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Minneapolis, Minnesota - 2 schools
An equity score of 92/100 ranks Venture Academy #8 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,111 per pupil, Venture Academy ranks #16 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
303
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$24,111
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Venture Academy operates 2 public schools serving 303 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 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 $24,111 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 51 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 3.0% local, 78.5% state, and 18.5% 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 92/100, ranked #8 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 156.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 83.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.5% Hispanic or Latino, 27.3% African American, 2.4% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Venture Academy High School, enrolling 199 students (69% of the district's total enrollment).
Venture Academy High School accounts for 65.7% of all Venture Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Venture Academy a distant remainder — means Venture Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Venture Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 86.5% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants 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.
Venture Academy student-counselor ratio is 156:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Venture Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 83.0% — 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.
Venture Academy has 2 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 303 students.
How much does Venture Academy spend per student?
Venture Academy spends $24,111 per student. The district has an equity score of 92/100, ranking #8 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Venture Academy?
Venture Academy students are 54.5% Hispanic or Latino, 27.3% African American, 2.4% White, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Venture Academy?
Venture Academy has an equity score of 92/100, ranking #8 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.