An equity score of 22/100 ranks Holdingford Public School District #383 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,712 per pupil, Holdingford Public School District ranks #467 of 509 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,082
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Holdingford Public School District operates 2 public schools serving 1,082 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 Stearns County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,712 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 51 of 509 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 19.0% local, 70.3% state, and 10.7% 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 22/100, ranked #383 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 509:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.3% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Holdingford Elementary, enrolling 589 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
Holdingford Elementary accounts for 53.6% of all Holdingford Public School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Holdingford Public School District a distant remainder — means Holdingford Public School District-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. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Holdingford Public School District student-counselor ratio is 509:1 — 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.
Holdingford Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 8.3% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Holdingford 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 Holdingford Public School District?
Holdingford Public School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,082 students.
How much does Holdingford Public School District spend per student?
Holdingford Public School District spends $11,712 per student. The district has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #383 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Holdingford Public School District?
Holdingford Public School District students are 96.3% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Holdingford Public School District?
Holdingford Public School District has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #383 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.