At $18,974 per pupil, Tri-County School District ranks #68 of 509 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
189
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$18,974
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Tri-County School District operates 2 public schools serving 189 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 Kittson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,974 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 509 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 25.5% local, 59.1% state, and 15.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 447.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.3% White, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Karlstad Elementary, enrolling 96 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
Karlstad Elementary accounts for 50.8% of all Tri-County School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Tri-County School District a distant remainder — means Tri-County 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.
Tri-County School District student-counselor ratio is 448:1 — 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.
Tri-County School District chronic absenteeism rate is 21.0% — 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 Tri-County School District is typically wider than the Tri-County School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Tri-County School District?
Tri-County School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 189 students.
How much does Tri-County School District spend per student?
Tri-County School District spends $18,974 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Tri-County School District?
Tri-County School District students are 93.3% White, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% African American, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.