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Columbia Heights, Minnesota - 6 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Prodeo Academy #84 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,966 per pupil, Prodeo Academy ranks #65 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
961
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$17,966
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Prodeo Academy operates 6 public schools serving 961 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 2 combined 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 Anoka County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,966 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 7.6% local, 74.8% state, and 17.6% 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 67/100, ranked #84 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 167:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 58.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.3% African American, 37.4% Asian, 14.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Prodeo Columbia Heights Middle, with a diversity index of 49.5/100.
Prodeo Columbia Heights Middle accounts for 26.1% of all Prodeo Academy student enrollment
That concentration means Prodeo 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.
Prodeo Academy school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Prodeo Academy school enrollment ranges from 116 students (lowest) to 291 students (highest), a spread of 175 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.
Prodeo Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 79.8% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants 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.
Prodeo Academy student-counselor ratio is 167:1 — 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.
Prodeo Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 58.8% — 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.
Prodeo Academy has 6 schools, including 4 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 961 students.
How much does Prodeo Academy spend per student?
Prodeo Academy spends $17,966 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #84 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Prodeo Academy?
Prodeo Academy students are 43.3% African American, 37.4% Asian, 14.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% White, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Prodeo Academy?
Prodeo Academy has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #84 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.