Spero Academy
A public school district in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 275
- Students enrolled
- 46
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 149.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $64,546
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 275 in 2024–25
- Ranks 13,763rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 377th of 535 in Minnesota. Larger than 22% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $64,546 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 99% 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
Spero Academy spent $64,546 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $18,873 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
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $64,546 | $13.2 million | 205 |
| FY2022 | $58,643 | $8.4 million | 143 |
| FY2021 | $51,726 | $7.0 million | 135 |
| FY2020 | $49,775 | $7.1 million | 142 |
| FY2019 | $46,693 | $5.9 million | 127 |
| FY2018 | $45,454 | $4.9 million | 108 |
| FY2017 | $44,688 | $4.2 million | 93 |
| FY2016 | $42,711 | $3.5 million | 83 |
| FY2015 | $41,075 | $3.3 million | 80 |
| FY2014 | $37,623 | $2.9 million | 77 |
| FY2013 | $34,198 | $2.9 million | 86 |
| FY2012 | $34,377 | $2.6 million | 77 |
| FY2011 | $34,042 | $2.5 million | 72 |
| FY2010 | $34,538 | $2.2 million | 65 |
| FY2009 | $30,958 | $2.2 million | 71 |
| FY2008 | $26,931 | $1.9 million | 72 |
| FY2007 | $25,080 | $1.9 million | 75 |
| FY2006 | $22,608 | $1.7 million | 74 |
| FY2005 | $18,873 | $1.2 million | 63 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $332.0 thousand | 2.1% |
| State | $15.5 million | 96.7% |
| Local | $192.0 thousand | 1.2% |
| Total | $16.0 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
2 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Spero Academy | 148 |
| Spero Academy Brooklyn Park | 127 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Independent charter district
- Charter status
- LEA for federal programs
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 6
- NCES district ID
- 2700352
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