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Grove City, Minnesota - 3 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks A.C.G.C. Public School District #120 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,371 per pupil, A.C.G.C. Public School District ranks #233 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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District-Level NCES Analysis
A.C.G.C. Public School District operates 3 public schools serving 851 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary 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 Meeker County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,371 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 22.1% local, 61.2% state, and 16.7% 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 61/100, ranked #120 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 472.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.9% White, 13.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is A.C.G.C. Elementary, with a diversity index of 33.5/100.
Its largest campus is A.C.G.C. Secondary, enrolling 390 students (44% of the district's total enrollment).
A.C.G.C. Secondary accounts for 43.7% of all A.C.G.C. Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means A.C.G.C. 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.
A.C.G.C. Public School District school enrollment varies 2.9× across entities
A.C.G.C. Public School District school enrollment ranges from 134 students (lowest) to 390 students (highest), a spread of 256 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
A.C.G.C. Public School District student-counselor ratio is 472:1 — 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.
A.C.G.C. Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 23.2% — 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 A.C.G.C. Public School District is typically wider than the A.C.G.C. Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to A.C.G.C. 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 A.C.G.C. Public School District?
A.C.G.C. Public School District has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 851 students.
How much does A.C.G.C. Public School District spend per student?
A.C.G.C. Public School District spends $14,371 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #120 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of A.C.G.C. Public School District?
A.C.G.C. Public School District students are 81.9% White, 13.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for A.C.G.C. Public School District?
A.C.G.C. Public School District has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #120 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.