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East Grand Forks, Minnesota - 4 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks East Grand Forks Public Schools #324 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,318 per pupil, East Grand Forks Public Schools ranks #402 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,889
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,318
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
East Grand Forks Public Schools operates 4 public schools serving 1,889 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 $12,318 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 16.7% local, 73.4% state, and 9.9% 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 32/100, ranked #324 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.
a 383.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.8% White, 11.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is New Heights Elementary, with a diversity index of 47.7/100.
Its largest campus is East Grand Forks Senior High, enrolling 608 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
East Grand Forks Senior High accounts for 30.3% of all East Grand Forks Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means East Grand Forks Public Schools-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.
East Grand Forks Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 384:1 — 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.
East Grand Forks Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 24.2% — 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 East Grand Forks Public Schools is typically wider than the East Grand Forks Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to East Grand Forks Public Schools'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 East Grand Forks Public Schools?
East Grand Forks Public Schools has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,889 students.
How much does East Grand Forks Public Schools spend per student?
East Grand Forks Public Schools spends $12,318 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #324 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of East Grand Forks Public Schools?
East Grand Forks Public Schools students are 72.8% White, 11.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.4% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for East Grand Forks Public Schools?
East Grand Forks Public Schools has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #324 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.