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Edina, Minnesota - 13 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Edina Public School District #260 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,558 per pupil, Edina Public School District ranks #212 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,610
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$14,558
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Edina Public School District operates 13 public schools serving 8,610 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 3 combined, 2 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Hennepin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,558 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 44.6% local, 50.7% state, and 4.8% 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 42/100, ranked #260 of 410 in Minnesota against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (25 AP courses district-wide), a 425.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.3% White, 13.4% African American, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cornelia Elementary, with a diversity index of 69.2/100.
Its largest campus is Edina Senior High, enrolling 2,641 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Special Ed-Non Public, at 7 students, a 377x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Edina Senior High accounts for 30.2% of all Edina Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Edina Public School District-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.
Edina Public School District school enrollment varies 377× across entities
Edina Public School District school enrollment ranges from 7 students (lowest) to 2,641 students (highest), a spread of 2,634 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Edina Public School District student-counselor ratio is 425:1 — 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.
Edina Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 12.7% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
How many schools are in Edina Public School District?
Edina Public School District has 13 schools, including 1 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 8,610 students.
How much does Edina Public School District spend per student?
Edina Public School District spends $14,558 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #260 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Edina Public School District?
Edina Public School District students are 66.3% White, 13.4% African American, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% Asian, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Edina Public School District?
Edina Public School District has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #260 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.