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Butterfield, Minnesota - 2 schools
An equity score of 77/100 ranks Butterfield-Odin Public Schools #45 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,633 per pupil, Butterfield-Odin Public Schools ranks #205 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Butterfield-Odin Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 227 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Watonwan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,633 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 12.2% local, 75.3% state, and 12.5% 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 77/100, ranked #45 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 106.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 34.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.8% Hispanic or Latino, 27.0% White, 3.7% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Butterfield Elementary, enrolling 110 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
Butterfield Elementary accounts for 48.5% of all Butterfield-Odin Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Butterfield-Odin Public Schools a distant remainder — means Butterfield-Odin Public Schools-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.
Butterfield-Odin Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 52.3% 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.
Butterfield-Odin Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 107:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Butterfield-Odin Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 34.3% — 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 Butterfield-Odin Public Schools'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 Butterfield-Odin Public Schools?
Butterfield-Odin Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 227 students.
How much does Butterfield-Odin Public Schools spend per student?
Butterfield-Odin Public Schools spends $14,633 per student. The district has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #45 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Butterfield-Odin Public Schools?
Butterfield-Odin Public Schools students are 68.8% Hispanic or Latino, 27.0% White, 3.7% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Butterfield-Odin Public Schools?
Butterfield-Odin Public Schools has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #45 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.