An equity score of 19/100 ranks St. Clair Public School District #395 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,102 per pupil, St. Clair Public School District ranks #492 of 509 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
St. Clair Public School District operates 2 public schools serving 787 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 Blue Earth County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,102 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 19.9% local, 72.3% state, and 7.8% 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 19/100, ranked #395 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 410:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.4% White, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is St. Clair Elementary, enrolling 411 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
St. Clair Elementary accounts for 50.1% of all St. Clair Public School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of St. Clair Public School District a distant remainder — means St. Clair Public School District-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.
St. Clair Public School District student-counselor ratio is 410:1 — 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.
St. Clair Public School District 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 St. Clair Public School District is typically wider than the St. Clair Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to St. Clair 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 St. Clair Public School District?
St. Clair Public School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 787 students.
How much does St. Clair Public School District spend per student?
St. Clair Public School District spends $11,102 per student. The district has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #395 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of St. Clair Public School District?
St. Clair Public School District students are 95.4% White, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for St. Clair Public School District?
St. Clair Public School District has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #395 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.