operational schools · 2023–24
School district or education agency · NCES 2700311
Aspen Academy
Savage, MN
Students622
Student membership reported by NCES for 2023–24.
students in linked records
federal comparable series
per student
District, state and country
How does this district compare?
State and national figures use the same measure and reporting period. They are weighted by students or staffing whenever the source provides a denominator.
MeasureDistrictMNUnited States
Academic standing2025
54th percentile48th percentile45th percentileThis district is 6 percentile points higher than the state figure and 9 percentile points higher than the U.S. figure.
Students chronically absent2022–23
14.5%27.3%27.8%This district is 12.8 percentage points lower than the state figure and 13.3 percentage points lower than the U.S. figure.
Revenue per studentFY 2023
$12,219$18,721$19,509This district is $6,502 per student lower than the state figure and $7,290 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Spending per studentFY 2023
$9,563$15,248$15,859This district is $5,685 per student lower than the state figure and $6,296 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Capital outlay per studentFY 2023
$2,139$2,550$1,964This district is $411 per student lower than the state figure and $175 per student higher than the U.S. figure.
Equipment spending per studentFY 2023
$60$404$336This district is $344 per student lower than the state figure and $276 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Special-education spending per studentFY 2023
$0$0$1,793This district is about the same as the state figure and $1,793 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Salaries per studentFY 2023
$5,485$9,299$8,742This district is $3,814 per student lower than the state figure and $3,257 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Benefits per studentFY 2023
$1,304$3,128$3,769This district is $1,824 per student lower than the state figure and $2,465 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Debt outstanding per studentFY 2023
$0$18,936$11,715This district is $18,936 per student lower than the state figure and $11,715 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Debt retired per studentFY 2023
$0$1,058$869This district is $1,058 per student lower than the state figure and $869 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Students per teacher2023–24
14:115:115:1This district is 1.0 students per teacher lower than the state figure and 1.0 students per teacher lower than the U.S. figure.
Students per counselor2023–24
622:1541:1376:1This district is 81 students per counselor higher than the state figure and 246 students per counselor higher than the U.S. figure.
District staff per 1,000 students2023–24
135.4147.7138.9This district is 12.3 staff per 1,000 students lower than the state figure and 3.5 staff per 1,000 students lower than the U.S. figure.
Instructional aides per 1,000 students2023–24
26.225.118.5This district is 1.1 aides per 1,000 students higher than the state figure and 7.7 aides per 1,000 students higher than the U.S. figure.
School psychologists per 1,000 students2023–24
0.00.90.9This district is 0.9 psychologists per 1,000 students lower than the state figure and 0.9 psychologists per 1,000 students lower than the U.S. figure.
Students learning English2021–22 · reporting schools
8.3%10.6%12.0%This district is 2.3 percentage points lower than the state figure and 3.7 percentage points lower than the U.S. figure.
Students receiving IDEA services2021–22 · reporting schools
15.7%16.0%14.0%This district is 0.2 percentage points lower than the state figure and 1.7 percentage points higher than the U.S. figure.
Students with Section 504 plans2021–22 · reporting schools
1.9%2.9%3.9%This district is 1.0 percentage points lower than the state figure and 2.0 percentage points lower than the U.S. figure.
Enrollment · 2023–24
Who attends this district?
Kindergarten–grade 5502 students
80.7%Grades 6–8120 students
19.3%See enrollment for every grade
Kindergarten78
Grade 188
Grade 284
Grade 392
Grade 486
Grade 574
Grade 647
Grade 738
Grade 835
Students by race and ethnicity
Final NCES Common Core of Data membership file, 2023–24. Suppressed or missing cells are not estimated.
Current staffing · 2023–24
How many staff members support students?
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Kindergarten teachers5 FTE
Elementary teachers30.5 FTE
Secondary teachers7.4 FTE
Ungraded teachers3.2 FTE
Elementary school counselors0.5 FTE
Secondary school counselors0.5 FTE
Instructional coordinators3.2 FTE
District administrators1.3 FTE
District administrative support3 FTE
Other support staff6.2 FTE
Final NCES Common Core of Data staff file, 2023–24. These are full-time-equivalent positions, not employee headcounts, vacancies or caseloads.
Learning support · 2021–22 federal snapshot
How many students may need specialized support?
Counts and shares use only schools with a usable value for that measure. The reporting-school denominator prevents missing schools from being counted as zero.
8.3%Students learning English57 students · 1 of 1 schools reported both this measure and enrollment
15.7%Students receiving IDEA special-education services108 students · 1 of 1 schools reported both this measure and enrollment
1.9%Students with Section 504 plans13 students · 1 of 1 schools reported both this measure and enrollment
1.3%English learners also receiving IDEA services9 students · 1 of 1 schools reported both this measure and enrollment
U.S. Department of Education Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021–22. Public-use counts are privacy-protected. These figures describe the reporting year, not current enrollment, diagnoses, service quality or unmet need.
Comparable districts
Districts of a similar size in MN
These are the five closest state peers by enrollment. Open any profile to compare academics, attendance, spending and student support.
Chisholm Public School DistrictChisholm, MN688 students3 schools · View profile →Intermediate School District 287Minnetonka, MN689 students54 schools · View profile →Blackduck Public School DistrictBlackduck, MN690 students2 schools · View profile →Lewiston-Altura Public School DistrictLewiston, MN692 students3 schools · View profile →Best AcademyMinneapolis, MN679 students2 schools · View profile →
Academic results · 2025
How do results differ among student groups?
Asian students63 assessments
85 out of 100Students not economically disadvantaged472 assessments
61 out of 100Fem367 assessments
59 out of 100White students358 assessments
59 out of 100Mal429 assessments
50 out of 100Economically disadvantaged students324 assessments
44 out of 100Black students218 assessments
36 out of 100A score of 50 marks the national 2019 midpoint. Higher numbers indicate stronger results on the comparable Stanford research scale. This is not a state proficiency rate.
District makeup
What kinds of schools are in the district?
School levels, settings and types use the NCES 2021–22 directory matched to the federal civil-rights collection.
District finances
How is the district funded, and how does it spend?
Sources of funds
Where the money comes from
Share of district revenue supplied by each level of government.
Uses of funds
Where the money goes
Annual spending for each enrolled student.
Revenue by source: percentages and dollars
How operating money was used
People costs
Equipment, buildings and debt
Selected federal program revenue
What changed since FY 2022
FY 2022$9,547
→FY 2023$9,563
FY 2022$2,111
→FY 2023$2,139
FY 2022$0
→FY 2023$0
Revenue shares and spending categories answer different questions and should not be added together. Source: NCES F-33 district finance, FY 2023.
Attendance
How has chronic absence changed?
36 of 647 students
113 of 686 students
94 of 647 students
Specialized support and security · 2021–22
What specialized roles were reported?
Staffing is reported as full-time equivalents in the 2021–22 CRDC collection.
Learning opportunities
What do district schools offer?
Gifted programs1 reporting schools
0%
Shares use only schools for which the program was applicable and reported. A districtwide percentage does not guarantee availability at every grade or campus. Source: 2021–22 CRDC.
Safety and discipline
What was reported across district schools?
20Out-of-school suspensions1 reporting schoolsSee schools →4In-school suspensions1 reporting schoolsSee schools →0Law-enforcement referrals1 reporting schoolsSee schools →0School-related arrests1 reporting schoolsSee schools →
Counts are from the 2021–22 CRDC collection. Open a measure to see the schools behind the district total.
Technology and safety · 2021–22
What access and incident data is available?
Technology and incident figures are from the 2021–22 CRDC collection. Device counts describe the reporting year, not current inventory.
Six questions parents ask
What the available data says
Each answer shows its reporting year and opens a deeper comparison. Missing and suppressed results are never shown as zero.
Are students making academic progress?5 years of resultsLatest research estimate: 2025Explore and compare →Are students missing too much school?14.5% chronically absent2022–23 · 647 students measuredExplore and compare →Is the district improving?Declined overallCompare the earliest and latest available yearsExplore and compare →Where are student-group gaps largest?7 student groups2025 research estimatesExplore and compare →How much does the district spend?$9,563current spending per studentExplore and compare →Does the district have enough support staff?686:1 counselor ratioStudents per counselor in the federal staffing fileExplore and compare →
6 of 7 national data layers are matched to this NCES district ID. Identity and school counts use NCES records. Academic estimates use SEDA, attendance uses EDFacts, finance uses NCES F-33, staffing and enrollment use 2023–24 NCES CCD where available, specialized support enrollment uses the 2021–22 CRDC, and community poverty context uses Census SAIPE. Every detailed view preserves its reporting year.
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