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Minneapolis, Minnesota - 2 schools
An equity score of 68/100 ranks Twin Cities International Schools #78 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,684 per pupil, Twin Cities International Schools ranks #203 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
924
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$14,684
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Twin Cities International Schools operates 2 public schools serving 924 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 $14,684 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 0.1% local, 81.5% state, and 18.4% 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 68/100, ranked #78 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.
a 311.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 49.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 99.6% African American, 0.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Twin Cities International Schools accounts for 64.4% of all Twin Cities International Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Twin Cities International Schools a distant remainder — means Twin Cities International Schools-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.
Twin Cities International Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 96.7% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Twin Cities International Schools student-counselor ratio is 312:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Twin Cities International Schools is typically wider than the Twin Cities International Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Twin Cities International Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 49.0% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Twin Cities International 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 Twin Cities International Schools?
Twin Cities International Schools has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 924 students.
How much does Twin Cities International Schools spend per student?
Twin Cities International Schools spends $14,684 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #78 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Twin Cities International Schools?
Twin Cities International Schools students are 99.6% African American, 0.3% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Twin Cities International Schools?
Twin Cities International Schools has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #78 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.