An equity score of 43/100 ranks Granada Huntley East Chain #257 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,018 per pupil, Granada Huntley East Chain ranks #161 of 509 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
328
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$16,018
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Granada Huntley East Chain operates 3 public schools serving 328 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 Martin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,018 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 29.9% local, 57.9% state, and 12.2% 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 43/100, ranked #257 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 105.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 28.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.2% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Granada Huntley East Chain Elem Sch, with a diversity index of 23.3/100.
Granada Huntley East Chain Elem Sch accounts for 42.1% of all Granada Huntley East Chain student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Granada Huntley East Chain-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.
Granada Huntley East Chain student-counselor ratio is 106:1 — 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.
Granada Huntley East Chain chronic absenteeism rate is 28.4% — 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 Granada Huntley East Chain is typically wider than the Granada Huntley East Chain-aggregate figure suggests.