Superior Academy

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Duluth, Minnesota

Superior Academy in Duluth, Minnesota enrolled 19 students in 2024-25 with 2.0 full-time teachers, 9.5 students per teacher against the Minnesota median of 6.6. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 20% or less (Minnesota: 83.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

20 students in 2022-23, 14 students in 2023-24, 19 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 2.0 to 2.0.

Students enrolled at Superior Academy by school year2022-23: 20, 2023-24: 14, 2024-25: 19051015202022-23202023-24142024-2519
Students enrolled at Superior Academy by school year2022-23: 20, 2023-24: 14, 2024-25: 19051015202022-23202023-24142024-2519
Students enrolled at Superior Academy by school year2022-23: 20, 2023-24: 14, 2024-25: 19051015202022-23202023-24142024-2519
Students enrolled at Superior Academy by school year2022-23: 20, 2023-24: 14, 2024-25: 19051015202022-23202023-24142024-2519
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23202.010.0
2023-24142.07.0
2024-25192.09.5

9.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 62 of every 100 Minnesota schools of this kind

Among the 163 Minnesota schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 6.6; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; Superior Academy 9.5; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherSuperior Academy 9.5state median 6.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; Superior Academy 9.5; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherSuperior Academy 9.5state median 6.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; Superior Academy 9.5; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherSuperior Academy 9.5state median 6.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; Superior Academy 9.5; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherSuperior Academy 9.5state median 6.6U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Superior Academy enrolled 25 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent10.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

84.2% of students were White, 10.5% of two or more races, 5.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White84.2%
  2. Two or more races10.5%
  3. Hispanic5.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

20% or less of the 22 students in Superior Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMinnesota
Four-year graduation rate20% or less75%83.3%
Students in the class2273469,945

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Schools of this kind in Duluth

7 public schools of this kind in Duluth report 2024-25 enrollment; Superior Academy is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
ALC School Within a School28666.147.6%
Early Childhood Special Education24935.646.6%
Merritt Creek Academy756.192.0%
Rockridge Academy355.574.3%
Chester Creek Academy314.090.3%
Superior Academy199.552.6%
Arrowhead Academy183.883.3%

All public schools in Duluth →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Superior Academy

  1. Arrowhead AcademyThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.0 miles away: 18 students, 3.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Chester Creek AcademyThe next nearest public school of this kind, 1.2 miles away: 31 students, 4.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Superior Academy with Arrowhead AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Duluth Public Schools spends per student$16,081 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,081
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaSuperior Academy is the number 165 by size of 245 Minnesota schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#165 of 245
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher9.5 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 6.6 for schools of this kind.9.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Superior Academy

  1. How many students attend Superior Academy?
    19 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 20 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Duluth, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Superior Academy?
    9.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for schools of this kind is 6.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Superior Academy a Title I school?
    Superior Academy was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. What is the graduation rate at Superior Academy?
    20% or less of the 22 students in Superior Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Superior Academy in?
    Duluth Public Schools, NCES district ID 2711040. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 271104001600 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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