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White Bear Lake, Minnesota - 4 schools
At $14,164 per pupil, Level Up Academy ranks #259 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
190
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,164
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Level Up Academy operates 4 public schools serving 190 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 2 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 $14,164 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 3.1% local, 88.9% state, and 7.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 19.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.5% White, 8.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Level Up K-5 Virtual Academy, with a diversity index of 60.9/100.
Its largest campus is Level Up Academy, enrolling 145 students (58% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Level Up Academy Virtual Middle, at 14 students, a 10x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Level Up Academy accounts for 58.0% of all Level Up Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Level Up Academy a distant remainder — means Level Up 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.
Level Up Academy school enrollment varies 10× across entities
Level Up Academy school enrollment ranges from 14 students (lowest) to 145 students (highest), a spread of 131 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Level Up Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 19.4% — 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 Level Up Academy is typically wider than the Level Up Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
Level Up Academy has 4 schools, including 2 elementary, 2 middle. Total enrollment is 190 students.
How much does Level Up Academy spend per student?
Level Up Academy spends $14,164 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Level Up Academy?
Level Up Academy students are 70.5% White, 8.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.1% African American, 5.9% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.