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Saint Paul, Minnesota - 1 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Urban Academy #86 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,932 per pupil, Urban Academy ranks #355 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Urban Academy operates 1 public schools serving 445 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Ramsey County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,932 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower 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, 76.1% state, and 23.8% 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 67/100, ranked #86 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 416:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 2.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.1% Asian, 10.1% African American, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Urban Academy, enrolling 416 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Urban Academy accounts for 93.5% of all Urban Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Urban Academy a distant remainder — means Urban Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Urban Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 96.9% 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.
Urban Academy student-counselor ratio is 416:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Urban Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 2.6% — 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.
Urban Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 445 students.
How much does Urban Academy spend per student?
Urban Academy spends $12,932 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #86 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Urban Academy?
Urban Academy students are 86.1% Asian, 10.1% African American, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Urban Academy?
Urban Academy has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #86 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.