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Caledonia, Minnesota - 3 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Caledonia Public School District #232 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,750 per pupil, Caledonia Public School District ranks #367 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
730
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,750
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Caledonia Public School District operates 3 public schools serving 730 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Houston County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,750 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 19.9% local, 67.7% state, and 12.4% 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 46/100, ranked #232 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.
a 363:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.5% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Caledonia Elementary, with a diversity index of 12.9/100.
Its largest campus is Caledonia Elementary, enrolling 295 students (43% of the district's total enrollment).
Caledonia Elementary accounts for 40.4% of all Caledonia Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Caledonia 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.
Caledonia Public School District school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Caledonia Public School District school enrollment ranges from 138 students (lowest) to 295 students (highest), a spread of 157 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.
Caledonia Public School District student-counselor ratio is 363:1 — 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.
Caledonia Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 8.0% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to Caledonia 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 Caledonia Public School District?
Caledonia Public School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 730 students.
How much does Caledonia Public School District spend per student?
Caledonia Public School District spends $12,750 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #232 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Caledonia Public School District?
Caledonia Public School District students are 94.5% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Caledonia Public School District?
Caledonia Public School District has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #232 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.