An equity score of 42/100 ranks Kaleidoscope Charter School #262 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,695 per pupil, Kaleidoscope Charter School ranks #468 of 509 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
528
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,695
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kaleidoscope Charter School operates 3 public schools serving 528 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 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 Wright County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,695 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 51 of 509 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 1.2% local, 88.3% state, and 10.6% 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 42/100, ranked #262 of 410 in Minnesota against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 164.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 53.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.4% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary Sch, with a diversity index of 44.4/100.
Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary Sch accounts for 56.8% of all Kaleidoscope Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Kaleidoscope Charter School a distant remainder — means Kaleidoscope Charter School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Kaleidoscope Charter School school enrollment varies 3.9× across entities
Kaleidoscope Charter School school enrollment ranges from 76 students (lowest) to 300 students (highest), a spread of 224 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.
Kaleidoscope Charter School student-counselor ratio is 164:1 — 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.
Kaleidoscope Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 53.2% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
How many schools are in Kaleidoscope Charter School?
Kaleidoscope Charter School has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high. Total enrollment is 528 students.
How much does Kaleidoscope Charter School spend per student?
Kaleidoscope Charter School spends $11,695 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #262 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Kaleidoscope Charter School?
Kaleidoscope Charter School students are 78.4% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.1% African American, 2.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kaleidoscope Charter School?
Kaleidoscope Charter School has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #262 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.