At $15,589 per pupil, Browns Valley Public School Dist ranks #181 of 509 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Browns Valley Public School Dist operates 2 public schools serving 180 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 Traverse County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,589 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 509 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 11.1% local, 70.3% state, and 18.6% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 128.1:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 20.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 32.9% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Browns Valley Elementary, enrolling 128 students (62% of the district's total enrollment).
Browns Valley Elementary accounts for 62.4% of all Browns Valley Public School Dist student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Browns Valley Public School Dist a distant remainder — means Browns Valley Public School Dist-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Browns Valley Public School Dist reports 52.9% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Browns Valley Public School Dist student-counselor ratio is 128:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Browns Valley Public School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 20.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Browns Valley Public School Dist is typically wider than the Browns Valley Public School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Browns Valley Public School Dist'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 Browns Valley Public School Dist?
Browns Valley Public School Dist has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 180 students.
How much does Browns Valley Public School Dist spend per student?
Browns Valley Public School Dist spends $15,589 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Browns Valley Public School Dist?
Browns Valley Public School Dist students are 32.9% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.