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Saint Paul, Minnesota - 3 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Hmong College Prep Academy #146 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,920 per pupil, Hmong College Prep Academy ranks #438 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,406
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,920
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hmong College Prep Academy operates 3 public schools serving 2,406 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Ramsey County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,920 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, 81.0% state, and 18.3% 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 57/100, ranked #146 of 410 in Minnesota against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 834.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 41.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.7% Asian, 1.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hmong College Prep Academy Es, with a diversity index of 7.2/100.
Its largest campus is Hmong College Prep Academy Es, enrolling 988 students (39% of the district's total enrollment).
Hmong College Prep Academy Es accounts for 39.5% of all Hmong College Prep Academy student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hmong College Prep Academy-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.
Hmong College Prep Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 68.7% 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.
Hmong College Prep Academy student-counselor ratio is 834:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Hmong College Prep Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 41.8% — 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.
How many schools are in Hmong College Prep Academy?
Hmong College Prep Academy has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,406 students.
How much does Hmong College Prep Academy spend per student?
Hmong College Prep Academy spends $11,920 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #146 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Hmong College Prep Academy?
Hmong College Prep Academy students are 96.7% Asian, 1.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.1% White, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hmong College Prep Academy?
Hmong College Prep Academy has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #146 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.