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Sebeka, Minnesota - 2 schools
An equity score of 78/100 ranks Sebeka Public School District #40 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,947 per pupil, Sebeka Public School District ranks #136 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
473
Total Enrollment
2
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$15,947
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sebeka Public School District operates 2 public schools serving 473 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 Wadena County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,947 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 18.3% local, 63.0% state, and 18.7% 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 78/100, ranked #40 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 451:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.7% White, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Sebeka Secondary, enrolling 233 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
Sebeka Secondary accounts for 49.3% of all Sebeka Public School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Sebeka Public School District a distant remainder — means Sebeka 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.
Sebeka Public School District student-counselor ratio is 451:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Sebeka Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 8.9% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Sebeka 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 Sebeka Public School District?
Sebeka Public School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 473 students.
How much does Sebeka Public School District spend per student?
Sebeka Public School District spends $15,947 per student. The district has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #40 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Sebeka Public School District?
Sebeka Public School District students are 92.7% White, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sebeka Public School District?
Sebeka Public School District has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #40 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.