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Bagley, Minnesota - 3 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Bagley Public School District #148 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,033 per pupil, Bagley Public School District ranks #274 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
946
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,033
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bagley Public School District operates 3 public schools serving 946 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high 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 Clearwater County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,033 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 14.0% local, 74.1% state, and 12.0% 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 57/100, ranked #148 of 410 in Minnesota against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), and 54.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.8% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Bagley Elementary, enrolling 482 students (55% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Bagley Alp, at 2 students, a 241x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bagley Elementary accounts for 51.0% of all Bagley Public School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Bagley Public School District a distant remainder — means Bagley 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.
Bagley Public School District school enrollment varies 241× across entities
Bagley Public School District school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 482 students (highest), a spread of 480 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Bagley Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 54.3% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Bagley 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 Bagley Public School District?
Bagley Public School District has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 946 students.
How much does Bagley Public School District spend per student?
Bagley Public School District spends $14,033 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #148 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Bagley Public School District?
Bagley Public School District students are 69.8% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bagley Public School District?
Bagley Public School District has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #148 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.