At $23,632 per pupil, Steam Academy Charter School ranks #27 of 509 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Steam Academy Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 57 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 $23,632 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 51 of 509 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 2.8% local, 67.5% state, and 29.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 5.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.6% African American, 24.7% White, 11.7% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Steam Academy Charter School, enrolling 77 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Steam Academy Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Steam Academy Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Steam Academy Charter School a distant remainder — means Steam Academy Charter School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Steam Academy Charter School reports 86.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Steam Academy Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 5.2% — 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.
How many schools are in Steam Academy Charter School?
Steam Academy Charter School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 57 students.
How much does Steam Academy Charter School spend per student?
Steam Academy Charter School spends $23,632 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Steam Academy Charter School?
Steam Academy Charter School students are 63.6% African American, 24.7% White, 11.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.