An equity score of 70/100 ranks Hiawatha Academies #66 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,398 per pupil, Hiawatha Academies ranks #78 of 509 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,547
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$18,398
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hiawatha Academies operates 4 public schools serving 1,547 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 $18,398 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 509 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 1.7% local, 83.0% state, and 15.3% 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 70/100, ranked #66 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.
and 32.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.0% African American, 0.9% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hiawatha Collegiate High School, with a diversity index of 27.5/100.
Hiawatha Collegiate High School accounts for 43.1% of all Hiawatha Academies student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hiawatha Academies-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Hiawatha Academies school enrollment varies 5.4× across entities
Hiawatha Academies school enrollment ranges from 139 students (lowest) to 744 students (highest), a spread of 605 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Hiawatha Academies chronic absenteeism rate is 32.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.