Enrollment
117
Minnesota · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Saint Paul, MN
Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter
Federal NCES profile for Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 54/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 270029203713Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 42
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 92
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Minnesota median.
- #2 of 26
- elementary schools in Saint Paul · Resource Index
- 54
- Resource Index · Higher
- 14.6:1
- students per teacher
- 28.8%
- free-lunch eligible
Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter has class sizes near the Minnesota median. Computed live against every Minnesota school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter ranks #2 of 26 elementary schools in Saint Paul, MN.
School address
District: Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter · Minnesota
NCES ID 270029203713 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
8.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
14.6:1
vs 15.8:1 Minnesota avg
-8% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
28.8%
vs 42.8% Minnesota avg
-33% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter compares with Minnesota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter is neither an extreme outlier in enrollment nor in student-teacher ratio among Minnesota schools. Its profile therefore turns on the other dimensions rather than on scale alone: economic need, counselor coverage, program access, attendance, and district finance. This middle placement is useful because it prevents the campus from being mislabeled as unusually large, small, crowded, or teacher-dense when the federal comparison does not support that claim.
Resource indicators are the standout signal
Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter's economic-need measure is not at a state extreme, while its Resource Investment Index is. The campus outranks most Minnesota schools on the combined reported-resource measure, so the differentiator comes from staffing, counselor access, gifted programming, or attendance rather than from an unusually low-need population alone. The component breakdown identifies which inputs actually produce that placement.
Attendance is a relative strength
3.4% of Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 civil-rights collection. On its face, that is a comparatively low historical rate, though this page does not treat it as a current national benchmark or guarantee current-year performance. Here, attendance is a more distinctive signal than the presence or absence of any single specialist role.
Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter is a mid-sized charter elementary school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, enrolling 117 students.
At 14.6:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Minnesota median, within a few percentage points of the 15.8:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 28.8% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 117 puts it in the smaller third of Minnesota schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,334 scored Minnesota schools.
Against 156 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #27.
Its student body is led by White (62%) and Hispanic or Latino (14%) (diversity index 58/100).
Attendance holds up well here: only 3.4% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter spends $26,526 per pupil, 74% above the Minnesota average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 15.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter is a single-school charter district, so Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.
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 Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter compares
Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter on the metrics families compare, against Minnesota and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Minnesota | Minnesota avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 14.6:1 | ▼ 8% | 15.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 28.8% | ▼ 33% | 42.8% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 117 | top 67% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
14.6:1
Leaner classes than 51% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
117
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
28.8%
free-lunch eligible
- 33% below the Minnesota average of 42.8%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
14.6:1
students per teacher
- 8% below state mean
Top 51% in Minnesota - lower ratio than 49% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
3.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$26,526
per pupil, district-wide
- above Minnesota avg of $15,270
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 61.5%
Hispanic or Latino 13.7%
Two or More 11.1%
Asian 6.8%
African American 6.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.9%
Largest group: White at 61.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 58.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 58.2, Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter is more mixed than the Minnesota school average of 42.8.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter, which includes Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter.
$26,526
Per student
+74%
vs Minnesota
Avg $15,270
+60%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 2.7%
State 81.6%
Federal 15.7%
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.
Similar elementary 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 (~117 students)
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Frequently asked questions about Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter
How many students attend Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter?
Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter has 117 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Saint Paul, MN.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter?
The student-teacher ratio at Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter is 14.6:1, which is 8% lower than the Minnesota average of 15.8:1 and 7% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter?
28.8% of students at Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Minnesota average of 42.8%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter?
The largest demographic group at Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter is White at 61.5% of enrollment, in Saint Paul, MN. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 58.2/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter?
Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter has a Resource Investment Index of 54/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter rank among elementary schools in Saint Paul?
By Resource Investment Index, Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter ranks #2 of 26 elementary 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 elementary schools in Saint Paul on the city page.
What other schools are in Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter?
None; Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter is a single-school charter district, and Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter is its only campus.
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