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Forest Lake, Minnesota - 3 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Lakes International Language Academ #360 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,673 per pupil, Lakes International Language Academ ranks #485 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,301
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$10,673
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lakes International Language Academ operates 3 public schools serving 1,301 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 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 Washington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,673 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 51 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 10.6% local, 85.2% state, and 4.2% 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 27/100, ranked #360 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 593:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.3% White, 12.8% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Lila Lower School, enrolling 607 students (46% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lila Kinder Center, at 127 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lila Lower School accounts for 46.2% of all Lakes International Language Academ student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lakes International Language Academ a distant remainder — means Lakes International Language Academ-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.
Lakes International Language Academ school enrollment varies 4.8× across entities
Lakes International Language Academ school enrollment ranges from 127 students (lowest) to 607 students (highest), a spread of 480 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.
Lakes International Language Academ student-counselor ratio is 593:1 — 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.
Lakes International Language Academ chronic absenteeism rate is 32.7% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Lakes International Language Academ'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 Lakes International Language Academ?
Lakes International Language Academ has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,301 students.
How much does Lakes International Language Academ spend per student?
Lakes International Language Academ spends $10,673 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #360 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Lakes International Language Academ?
Lakes International Language Academ students are 74.3% White, 12.8% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% Asian, 2.9% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lakes International Language Academ?
Lakes International Language Academ has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #360 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.