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Blue Earth, Minnesota - 4 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Blue Earth Area School District #291 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,092 per pupil, Blue Earth Area School District ranks #420 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,066
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,092
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Blue Earth Area School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,066 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 middle 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 Faribault County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,092 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 22.7% local, 63.5% state, and 13.8% 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 37/100, ranked #291 of 410 in Minnesota against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 378:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.7% White, 28.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Blue Earth Area Early Childhood Spe, with a diversity index of 59.4/100.
Blue Earth Area Elementary accounts for 48.3% of all Blue Earth Area School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Blue Earth Area School District a distant remainder — means Blue Earth Area 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.
Blue Earth Area School District school enrollment varies 64× across entities
Blue Earth Area School District school enrollment ranges from 8 students (lowest) to 515 students (highest), a spread of 507 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Blue Earth Area School District student-counselor ratio is 378:1 — 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.
Blue Earth Area School District chronic absenteeism rate is 27.8% — 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 Blue Earth Area School District is typically wider than the Blue Earth Area School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Blue Earth Area 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 Blue Earth Area School District?
Blue Earth Area School District has 4 schools, including 3 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,066 students.
How much does Blue Earth Area School District spend per student?
Blue Earth Area School District spends $12,092 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #291 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Blue Earth Area School District?
Blue Earth Area School District students are 65.7% White, 28.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Blue Earth Area School District?
Blue Earth Area School District has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #291 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.