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Spring Lake Park, Minnesota - 11 schools
An equity score of 30/100 ranks Spring Lake Park Public Schools #337 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,167 per pupil, Spring Lake Park Public Schools ranks #415 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,143
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$12,167
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Spring Lake Park Public Schools operates 11 public schools serving 6,143 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 4 combined, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $12,167 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 29.5% local, 61.2% state, and 9.3% 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 30/100, ranked #337 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 2 of 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (21 AP courses district-wide), a 483.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.8% White, 18.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Park Terrace Elementary, with a diversity index of 77.2/100.
Its largest campus is Spring Lake Park Senior High, enrolling 1,909 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Slp Schools Online Elementary, at 13 students, a 147x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Spring Lake Park Senior High accounts for 31.1% of all Spring Lake Park Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Spring Lake Park Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Spring Lake Park Public Schools school enrollment varies 147× across entities
Spring Lake Park Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 13 students (lowest) to 1,909 students (highest), a spread of 1,896 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Spring Lake Park Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 483:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Spring Lake Park Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 24.3% — 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 Spring Lake Park Public Schools is typically wider than the Spring Lake Park Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Spring Lake Park Public Schools'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 Spring Lake Park Public Schools?
Spring Lake Park Public Schools has 11 schools, including 1 high, 6 elementary, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 6,143 students.
How much does Spring Lake Park Public Schools spend per student?
Spring Lake Park Public Schools spends $12,167 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #337 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Spring Lake Park Public Schools?
Spring Lake Park Public Schools students are 48.8% White, 18.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% African American, 8.5% Asian, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Spring Lake Park Public Schools?
Spring Lake Park Public Schools has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #337 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.