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Cologne, Minnesota - 2 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Cologne Academy #179 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,970 per pupil, Cologne Academy ranks #432 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Cologne Academy operates 2 public schools serving 689 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary 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 Carver County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,970 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 5.8% local, 86.0% state, and 8.1% 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 53/100, ranked #179 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 679:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.7% White, 9.7% Asian, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Cologne Academy, enrolling 679 students (97% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Cologne Academy Online, at 22 students, a 31x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Cologne Academy accounts for 96.9% of all Cologne Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Cologne Academy a distant remainder — means Cologne Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Cologne Academy student-counselor ratio is 679:1 — 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.
Cologne Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 27.1% — 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 Cologne Academy is typically wider than the Cologne Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
Cologne Academy has 2 schools, including 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 689 students.
How much does Cologne Academy spend per student?
Cologne Academy spends $11,970 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #179 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Cologne Academy?
Cologne Academy students are 82.7% White, 9.7% Asian, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cologne Academy?
Cologne Academy has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #179 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.