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Stillwater, Minnesota - 3 schools
An equity score of 22/100 ranks St. Croix Preparatory Academy #384 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,553 per pupil, St. Croix Preparatory Academy ranks #489 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,213
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$10,553
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
St. Croix Preparatory Academy operates 3 public schools serving 1,213 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high 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 Washington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,553 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 6.9% local, 87.4% state, and 5.7% 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 22/100, ranked #384 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), and 2.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.3% White, 12.8% Asian, 6.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is St. Croix Prep Academy Middle, with a diversity index of 48.5/100.
St. Croix Preparatory Academy Lower accounts for 37.1% of all St. Croix Preparatory Academy student enrollment
That dominant concentration means St. Croix Preparatory 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.
St. Croix Preparatory Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 2.7% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to St. Croix Preparatory Academy'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 St. Croix Preparatory Academy?
St. Croix Preparatory Academy has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,213 students.
How much does St. Croix Preparatory Academy spend per student?
St. Croix Preparatory Academy spends $10,553 per student. The district has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #384 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of St. Croix Preparatory Academy?
St. Croix Preparatory Academy students are 71.3% White, 12.8% Asian, 6.0% African American, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for St. Croix Preparatory Academy?
St. Croix Preparatory Academy has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #384 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.