SAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL

As a tiny high school in BROOKLYN PARK, Minnesota, SAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL serves 68 students from grades 9 through 12, run under SAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL. That puts it 82% leaner than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 371 students.

Operationally, SAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL answers to SAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, SAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Black at 35%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 24% White, 22% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, 4% Asian. By comparison, Hennepin County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, SAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL records 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Hennepin County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, Hennepin County reports that median household earnings sit near $97,653, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Hennepin County's 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), SAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BIRCH GROVE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL.

The school occupies a suburban site. SAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. SAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 72 (now 68). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 44% to 24% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 5.9:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.