Cannon Valley Special Education Coo

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Faribault, Minnesota - 3 schools

90
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
-
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Cannon Valley Special Education Coo operates 3 public schools serving 90 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high 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 Rice County.

The funding mix is 18.2% local, 81.2% state, and 0.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.

and 47.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.3% White, 17.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Laura Baker Sun Program, with a diversity index of 57.4/100.

Its largest campus is Cvsec Step, enrolling 47 students (48% of the district's total enrollment).

Cvsec Step accounts for 48.5% of all Cannon Valley Special Education Coo student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Cannon Valley Special Education Coo a distant remainder — means Cannon Valley Special Education Coo-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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Cannon Valley Special Education Coo school enrollment varies 2.6× across entities

Cannon Valley Special Education Coo school enrollment ranges from 18 students (lowest) to 47 students (highest), a spread of 29 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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Cannon Valley Special Education Coo has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 60.7% 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.

Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system

Cannon Valley Special Education Coo chronic absenteeism rate is 47.4% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)

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 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

0.7%
Federal
81.2%
State
18.2%
Local

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 3 schools in Cannon Valley Special Education Coo.

White 65.3%
Hispanic or Latino 17.1%
African American 9.8%
Asian 1.7%
Multiracial 6.2%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Student-body diversity

Average diversity index 52.4/100

Average Simpson diversity index across Cannon Valley Special Education Coo's schools, above the Minnesota average of 42.8.

Most mixed schools

  1. 1 Laura Baker Sun Program 57.4
  2. 2 Cvsec Step 51.3
  3. 3 Alexander Learning Academy 48.5

Programs & Resources

47.4%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Cannon Valley Special Education Coo

School Enrollment
Cvsec Step
47
Alexander Learning Academy
32
Laura Baker Sun Program
18

How Cannon Valley Special Education Coo Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Minnesota districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Mn River Valley Education District Similar size No spending data More locally funded
Face to Face Academy Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
La Crescent Montessori & Stem Schoo Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
Ridgeway Community School Similar size No spending data Similar funding mix
Bdote Learning Center Similar size No spending data Less locally funded

Comparisons are relative to Cannon Valley Special Education Coo's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Cannon Valley Special Education Coo?

Cannon Valley Special Education Coo has 3 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 90 students.

What is the demographic composition of Cannon Valley Special Education Coo?

Cannon Valley Special Education Coo students are 65.3% White, 17.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% African American, 1.7% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.