Enrollment
95
Minnesota · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Hutchinson, MN
New Century Academy
Federal NCES profile for New Century Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 17/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 270021403275Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 5
🌟 Gifted program 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
New Century Academy earns 17/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 91% of Minnesota schools.
- #4 of 4
- schools in Hutchinson · Resource Index
- 17
- Resource Index · Lower
- 23.8:1
- large classes for Minnesota
- 39.3%
- free-lunch eligible
New Century Academy has class sizes larger than 91% of Minnesota schools. Computed live against every Minnesota school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, New Century Academy ranks #4 of 4 schools in Hutchinson, MN.
School address
District: New Century Academy · Minnesota
NCES ID 270021403275 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
4.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
23.8:1
vs 15.8:1 Minnesota avg
+51% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
39.3%
vs 42.8% Minnesota avg
-8% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How New Century Academy compares with Minnesota and U.S. medians
What stands out at New Century Academy
New Century Academy is a mid-sized charter combined-grade school in Hutchinson, Minnesota, enrolling 95 students.
Class loads run heavy: 23.8:1 is larger than about 91% of Minnesota schools and 51% above the 15.8:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 39.3% lands close to the Minnesota typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 95 puts it in the smaller third of Minnesota schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index trails 95% of the 2,334 Minnesota schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.
Among 154 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Minnesota schools statewide, it ranks #139, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (86% of enrollment) (diversity index 24/100).
Its district draws 15.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Discipline events run high: 25 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 95 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
New Century Academy is a single-school charter district, so New Century Academy 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 New Century Academy compares
New Century Academy on the metrics families compare, against Minnesota and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Minnesota | Minnesota avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 23.8:1 | ▲ 51% | 15.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 39.3% | ▼ 8% | 42.8% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 95 | top 71% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
23.8:1
Leaner classes than 7% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
95
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
39.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 8% 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
23.8:1
students per teacher
- 51% above state mean
Top 91% in Minnesota - lower ratio than 9% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Funding equity
$16,000
per pupil, district-wide
- above Minnesota avg of $15,270
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 25 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 26.3 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
White 86.3%
Hispanic or Latino 11.6%
Two or More 2.1%
Largest group: White at 86.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 24.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 24.1, New Century Academy is less mixed than the Minnesota school average of 42.8.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for New Century Academy, which includes New Century Academy.
$16,000
Per student
+5%
vs Minnesota
Avg $15,270
-4%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 1.1%
State 83.4%
Federal 15.6%
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 other 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 (~95 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~23.8:1)
Next steps
Verify locally before acting on New Century Academy's federal record.
- Compare New Century Academy against another school. Compare schools
- New Century 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 New Century Academy
How many students attend New Century Academy?
New Century Academy has 95 students enrolled. It is a public school in Hutchinson, MN.
What is the student-teacher ratio at New Century Academy?
The student-teacher ratio at New Century Academy is 23.8:1, which is 51% higher than the Minnesota average of 15.8:1 and 52% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at New Century Academy?
39.3% of students at New Century Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Minnesota average of 42.8%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of New Century Academy?
The largest demographic group at New Century Academy is White at 86.3% of enrollment, in Hutchinson, MN.
What is the Resource Investment Index for New Century Academy?
New Century Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 17/100 (lower 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 New Century Academy rank among schools in Hutchinson?
By Resource Investment Index, New Century Academy ranks #4 of 4 schools in Hutchinson, MN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Hutchinson on the city page.
Is New Century Academy a good school?
New Century Academy earns 17/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 91% of 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 New Century Academy?
None; New Century Academy is a single-school charter district, and New Century Academy is its only campus.
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.