At $18,790 per pupil, Lancaster Public School District ranks #71 of 509 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Lancaster Public School District operates 2 public schools serving 181 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 Kittson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,790 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 509 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 23.4% local, 62.1% state, and 14.5% 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 17.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.3% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Lancaster Elementary, enrolling 122 students (59% of the district's total enrollment).
Lancaster Elementary accounts for 58.7% of all Lancaster Public School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lancaster Public School District a distant remainder — means Lancaster 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.
Lancaster Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.5% — 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 Lancaster Public School District is typically wider than the Lancaster Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Lancaster 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 Lancaster Public School District?
Lancaster Public School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 181 students.
How much does Lancaster Public School District spend per student?
Lancaster Public School District spends $18,790 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Lancaster Public School District?
Lancaster Public School District students are 91.3% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.