Littlefork-Big Falls School District

Listed by NCES as Littlefork-Big Falls School Dist. (district ID 2718270)

Public school district · Koochiching County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2718270

Littlefork-Big Falls School District spent $17,399 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 72% of the other Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,094). Its 2 schools enrolled 402 students in 2024-25; 72.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,753 per student, down 3.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (Minnesota: 83.3%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Minnesota districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Littlefork-Big Falls in enrollment (314 to 341 students) and Littlefork-Big Falls itself.

Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Littlefork-Big Falls, FY23Northeast College Prep $20,778; Kelliher $20,699; Littlefork-Big Falls $17,399; Upsala Area Schools $16,598; Friendship Academy of the Arts $16,416; Granada Huntley East Chain $16,018; Hills-Beaver Creek ISD #671 $14,801; Ashby Public Schools $12,689; Art and Science Academy $11,602; Gentry Academy $10,545; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.5k10k15k20k25kNortheast College Prep$20,778Kelliher$20,699Littlefork-Big Falls$17,399Upsala Area Schools$16,598Friendship Academy of the Arts$16,416Granada Huntley East Chain$16,018Hills-Beaver Creek ISD #671$14,801Ashby Public Schools$12,689Art and Science Academy$11,602Gentry Academy$10,545State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Littlefork-Big Falls, FY23Northeast College Prep $20,778; Kelliher $20,699; Littlefork-Big Falls $17,399; Upsala Area Schools $16,598; Friendship Academy of the Arts $16,416; Granada Huntley East Chain $16,018; Hills-Beaver Creek ISD #671 $14,801; Ashby Public Schools $12,689; Art and Science Academy $11,602; Gentry Academy $10,545; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.5k10k15k20k25kNortheast College Prep$20,778Kelliher$20,699Littlefork-Big Falls$17,399Upsala Area Schools$16,598Friendship Academy of the Arts$16,416Granada Huntley East Chain$16,018Hills-Beaver Creek ISD #671$14,801Ashby Public Schools$12,689Art and Science Academy$11,602Gentry Academy$10,545State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Littlefork-Big Falls, FY23Northeast College Prep $20,778; Kelliher $20,699; Littlefork-Big Falls $17,399; Upsala Area Schools $16,598; Friendship Academy of the Arts $16,416; Granada Huntley East Chain $16,018; Hills-Beaver Creek ISD #671 $14,801; Ashby Public Schools $12,689; Art and Science Academy $11,602; Gentry Academy $10,545; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.5k15k25kNortheast College Prep$20,778Kelliher$20,699Littlefork-Big Falls$17,399Upsala Area Schools$16,598Friendship Academy of the Arts$16,416Granada Huntley East Chain$16,018Hills-Beaver Creek ISD #671$14,801Ashby Public Schools$12,689Art and Science Academy$11,602Gentry Academy$10,545State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Littlefork-Big Falls, FY23Northeast College Prep $20,778; Kelliher $20,699; Littlefork-Big Falls $17,399; Upsala Area Schools $16,598; Friendship Academy of the Arts $16,416; Granada Huntley East Chain $16,018; Hills-Beaver Creek ISD #671 $14,801; Ashby Public Schools $12,689; Art and Science Academy $11,602; Gentry Academy $10,545; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.5k15k25kNortheast College Prep$20,778Kelliher$20,699Littlefork-Big Falls$17,399Upsala Area Schools$16,598Friendship Academy of the Arts$16,416Granada Huntley East Chain$16,018Hills-Beaver Creek ISD #671$14,801Ashby Public Schools$12,689Art and Science Academy$11,602Gentry Academy$10,545State median, under 1,000 students $15,094

Where the money came from

$6,185,000 in revenue: 72.0% state, 23.9% local and 4.1% federal. Total spending including $1,346,000 of capital outlay was $7,794,000, or $23,762 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Littlefork-Big Falls School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,455,000; Local $1,477,000; Federal $253,000; total $6,185,000.
  • State$4,455,000 72%
  • Local$1,477,000 24%
  • Federal$253,000 4%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 346 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

328 students in 2022-23, 369 students in 2023-24, 402 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Littlefork-Big Falls School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 328, 2023-24: 369, 2024-25: 40202004006002022-233282023-243692024-25402
Littlefork-Big Falls School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 328, 2023-24: 369, 2024-25: 40202004006002022-233282023-243692024-25402
Littlefork-Big Falls School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 328, 2023-24: 369, 2024-25: 40202004006002022-233282023-243692024-25402
Littlefork-Big Falls School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 328, 2023-24: 369, 2024-25: 40202004006002022-233282023-243692024-25402

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332819.916.5
2023-2436924.914.8
2024-2540224.516.4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$1,499,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,570 per student

Littlefork-Big Falls School District booked $1,499,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 20 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $75,516 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 83 in 100 Minnesota districts with a figure (state median $62,418, 464 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Minnesota teacher salary at $68,491 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$1,407,00093.9%
Vocational$92,0006.1%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,700 in 2018-19, $4,003 in 2019-20, $4,670 in 2020-21, $4,207 in 2021-22, $4,570 in 2022-23.

Littlefork-Big Falls School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,700, 2019-20: $4,003, 2020-21: $4,670, 2021-22: $4,207, 2022-23: $4,57002k4k6k2018-19$3,7002019-20$4,0032020-21$4,6702021-22$4,2072022-23$4,570
Littlefork-Big Falls School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,700, 2019-20: $4,003, 2020-21: $4,670, 2021-22: $4,207, 2022-23: $4,57002k4k6k2018-19$3,7002019-20$4,0032020-21$4,6702021-22$4,2072022-23$4,570
Littlefork-Big Falls School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,700, 2019-20: $4,003, 2020-21: $4,670, 2021-22: $4,207, 2022-23: $4,57002k4k6k2018-19$3,7002019-20$4,0032020-21$4,6702021-22$4,2072022-23$4,570
Littlefork-Big Falls School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,700, 2019-20: $4,003, 2020-21: $4,670, 2021-22: $4,207, 2022-23: $4,57002k4k6k2018-19$3,7002019-20$4,0032020-21$4,6702021-22$4,2072022-23$4,570

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Littlefork-Big Falls School District scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading and 50-54% in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMinnesotaStudents tested
Reading and language arts45-49%51.1%170
Math50-54%44.8%156

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80% or more of the 20 students in Littlefork-Big Falls School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMinnesota
Four-year graduation rate80% or more83.3%
Students in the class2069,945

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 216 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Littlefork-Big Falls Elementary21618.136.6%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 186 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary18614.832.3%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Littlefork-Big Falls School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Littlefork-Big Falls School District

  1. Minnesota districts by spending per studentLittlefork-Big Falls School District ranks 96 of 346 Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,399).#96 of 346
  2. Every school district in MinnesotaLittlefork-Big Falls School District is the number 359 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 328 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#359 of 543
  3. Kelliher Public School DistrictThe next larger Minnesota district: 329 students in fall 2022, $20,699 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,699
  4. Friendship Academy of the ArtsThe next smaller Minnesota district: 327 students in fall 2022, $16,416 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,416
  5. Compare Littlefork-Big Falls School District with Kelliher Public School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary, its largest high school186 students in 2024-25, 14.8 per teacher.186
  7. Teacher salary spending across MinnesotaLittlefork-Big Falls School District spent $75,516 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,418); spending, not a salary.$75,516
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Littlefork-Big Falls School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Littlefork-Big Falls School District?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 402 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Littlefork-Big Falls School District spend per student?
    $17,399 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Minnesota median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $15,094 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,753 per student, down 3.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Littlefork-Big Falls School District's money come from?
    $6,185,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 72.0% state, 23.9% local and 4.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Littlefork-Big Falls School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 28 of the 198 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 14.1%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Littlefork-Big Falls School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,499,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,570 per student. Divided by the 20 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $75,516 per teacher, more than 83 in 100 Minnesota districts (state median $62,418). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Minnesota teacher salary at $68,491 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Littlefork-Big Falls School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Littlefork-Big Falls School District scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading and 50-54% in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Littlefork-Big Falls School District?
    80% or more of the 20 students in Littlefork-Big Falls School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Littlefork-Big Falls School District's NCES district ID?
    2718270. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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