Higher Ground Academy
A public school district in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,163
- Students enrolled
- 66.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 240.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,282
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,163 in 2024–25
- Ranks 6,753rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 140th of 535 in Minnesota. Larger than 62% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,282 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 38% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Higher Ground Academy spent $14,282 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,019 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $14,282 | $15.0 million | 1,052 |
| FY2022 | $14,192 | $14.5 million | 1,024 |
| FY2021 | $12,146 | $12.5 million | 1,029 |
| FY2020 | $12,342 | $12.1 million | 980 |
| FY2019 | $12,374 | $9.7 million | 780 |
| FY2018 | $12,094 | $9.4 million | 775 |
| FY2017 | $11,707 | $8.9 million | 761 |
| FY2016 | $11,437 | $8.7 million | 762 |
| FY2015 | $11,253 | $8.1 million | 718 |
| FY2014 | $10,113 | $7.5 million | 744 |
| FY2013 | $10,405 | $7.5 million | 721 |
| FY2012 | $10,845 | $7.5 million | 690 |
| FY2011 | $10,165 | $6.7 million | 662 |
| FY2010 | $9,540 | $6.4 million | 676 |
| FY2009 | $10,420 | $5.9 million | 569 |
| FY2008 | $9,872 | $5.1 million | 514 |
| FY2007 | $8,927 | $4.3 million | 477 |
| FY2006 | $9,973 | $4.1 million | 413 |
| FY2005 | $8,019 | $3.4 million | 427 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.9 million | 20.6% |
| State | $15.1 million | 78.9% |
| Local | $108.0 thousand | 0.6% |
| Total | $19.1 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| HGA Elementary | 525 |
| HGA Junior High | 196 |
| HGA Secondary | 442 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Independent charter district
- Charter status
- LEA for federal programs
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2700140
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Minnesota — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Minnesota — A to Z, each with its page.
- Minnesota on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved