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Long Lake, Minnesota - 5 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Orono Public School District #323 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,971 per pupil, Orono Public School District ranks #183 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,887
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,971
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Orono Public School District operates 5 public schools serving 2,887 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Hennepin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,971 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 44.9% local, 49.0% state, and 6.1% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 32/100, ranked #323 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (21 AP courses district-wide), a 520.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.0% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Schumann Elementary, with a diversity index of 26.3/100.
Its largest campus is Orono Senior High, enrolling 961 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Orono Discovery Center, at 28 students, a 34x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Orono Senior High accounts for 32.2% of all Orono Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Orono Public School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Orono Public School District school enrollment varies 34× across entities
Orono Public School District school enrollment ranges from 28 students (lowest) to 961 students (highest), a spread of 933 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Orono Public School District student-counselor ratio is 520:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Orono Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.4% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Orono Public School District is typically wider than the Orono Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Orono Public School District?
Orono Public School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 2,887 students.
How much does Orono Public School District spend per student?
Orono Public School District spends $14,971 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #323 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Orono Public School District?
Orono Public School District students are 88.0% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Orono Public School District?
Orono Public School District has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #323 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.