Enrollment
124
Minnesota · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Saint Paul, MN
Hope Community Academy High School
Federal NCES profile for Hope Community Academy High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 29/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 270023005538Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 0
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 75
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Hope Community Academy High School earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 96% of Minnesota schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Minnesota schools.
- #14 of 21
- high schools in Saint Paul · Resource Index
- 29
- Resource Index · Lower
- 31:1
- large classes for Minnesota
- 85.0%
- free-lunch eligible
Hope Community Academy High School has class sizes larger than 96% of Minnesota schools. Computed live against every Minnesota school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Hope Community Academy High School ranks #14 of 21 high schools in Saint Paul, MN.
School address
District: Hope Community Academy · Minnesota
NCES ID 270023005538 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
4.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
31:1
vs 15.8:1 Minnesota avg
+96% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
85.0%
vs 42.8% Minnesota avg
+99% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Hope Community Academy High School compares with Minnesota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Hope Community Academy High School
Hope Community Academy High School is a high-poverty, mid-sized charter high school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, enrolling 124 students.
Class loads run heavy: 31:1 is larger than about 96% of Minnesota schools and 96% above the 15.8:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
Economic need is high: 85.0% of students qualify for free meals, 99% above the Minnesota average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
Enrollment of 124 puts it in the smaller third of Minnesota schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,334 scored Minnesota schools.
Against 67 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #39.
Its student body is predominantly Asian (93% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 14/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 124 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Its district draws 24.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Hope Community Academy also operates Hope Community Academy Elementary (434 students) and Hope Community Academy Middle (221 students) alongside Hope Community Academy High School.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Hope Community Academy High School compares
Hope Community Academy High School on the metrics families compare, against Minnesota and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Minnesota | Minnesota avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 31:1 | ▲ 96% | 15.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 85.0% | ▲ 99% | 42.8% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 124 | top 66% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
31:1
Leaner classes than 2% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
124
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
85.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 99% above the Minnesota average of 42.8%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
31:1
students per teacher
- 96% above state mean
Top 96% in Minnesota - lower ratio than 4% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Funding equity
$16,194
per pupil, district-wide
- above Minnesota avg of $15,270
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 124 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
Asian 92.7%
Two or More 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino 1.6%
White 0.8%
African American 0.8%
Largest group: Asian at 92.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 13.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 13.9, Hope Community Academy High School is less mixed than the Minnesota school average of 42.8.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Hope Community Academy, which includes Hope Community Academy High School.
$16,194
Per student
+6%
vs Minnesota
Avg $15,270
-2%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 0.1%
State 75.9%
Federal 24.0%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Hope Community Academy High School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Community Academy Elementary | Larger | Similar economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
| Hope Community Academy Middle | Larger | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Hope Community Academy High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 434
- Students per teacher
- 7.8:1
- Resource Index
- 53/100
- Enrollment
- 221
- Students per teacher
- 31.6:1
- Resource Index
- 38/100
Similar high schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Minnesota, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~124 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~31:1)
Next steps
Verify locally before acting on Hope Community Academy High School's federal record.
- Compare Hope Community Academy High School against another school. Compare schools
- Hope Community Academy's spending and staffing shape this school. District profile
- Confirm current enrollment and boundaries with the school. Choosing guide
Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
Frequently asked questions about Hope Community Academy High School
How many students attend Hope Community Academy High School?
Hope Community Academy High School has 124 students enrolled. It is a high school in Saint Paul, MN.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hope Community Academy High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Hope Community Academy High School is 31:1, which is 96% higher than the Minnesota average of 15.8:1 and 97% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Hope Community Academy High School?
85.0% of students at Hope Community Academy High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Minnesota average of 42.8%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Hope Community Academy High School?
The largest demographic group at Hope Community Academy High School is Asian at 92.7% of enrollment, in Saint Paul, MN.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Hope Community Academy High School?
Hope Community Academy High School has a Resource Investment Index of 29/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Hope Community Academy High School rank among high schools in Saint Paul?
By Resource Investment Index, Hope Community Academy High School ranks #14 of 21 high schools in Saint Paul, MN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Saint Paul on the city page.
Is Hope Community Academy High School a good school?
Hope Community Academy High School earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 96% of Minnesota schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Minnesota schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Hope Community Academy?
Besides Hope Community Academy High School, Hope Community Academy also operates Hope Community Academy Elementary (434 students) and Hope Community Academy Middle (221 students). See the Hope Community Academy district page for the complete list.
Related tools
Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.