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Austin, Minnesota - 11 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Austin Public School District #153 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,871 per pupil, Austin Public School District ranks #190 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,120
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$14,871
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Austin Public School District operates 11 public schools serving 5,120 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 4 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Mower County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,871 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 17.0% local, 68.0% state, and 15.0% 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 56/100, ranked #153 of 410 in Minnesota against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 538.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 41.1% White, 32.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Banfield Elementary, with a diversity index of 73.8/100.
Its largest campus is Austin Senior High, enrolling 1,485 students (27% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Austin Community Learning Center, at 87 students, a 17x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Austin Senior High accounts for 26.9% of all Austin Public School District student enrollment
That concentration means Austin Public School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Austin Public School District school enrollment varies 17× across entities
Austin Public School District school enrollment ranges from 87 students (lowest) to 1,485 students (highest), a spread of 1,398 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Austin Public School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 57.8% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Austin Public School District student-counselor ratio is 539:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Austin Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 30.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Austin 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 Austin Public School District?
Austin Public School District has 11 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 5,120 students.
How much does Austin Public School District spend per student?
Austin Public School District spends $14,871 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #153 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Austin Public School District?
Austin Public School District students are 41.1% White, 32.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.5% Asian, 7.6% African American, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Austin Public School District?
Austin Public School District has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #153 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.