High school (grades 9-12) · Minneapolis, MN

Loring-Nicollet High

Federal NCES profile for Loring-Nicollet High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 272124001899
0/100100/10040/100
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
70
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Loring-Nicollet High earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Minnesota schools.

#1 of 34
high schools in Minneapolis · Resource Index
40
Resource Index · Typical
46.9%
free-lunch eligible
57
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Loring-Nicollet High ranks #1 of 34 high schools in Minneapolis, MN.

Enrollment

57

Minnesota · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

46.9%

vs 42.8% Minnesota avg

+10% vs state

What stands out at Loring-Nicollet High

Loring-Nicollet High is a mid-sized high school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, enrolling 57 students.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 46.9% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 57 puts it in the smaller third of Minnesota schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 98% of the 2,334 Minnesota schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Among 116 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Minnesota schools statewide, it ranks #5, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (33%) and African American (28%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 73/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

The surrounding Minneapolis Public School District spends $21,154 per pupil, 39% above the Minnesota average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 18.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Minneapolis Public School District also operates Washburn High (1,521 students) and South High (1,257 students) alongside Loring-Nicollet High.

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 Loring-Nicollet High compares

Loring-Nicollet High on the metrics families compare, against Minnesota and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Minnesota Minnesota avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 46.9% ▲ 10% 42.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 57 top 79% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

57
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
46.9%
free-lunch eligible - 10% above the Minnesota average of 42.8%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Funding equity
$21,154
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.

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

Hispanic or Latino 33.3%
African American 28.1%
White 26.3%
Two or More 7.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 5.3%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 33.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 73.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 73.3, Loring-Nicollet High is more mixed than the Minnesota school average of 42.8.

Programs

AP program Not offered
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Minneapolis Public School District, which includes Loring-Nicollet High.

$21,154
Per student
+39%
vs Minnesota
Avg $15,270
+27%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 31.2%
State 50.3%
Federal 18.5%

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 Loring-Nicollet High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Washburn High Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
South High Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Southwest High Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Roosevelt High Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Andersen Middle Larger Higher economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Loring-Nicollet High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Minneapolis Public School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Loring-Nicollet High's federal record.

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 Loring-Nicollet High

How many students attend Loring-Nicollet High?

Loring-Nicollet High has 57 students enrolled. It is a high school in Minneapolis, MN.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Loring-Nicollet High?

46.9% of students at Loring-Nicollet High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Minnesota average of 42.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Loring-Nicollet High?

The largest demographic group at Loring-Nicollet High is Hispanic or Latino at 33.3% of enrollment, in Minneapolis, MN. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 73.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Loring-Nicollet High?

Loring-Nicollet High has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Loring-Nicollet High rank among high schools in Minneapolis?

By Resource Investment Index, Loring-Nicollet High ranks #1 of 34 high schools in Minneapolis, 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 Minneapolis on the city page.

Is Loring-Nicollet High a good school?

Loring-Nicollet High earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also more 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 Minneapolis Public School District?

Besides Loring-Nicollet High, Minneapolis Public School District also operates Washburn High (1,521 students), South High (1,257 students), and Southwest High (1,195 students). See the Minneapolis Public School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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.