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Pierz, Minnesota - 2 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Pierz Public School District #281 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,934 per pupil, Pierz Public School District ranks #436 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,252
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$11,934
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pierz Public School District operates 2 public schools serving 1,252 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Morrison County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,934 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 17.0% local, 73.5% state, and 9.5% 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 38/100, ranked #281 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 607:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.2% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Healy Secondary, enrolling 607 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
Healy Secondary accounts for 48.5% of all Pierz Public School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pierz Public School District a distant remainder — means Pierz 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.
Pierz Public School District student-counselor ratio is 607:1 — 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.
Pierz Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.5% — 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 Pierz Public School District is typically wider than the Pierz Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Pierz Public School District?
Pierz Public School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,252 students.
How much does Pierz Public School District spend per student?
Pierz Public School District spends $11,934 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #281 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Pierz Public School District?
Pierz Public School District students are 95.2% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pierz Public School District?
Pierz Public School District has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #281 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.