858
Hiawatha Academies teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,849, 2019-20: $4,195, 2020-21: $4,841, 2021-22: $4,609, 2022-23: $4,85802k4k6k2018-19$3,8492019-20$4,1952020-21$4,8412021-22$4,6092022-23$4,858

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Hiawatha Academies scored proficient or above: 18% in reading and 11% in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMinnesotaStudents tested
Reading and language arts18%51.1%887
Math11%44.8%883

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-84% of the 146 students in Hiawatha Academies' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMinnesota
Four-year graduation rate80‑84%83.3%
Students in the class14669,945

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 404 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop40413.976.2%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 438 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop43819.481.3%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 744 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hiawatha Collegiate High School74417.468.1%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Hiawatha College Prep - Kingfield

Middle school in Minneapolis; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 139 students; 18.6 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Hiawatha Academies

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Hiawatha Academies

  1. Minnesota districts by spending per studentHiawatha Academies ranks 7 of 163 Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,398).#7 of 163
  2. Every school district in MinnesotaHiawatha Academies is the number 115 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 1,547 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#115 of 543
  3. New London-Spicer School DistrictThe next larger Minnesota district: 1,548 students in fall 2022, $14,433 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,433
  4. Litchfield Public SchoolsThe next smaller Minnesota district: 1,543 students in fall 2022, $14,463 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,463
  5. Compare Hiawatha Academies with New London-Spicer School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Hiawatha Collegiate High School, its largest high school744 students in 2024-25, 17.4 per teacher.744
  7. Teacher salary spending across MinnesotaHiawatha Academies spent $85,340 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,418); spending, not a salary.$85,340
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Hiawatha Academies

  1. How many schools and students are in Hiawatha Academies?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,586 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Hiawatha Academies spend per student?
    $18,398 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Minnesota median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,091 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Hiawatha Academies' money come from?
    $31,999,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 76.4% state, 2.4% local and 21.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Hiawatha Academies spend on teacher salaries?
    $7,515,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,858 per student. Divided by the 88 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $85,340 per teacher, more than 94 in 100 Minnesota districts (state median $62,418). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Minnesota teacher salary at $68,491 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  5. How do students in Hiawatha Academies do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Hiawatha Academies scored proficient or above: 18% in reading and 11% in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Hiawatha Academies?
    80-84% of the 146 students in Hiawatha Academies' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Hiawatha Academies' NCES district ID?
    2700288. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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