An equity score of 84/100 ranks Mahnomen Public School District #25 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,134 per pupil, Mahnomen Public School District ranks #118 of 509 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Mahnomen Public School District operates 3 public schools serving 665 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 Mahnomen County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,134 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 6.7% local, 59.7% state, and 33.6% 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 84/100, ranked #25 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.
and 51.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 8.1% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mahnomen Secondary, with a diversity index of 48.8/100.
Its largest campus is Mahnomen Elementary, enrolling 319 students (47% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Mahnomen Area Learning Center, at 43 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mahnomen Elementary accounts for 47.3% of all Mahnomen Public School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mahnomen Public School District a distant remainder — means Mahnomen 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. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Mahnomen Public School District school enrollment varies 7.4× across entities
Mahnomen Public School District school enrollment ranges from 43 students (lowest) to 319 students (highest), a spread of 276 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.
Mahnomen Public School District reports 70.4% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Mahnomen Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 51.1% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Mahnomen 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 Mahnomen Public School District?
Mahnomen Public School District has 3 schools, including 3 combined. Total enrollment is 665 students.
How much does Mahnomen Public School District spend per student?
Mahnomen Public School District spends $17,134 per student. The district has an equity score of 84/100, ranking #25 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Mahnomen Public School District?
Mahnomen Public School District students are 8.1% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mahnomen Public School District?
Mahnomen Public School District has an equity score of 84/100, ranking #25 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.