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Red Lake, Minnesota - 8 schools
An equity score of 93/100 ranks Red Lake Public School District #6 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,444 per pupil, Red Lake Public School District ranks #12 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,437
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$26,444
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Red Lake Public School District operates 8 public schools serving 1,437 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 2 high, 2 middle, 1 elementary schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Beltrami County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $26,444 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 0.9% local, 59.2% state, and 39.9% 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 93/100, ranked #6 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.
and 87.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% White, 0.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Red Lake Early Childhood Center, with a diversity index of 9.8/100.
Its largest campus is Red Lake Elementary, enrolling 526 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Red Lake Middle Level Alc, at 3 students, a 175x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Red Lake Elementary accounts for 34.7% of all Red Lake Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Red Lake Public School District-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.
Red Lake Public School District school enrollment varies 175× across entities
Red Lake Public School District school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 526 students (highest), a spread of 523 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.
Red Lake Public School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 78.3% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Red Lake Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 87.7% — 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 Red Lake 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 Red Lake Public School District?
Red Lake Public School District has 8 schools, including 1 elementary, 2 high, 2 middle, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 1,437 students.
How much does Red Lake Public School District spend per student?
Red Lake Public School District spends $26,444 per student. The district has an equity score of 93/100, ranking #6 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Red Lake Public School District?
Red Lake Public School District students are 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% White, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Red Lake Public School District?
Red Lake Public School District has an equity score of 93/100, ranking #6 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.