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Crookston, Minnesota - 4 schools
An equity score of 73/100 ranks Crookston Public School District #57 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,340 per pupil, Crookston Public School District ranks #235 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,135
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,340
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Crookston Public School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,135 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 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 Polk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,340 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 18.7% local, 68.4% state, and 12.8% 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 73/100, ranked #57 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 414.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 36.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 57.4% White, 28.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Crookston Pre-K Program, with a diversity index of 65.4/100.
Its largest campus is Crookston Secondary, enrolling 592 students (52% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Crookston Pre-K Program, at 27 students, a 22x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Crookston Secondary accounts for 52.2% of all Crookston Public School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Crookston Public School District a distant remainder — means Crookston 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.
Crookston Public School District school enrollment varies 22× across entities
Crookston Public School District school enrollment ranges from 27 students (lowest) to 592 students (highest), a spread of 565 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Crookston Public School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 57.8% 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.
Crookston Public School District student-counselor ratio is 415:1 — 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.
Crookston Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 36.5% — 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 Crookston 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 Crookston Public School District?
Crookston Public School District has 4 schools, including 3 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,135 students.
How much does Crookston Public School District spend per student?
Crookston Public School District spends $14,340 per student. The district has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #57 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Crookston Public School District?
Crookston Public School District students are 57.4% White, 28.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Crookston Public School District?
Crookston Public School District has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #57 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.