About Barnum Public School District
Barnum Public School District is a public school system serving Carlton County, Minnesota, based in Barnum. It serves 660 students across 2 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a rural: distant district. By enrollment it is the #240 largest of Minnesota’s 535 school systems.
Size and structure
Barnum Public School District enrolls 660 students in 2 schools — an average of about 330 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #240 of 535 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Barnum Public School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (660 students reported):
For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.
Teachers & staff
Barnum Public School District employs about 46 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 14.5:1 — below the Minnesota average of about 15.0:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 98.
Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.
How Minnesota funds schools
District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Barnum Public School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.
Report card & state results
Minnesota’s accountability system, North Star, is published through the Minnesota Report Card, covering achievement, growth, graduation, progress toward English-language proficiency and consistent attendance rather than a single A–F grade. Look up Barnum Public School District on the Minnesota Report Card.
Accreditation status
Minnesota has no state accreditation requirement for public districts; where districts pursue voluntary accreditation they generally work with Cognia, the de facto K-12 accreditor. Look up Barnum Public School District in the free Cognia registry.
Barnum Public School District vs. Minnesota
See every Minnesota district side by side in the Minnesota directory.
Look up Barnum Public School District’s full data
These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):