An equity score of 88/100 ranks Onamia Public School District #16 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,622 per pupil, Onamia Public School District ranks #48 of 509 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Onamia Public School District operates 5 public schools serving 564 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 1 elementary 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 Mille Lacs County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,622 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 51 of 509 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 16.7% local, 54.6% state, and 28.7% 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 88/100, ranked #16 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.
a 224:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 63.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 42.3% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Onamia Primary School, with a diversity index of 65.8/100.
Its largest campus is Onamia High School, enrolling 224 students (41% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Kokesh Area Learning Center, at 28 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Onamia High School accounts for 39.7% of all Onamia Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Onamia 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.
Onamia Public School District school enrollment varies 8.0× across entities
Onamia Public School District school enrollment ranges from 28 students (lowest) to 224 students (highest), a spread of 196 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Onamia Public School District reports 71.5% 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.
Onamia Public School District student-counselor ratio is 224:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Onamia Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 63.5% — 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 Onamia 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 Onamia Public School District?
Onamia Public School District has 5 schools, including 4 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 564 students.
How much does Onamia Public School District spend per student?
Onamia Public School District spends $20,622 per student. The district has an equity score of 88/100, ranking #16 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Onamia Public School District?
Onamia Public School District students are 42.3% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Onamia Public School District?
Onamia Public School District has an equity score of 88/100, ranking #16 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.