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Two Harbors, Minnesota - 4 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Lake Superior Public School Dist. #222 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,674 per pupil, Lake Superior Public School Dist. ranks #204 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,325
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,674
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lake Superior Public School Dist. operates 4 public schools serving 1,325 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 Lake County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,674 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 34.2% local, 57.0% state, and 8.8% 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 47/100, ranked #222 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 327.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 34.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.0% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wm. M. Kelley Secondary, with a diversity index of 20.7/100.
Its largest campus is Two Harbors Secondary, enrolling 597 students (46% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is William Kelley Elementary, at 143 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Two Harbors Secondary accounts for 45.1% of all Lake Superior Public School Dist. student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lake Superior Public School Dist. a distant remainder — means Lake Superior Public School Dist.-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.
Lake Superior Public School Dist. school enrollment varies 4.2× across entities
Lake Superior Public School Dist. school enrollment ranges from 143 students (lowest) to 597 students (highest), a spread of 454 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Lake Superior Public School Dist. student-counselor ratio is 327:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Lake Superior Public School Dist. is typically wider than the Lake Superior Public School Dist.-aggregate figure suggests.
Lake Superior Public School Dist. chronic absenteeism rate is 34.0% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Lake Superior Public School Dist.'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 Lake Superior Public School Dist.?
Lake Superior Public School Dist. has 4 schools, including 4 combined. Total enrollment is 1,325 students.
How much does Lake Superior Public School Dist. spend per student?
Lake Superior Public School Dist. spends $14,674 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #222 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Lake Superior Public School Dist.?
Lake Superior Public School Dist. students are 91.0% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lake Superior Public School Dist.?
Lake Superior Public School Dist. has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #222 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.