An equity score of 58/100 ranks Universal Academy Charter School #143 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,731 per pupil, Universal Academy Charter School ranks #413 of 509 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Universal Academy Charter School operates 2 public schools serving 498 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 $12,731 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 0.2% local, 74.3% state, and 25.5% 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 58/100, ranked #143 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.
and 7.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.7% African American, 0.6% White, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Universal Academy Elementary, enrolling 411 students (73% of the district's total enrollment).
Universal Academy Elementary accounts for 72.7% of all Universal Academy Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Universal Academy Charter School a distant remainder — means Universal Academy Charter School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Universal Academy Charter School reports 91.4% 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.
Universal Academy Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 7.1% — 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 Universal Academy Charter School'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 Universal Academy Charter School?
Universal Academy Charter School has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 498 students.
How much does Universal Academy Charter School spend per student?
Universal Academy Charter School spends $12,731 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #143 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Universal Academy Charter School?
Universal Academy Charter School students are 96.7% African American, 0.6% White, 0.6% Asian, 0.3% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Universal Academy Charter School?
Universal Academy Charter School has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #143 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.