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Minneapolis, Minnesota - 1 schools
An equity score of 86/100 ranks Sojourner Truth Academy #22 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,427 per pupil, Sojourner Truth Academy ranks #26 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Sojourner Truth Academy operates 1 public schools serving 293 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Hennepin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,427 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 1.4% local, 80.9% state, and 17.7% 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 86/100, ranked #22 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.
and 50.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.5% African American, 23.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Sojourner Truth Academy, enrolling 383 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Sojourner Truth Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Sojourner Truth Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Sojourner Truth Academy a distant remainder — means Sojourner Truth 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.
Sojourner Truth Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 84.0% 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.
Sojourner Truth Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 50.9% — 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.
Sojourner Truth Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 293 students.
How much does Sojourner Truth Academy spend per student?
Sojourner Truth Academy spends $22,427 per student. The district has an equity score of 86/100, ranking #22 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Sojourner Truth Academy?
Sojourner Truth Academy students are 70.5% African American, 23.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% White, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sojourner Truth Academy?
Sojourner Truth Academy has an equity score of 86/100, ranking #22 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.