An equity score of 56/100 ranks Success Academy #163 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,957 per pupil, Success Academy ranks #323 of 509 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
352
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,957
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Success Academy operates 3 public schools serving 352 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 middle 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 $13,957 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 509 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 1.9% local, 77.0% state, and 21.1% 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 56/100, ranked #163 of 410 in Minnesota against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 6.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 99.0% African American, 0.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Success Academy Bloomington Middle, with a diversity index of 3.1/100.
Its largest campus is Success Academy Saint Cloud, enrolling 140 students (44% of the district's total enrollment).
Success Academy Saint Cloud accounts for 39.8% of all Success Academy student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Success Academy-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. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Success Academy school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Success Academy school enrollment ranges from 63 students (lowest) to 140 students (highest), a spread of 77 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.
Success Academy reports 91.7% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. 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.
Success Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 6.4% — 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.