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Isle, Minnesota - 3 schools
An equity score of 75/100 ranks Isle Public School District #47 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,173 per pupil, Isle Public School District ranks #123 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Isle Public School District operates 3 public schools serving 428 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Mille Lacs County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,173 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 19.8% local, 59.5% state, and 20.7% 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 75/100, ranked #47 of 410 in Minnesota against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 188:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 37.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.8% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Isle Secondary, with a diversity index of 37.4/100.
Its largest campus is Isle Elementary, enrolling 200 students (51% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Isle Area Learning Center, at 6 students, a 33x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Isle Elementary accounts for 46.7% of all Isle Public School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Isle Public School District a distant remainder — means Isle 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.
Isle Public School District school enrollment varies 33× across entities
Isle Public School District school enrollment ranges from 6 students (lowest) to 200 students (highest), a spread of 194 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Isle Public School District student-counselor ratio is 188:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Isle Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 37.3% — 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 Isle Public School District?
Isle Public School District has 3 schools, including 3 combined. Total enrollment is 428 students.
How much does Isle Public School District spend per student?
Isle Public School District spends $16,173 per student. The district has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #47 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Isle Public School District?
Isle Public School District students are 80.8% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Isle Public School District?
Isle Public School District has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #47 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.