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Minneapolis, Minnesota - 4 schools
An equity score of 78/100 ranks Kipp Minnesota Charter School #41 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,810 per pupil, Kipp Minnesota Charter School ranks #30 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
443
Total Enrollment
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$21,810
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kipp Minnesota Charter School operates 4 public schools serving 443 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary 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 $21,810 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 51 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 5.9% local, 75.9% state, and 18.2% 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 78/100, ranked #41 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 111:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 91.1% African American, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Kipp North Star Primary, enrolling 124 students (43% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Kipp Legacy Academy, at 4 students, a 31x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Kipp North Star Primary accounts for 28.0% of all Kipp Minnesota Charter School student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Kipp Minnesota Charter School-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.
Kipp Minnesota Charter School school enrollment varies 31× across entities
Kipp Minnesota Charter School school enrollment ranges from 4 students (lowest) to 124 students (highest), a spread of 120 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Kipp Minnesota Charter School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 90.4% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Kipp Minnesota Charter School student-counselor ratio is 111:1 — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Kipp Minnesota Charter School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Kipp Minnesota Charter School?
Kipp Minnesota Charter School has 4 schools, including 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 443 students.
How much does Kipp Minnesota Charter School spend per student?
Kipp Minnesota Charter School spends $21,810 per student. The district has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #41 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Kipp Minnesota Charter School?
Kipp Minnesota Charter School students are 91.1% African American, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% White, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kipp Minnesota Charter School?
Kipp Minnesota Charter School has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #41 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.