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Virginia, Minnesota - 4 schools
At $62,072 per pupil, Northland Learning Center ranks #2 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
142
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$62,072
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Northland Learning Center operates 4 public schools serving 142 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high 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 St. Louis County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $62,072 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 51 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 45.9% local, 24.2% state, and 29.9% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one.
a 26:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 75.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.0% White, 2.8% African American, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Northland Learning Center 020, with a diversity index of 47.7/100.
Its largest campus is Northland Learning Center 020, enrolling 64 students (39% of the district's total enrollment).
Northland Learning Center 020 accounts for 39.3% of all Northland Learning Center student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Northland Learning Center-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.
Northland Learning Center school enrollment varies 2.6× across entities
Northland Learning Center school enrollment ranges from 25 students (lowest) to 64 students (highest), a spread of 39 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.
Northland Learning Center has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 73.3% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Northland Learning Center student-counselor ratio is 26:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Northland Learning Center chronic absenteeism rate is 75.0% — 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.
How many schools are in Northland Learning Center?
Northland Learning Center has 4 schools, including 3 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 142 students.
How much does Northland Learning Center spend per student?
Northland Learning Center spends $62,072 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Northland Learning Center?
Northland Learning Center students are 74.0% White, 2.8% African American, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.