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Cambridge, Minnesota - 17 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist #378 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,345 per pupil, Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist ranks #469 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,062
Total Enrollment
17
Schools
$11,345
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist operates 17 public schools serving 5,062 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 4 high, 4 elementary, 3 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Isanti County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,345 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 51 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 20.5% local, 67.5% 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 23/100, ranked #378 of 410 in Minnesota against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 17 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 360.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.8% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Brookside Academy, with a diversity index of 48.6/100.
Its largest campus is Cambridge-Isanti High School, enrolling 1,582 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Riverside Academy Mlp, at 3 students, a 527x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Cambridge-Isanti High School accounts for 31.3% of all Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist school enrollment varies 527× across entities
Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 1,582 students (highest), a spread of 1,579 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.
Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist student-counselor ratio is 361:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 26.3% — 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 Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist is typically wider than the Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Cambridge-Isanti 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 Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist?
Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist has 17 schools, including 4 high, 3 middle, 4 elementary, 6 combined. Total enrollment is 5,062 students.
How much does Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist spend per student?
Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist spends $11,345 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #378 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist?
Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist students are 83.8% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% African American, 2.5% Asian, averaged across 17 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist?
Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #378 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.