NCES CCD 2024-25 5 schools MN

Best-Resourced Schools in La Crescent, MN

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5 public K-12 schools in La Crescent from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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5
Schools
1,099
Students
43.8/100
Avg Resource Index
14.3:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Middle-of-corpus city profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, La Crescent has more public-school enrollment than 3% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. La Crescent sits in the broad middle of the national city distribution rather than at a single obvious extreme. Its scale, average Resource Investment Index, and staffing position need to be read together: a middle placement on one measure does not cancel a stronger or weaker result on another. The percentile panel makes those dimensions explicit, and the school table shows where the city aggregate breaks into materially different campus profiles.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

2 of La Crescent's 5 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Governance mix is central to a fair comparison

2 of 5 listed La Crescent campuses are reported as charters, so district-run and charter records occupy substantial shares of the same city view. They may follow different governance, enrollment, and program structures even when their mailing city matches. The 13-point gap between La Crescent-Hokah Elementary and La Crescent Senior High should be read within that context, not as a single-system league table. Check charter status and district affiliation before comparing two nearby schools, and verify current admissions rules with the operator.

City enrollment
Top 97%
School count
Top 99%
Resource Index average
64th percentile
Teacher staffing
63rd percentile

La Crescent-Hokah Elementary accounts for 32.7% of all La Crescent public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means La Crescent-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: Combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

La Crescent school enrollment varies 7.8× across entities

La Crescent school enrollment ranges from 46 students (lowest) to 359 students (highest), a spread of 313 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

La Crescent student-teacher ratio is 14.3:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within La Crescent is typically wider than the La Crescent-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

2 of La Crescent's 5 listed schools are charters

40% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. La Crescent-Hokah Elementary 51
2. La Crescent-Hokah Middle School 45
3. La Crescent Montessori & Stem Acad 45
4. La Crescent Sec Montessori/Stem 40
5. La Crescent Senior High 38

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Which La Crescent school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

La Crescent-Hokah Elementary has the highest Resource Investment Index among the La Crescent schools in this federal-data comparison at 51/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in La Crescent, MN? ▼

La Crescent has 5 public schools with a total enrollment of 1,099 students. 2 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 14.3:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.