An equity score of 26/100 ranks Chisago Lakes School District #363 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,275 per pupil, Chisago Lakes School District ranks #368 of 509 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,378
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$13,275
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Chisago Lakes School District operates 6 public schools serving 3,378 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle 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 Chisago County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,275 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 509 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 29.5% local, 63.5% state, and 7.0% 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 26/100, ranked #363 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 546.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.2% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Chisago Lakes Senior High, with a diversity index of 18.9/100.
Its largest campus is Chisago Lakes Senior High, enrolling 1,053 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Chisago Lakes Family Center, at 41 students, a 26x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Chisago Lakes Senior High accounts for 31.2% of all Chisago Lakes School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Chisago Lakes School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Chisago Lakes School District school enrollment varies 26× across entities
Chisago Lakes School District school enrollment ranges from 41 students (lowest) to 1,053 students (highest), a spread of 1,012 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Chisago Lakes School District student-counselor ratio is 547:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Chisago Lakes School District chronic absenteeism rate is 30.7% — 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 Chisago Lakes 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 Chisago Lakes School District?
Chisago Lakes School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 3,378 students.
How much does Chisago Lakes School District spend per student?
Chisago Lakes School District spends $13,275 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #363 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Chisago Lakes School District?
Chisago Lakes School District students are 91.2% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian, 0.6% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Chisago Lakes School District?
Chisago Lakes School District has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #363 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.