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Saint Paul, Minnesota - 2 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Nova Classical Academy #334 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,962 per pupil, Nova Classical Academy ranks #493 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,030
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$9,962
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Nova Classical Academy operates 2 public schools serving 1,030 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Ramsey County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,962 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 5.9% local, 89.9% 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 31/100, ranked #334 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 520.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.7% White, 15.0% African American, 13.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Nova Classical Academy Upper School accounts for 53.4% of all Nova Classical Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Nova Classical Academy a distant remainder — means Nova Classical 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.
Nova Classical Academy student-counselor ratio is 521:1 — 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.
Nova Classical Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 8.2% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Nova Classical Academy has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,030 students.
How much does Nova Classical Academy spend per student?
Nova Classical Academy spends $9,962 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #334 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Nova Classical Academy?
Nova Classical Academy students are 54.7% White, 15.0% African American, 13.6% Asian, 8.4% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Nova Classical Academy?
Nova Classical Academy has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #334 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.