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Badger, Minnesota - 2 schools
An equity score of 80/100 ranks Badger Public School District #34 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,768 per pupil, Badger Public School District ranks #98 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$16,768
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Badger Public School District operates 2 public schools serving 225 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Roseau County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,768 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 17.5% local, 71.9% state, and 10.6% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 80/100, ranked #34 of 410 in Minnesota against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 33.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.1% White, 3.2% African American, 0.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Badger Elementary, enrolling 124 students (56% of the district's total enrollment).
Badger Elementary accounts for 55.1% of all Badger Public School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Badger Public School District a distant remainder — means Badger Public School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Badger Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 33.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Badger Public School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Badger Public School District?
Badger Public School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 225 students.
How much does Badger Public School District spend per student?
Badger Public School District spends $16,768 per student. The district has an equity score of 80/100, ranking #34 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Badger Public School District?
Badger Public School District students are 89.1% White, 3.2% African American, 0.4% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Badger Public School District?
Badger Public School District has an equity score of 80/100, ranking #34 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.