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Saint Paul, Minnesota - 3 schools
An equity score of 70/100 ranks Hope Community Academy #73 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,194 per pupil, Hope Community Academy ranks #122 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hope Community Academy operates 3 public schools serving 767 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 middle, 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 Ramsey County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,194 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 0.1% local, 75.9% state, and 24.0% 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 #73 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 135.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 17.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.1% Asian, 2.8% African American, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hope Community Academy High School, with a diversity index of 13.9/100.
Hope Community Academy Elementary accounts for 55.7% of all Hope Community Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Hope Community Academy a distant remainder — means Hope Community Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Hope Community Academy school enrollment varies 3.5× across entities
Hope Community Academy school enrollment ranges from 124 students (lowest) to 434 students (highest), a spread of 310 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.
Hope Community Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 80.3% 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.
Hope Community Academy student-counselor ratio is 136:1 — 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.
Hope Community Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 17.7% — 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 Hope Community Academy is typically wider than the Hope Community Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
Hope Community Academy has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 high. Total enrollment is 767 students.
How much does Hope Community Academy spend per student?
Hope Community Academy spends $16,194 per student. The district has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #73 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Hope Community Academy?
Hope Community Academy students are 93.1% Asian, 2.8% African American, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% White, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hope Community Academy?
Hope Community Academy has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #73 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.