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Ely, Minnesota - 3 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Ely Public School District #188 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,222 per pupil, Ely Public School District ranks #81 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
542
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,222
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ely Public School District operates 3 public schools serving 542 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 St. Louis County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,222 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 55.2% local, 37.5% state, and 7.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 52/100, ranked #188 of 410 in Minnesota against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 528:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.0% White, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Washington Elementary, with a diversity index of 18.8/100.
Its largest campus is Washington Elementary, enrolling 201 students (38% of the district's total enrollment).
Washington Elementary accounts for 37.1% of all Ely Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ely Public School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Ely Public School District student-counselor ratio is 528:1 — 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.
Ely Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 32.4% — 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.
How many schools are in Ely Public School District?
Ely Public School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 542 students.
How much does Ely Public School District spend per student?
Ely Public School District spends $17,222 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #188 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Ely Public School District?
Ely Public School District students are 92.0% White, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ely Public School District?
Ely Public School District has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #188 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.