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Clara City, Minnesota - 2 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Maccray School District #139 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,933 per pupil, Maccray School District ranks #185 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
736
Total Enrollment
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$14,933
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Maccray School District operates 2 public schools serving 736 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 Chippewa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,933 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 28.2% local, 63.8% state, and 8.0% 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 58/100, ranked #139 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 402:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.5% White, 15.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Maccray Secondary, enrolling 402 students (56% of the district's total enrollment).
Maccray Secondary accounts for 54.6% of all Maccray School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Maccray School District a distant remainder — means Maccray 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.
Maccray School District student-counselor ratio is 402:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Maccray School District chronic absenteeism rate is 25.9% — 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 Maccray School District is typically wider than the Maccray School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Maccray School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 736 students.
How much does Maccray School District spend per student?
Maccray School District spends $14,933 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #139 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Maccray School District?
Maccray School District students are 79.5% White, 15.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Maccray School District?
Maccray School District has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #139 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.