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Mora, Minnesota - 4 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Mora Public School District #277 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,212 per pupil, Mora Public School District ranks #409 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,642
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,212
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mora Public School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,642 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Kanabec County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,212 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 25.1% local, 66.0% state, and 8.9% 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 39/100, ranked #277 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.
a 478.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 39.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.2% White, 2.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mora Elementary School, with a diversity index of 24.8/100.
Its largest campus is Mora Elementary School, enrolling 862 students (52% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Mora Middle Level Alc, at 12 students, a 72x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mora Elementary School accounts for 52.1% of all Mora Public School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mora Public School District a distant remainder — means Mora 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.
Mora Public School District school enrollment varies 72× across entities
Mora Public School District school enrollment ranges from 12 students (lowest) to 862 students (highest), a spread of 850 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Mora Public School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 53.6% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Mora Public School District student-counselor ratio is 478:1 — 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.
Mora Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 39.7% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
How many schools are in Mora Public School District?
Mora Public School District has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,642 students.
How much does Mora Public School District spend per student?
Mora Public School District spends $12,212 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #277 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Mora Public School District?
Mora Public School District students are 89.2% White, 2.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mora Public School District?
Mora Public School District has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #277 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.