At $16,392 per pupil, Climax-Shelly Public Schools ranks #147 of 509 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
189
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$16,392
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Climax-Shelly Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 189 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 Polk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,392 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 19.5% local, 68.4% 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.
a 79.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 44.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.2% White, 19.4% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Climax Secondary, enrolling 94 students (59% of the district's total enrollment).
Climax Secondary accounts for 49.7% of all Climax-Shelly Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Climax-Shelly Public Schools a distant remainder — means Climax-Shelly Public Schools-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. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Climax-Shelly Public Schools reports 58.6% 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.
Climax-Shelly Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 80:1 — 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.
Climax-Shelly Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 44.5% — 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.
How many schools are in Climax-Shelly Public Schools?
Climax-Shelly Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 189 students.
How much does Climax-Shelly Public Schools spend per student?
Climax-Shelly Public Schools spends $16,392 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Climax-Shelly Public Schools?
Climax-Shelly Public Schools students are 69.2% White, 19.4% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.