An equity score of 32/100 ranks Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools #325 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,145 per pupil, Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools ranks #489 of 509 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 491 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 middle 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 Nobles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,145 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 51 of 509 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 18.1% local, 65.1% state, and 16.8% 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 32/100, ranked #325 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.
and 17.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.9% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% White, 2.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Round Lake-Brewster Elementary accounts for 76.2% of all Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools a distant remainder — means Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools-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. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools reports 54.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. 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.
Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 17.1% — 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 Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools is typically wider than the Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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