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Spero Academy, MN: schools, enrollment and spending

Spero Academy runs 2 public schools with 275 students in grades K to 6. Its ratio of 6.0 students per teacher is 9.2 lower than the Minnesota figure of 15.2.

At a glance

Schools
2
Students
275
Teachers (FTE)
46
Students per teacher
6.0
MN: 15.2 · US: 15.3
Address
2701 California St. NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418
County
Hennepin County
Locale
City: Large
Grades offered
K to 6
Agency type
Charter agency
NCES district ID
2700352
State district ID
MN-074113
Total staff (FTE)
149
School counselors (FTE)
0.0
School administrators (FTE)
5.0
Charter schools
2
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district6.0
Minnesota15.2
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (135), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$8.6 million
Federal revenue
$212,000
State revenue
$8.2 million
Local revenue
$90,000
Total spending
$8.6 million
Spending per pupil
$63,452
Salaries
$4.2 million49.6% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$19,000

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 2.5%
  • State: 96.5%
  • Local: 1.1%

Minnesota overall

  • Federal: 9.4%
  • State: 63.0%
  • Local: 27.6%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$63,452
Minnesota$17,873
United States$16,826

Schools in Spero Academy

By level: 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Spero AcademyCharterElementaryK to 61485.3
Spero Academy Brooklyn ParkCharterElementaryK to 51277.5

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.