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North Branch, Minnesota - 7 schools
An equity score of 17/100 ranks North Branch Area Public Schools #398 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,435 per pupil, North Branch Area Public Schools ranks #398 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,641
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$12,435
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
North Branch Area Public Schools operates 7 public schools serving 2,641 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 2 elementary, 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 Chisago County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,435 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 30.9% local, 60.0% state, and 9.1% 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 17/100, ranked #398 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 395.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.4% White, 6.5% Asian, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Norse Area Learning Center, with a diversity index of 37.9/100.
Sunrise River Elementary School accounts for 35.5% of all North Branch Area Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means North Branch Area Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
North Branch Area Public Schools school enrollment varies 160× across entities
North Branch Area Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 6 students (lowest) to 960 students (highest), a spread of 954 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.
North Branch Area Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 396:1 — 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.
North Branch Area Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 30.1% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to North Branch Area Public Schools'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 North Branch Area Public Schools?
North Branch Area Public Schools has 7 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 2,641 students.
How much does North Branch Area Public Schools spend per student?
North Branch Area Public Schools spends $12,435 per student. The district has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #398 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of North Branch Area Public Schools?
North Branch Area Public Schools students are 83.4% White, 6.5% Asian, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for North Branch Area Public Schools?
North Branch Area Public Schools has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #398 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.