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Menahga, Minnesota - 2 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Menahga Public School District #348 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,485 per pupil, Menahga Public School District ranks #464 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
964
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$11,485
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Menahga Public School District operates 2 public schools serving 964 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 Wadena County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,485 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 51 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 13.2% local, 76.9% state, and 9.9% 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 29/100, ranked #348 of 410 in Minnesota against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 11.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.3% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Menahga Elementary, enrolling 537 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
Menahga Elementary accounts for 54.4% of all Menahga Public School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Menahga Public School District a distant remainder — means Menahga Public 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.
Menahga Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 11.3% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Menahga 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 Menahga Public School District?
Menahga Public School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 964 students.
How much does Menahga Public School District spend per student?
Menahga Public School District spends $11,485 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #348 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Menahga Public School District?
Menahga Public School District students are 94.3% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Menahga Public School District?
Menahga Public School District has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #348 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.