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Barnum, Minnesota - 2 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Barnum Public School District #255 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,494 per pupil, Barnum Public School District ranks #391 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Barnum Public School District operates 2 public schools serving 696 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 Carlton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,494 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 15.2% local, 71.1% state, and 13.7% 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 43/100, ranked #255 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.
a 330:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 55.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.8% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Barnum Elementary, enrolling 348 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Barnum Elementary accounts for 50.0% of all Barnum Public School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Barnum Public School District a distant remainder — means Barnum 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.
Barnum Public School District student-counselor ratio is 330:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Barnum Public School District is typically wider than the Barnum Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Barnum Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 55.8% — 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 Barnum 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 Barnum Public School District?
Barnum Public School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 696 students.
How much does Barnum Public School District spend per student?
Barnum Public School District spends $12,494 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #255 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Barnum Public School District?
Barnum Public School District students are 87.8% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Barnum Public School District?
Barnum Public School District has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #255 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.