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Grygla, Minnesota - 2 schools
At $24,209 per pupil, Grygla Public School District ranks #15 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
135
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$24,209
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Grygla Public School District operates 2 public schools serving 135 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 Marshall County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,209 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 51 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 20.3% local, 74.3% state, and 5.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 17.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.4% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Grygla Elementary, enrolling 68 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
Grygla Elementary accounts for 50.4% of all Grygla Public School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Grygla Public School District a distant remainder — means Grygla 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.
Grygla Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.9% — 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 Grygla Public School District is typically wider than the Grygla Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Grygla Public School District'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 Grygla Public School District?
Grygla Public School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 135 students.
How much does Grygla Public School District spend per student?
Grygla Public School District spends $24,209 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Grygla Public School District?
Grygla Public School District students are 87.4% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.