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Saint Paul, Minnesota - 2 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Great River School #349 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,422 per pupil, Great River School ranks #465 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Great River School operates 2 public schools serving 794 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Ramsey County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,422 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 51 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 5.5% local, 91.8% state, and 2.7% 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 29/100, ranked #349 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.
and 9.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.5% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Great River School, enrolling 411 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
Great River School accounts for 51.8% of all Great River School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Great River School a distant remainder — means Great River School-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.
Great River School chronic absenteeism rate is 9.4% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Great River School has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 794 students.
How much does Great River School spend per student?
Great River School spends $11,422 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #349 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Great River School?
Great River School students are 75.5% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% African American, 2.8% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Great River School?
Great River School has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #349 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.