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Farmington, Minnesota - 9 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Farmington Public School District #341 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,555 per pupil, Farmington Public School District ranks #382 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,800
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$12,555
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Farmington Public School District operates 9 public schools serving 6,800 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 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 Dakota County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,555 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 30.3% local, 62.5% state, and 7.2% 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 29/100, ranked #341 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 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 434.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.5% White, 12.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is North Trail Elementary, with a diversity index of 64.0/100.
Its largest campus is Farmington High School, enrolling 2,153 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Dakota Prairie Area Learning Center, at 1 students, a 2153x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Farmington High School accounts for 31.7% of all Farmington Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Farmington 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.
Farmington Public School District school enrollment varies 2153× across entities
Farmington Public School District school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 2,153 students (highest), a spread of 2,152 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.
Farmington Public School District student-counselor ratio is 435:1 — 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.
Farmington Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 20.5% — 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 Farmington Public School District is typically wider than the Farmington Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Farmington 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 Farmington Public School District?
Farmington Public School District has 9 schools, including 1 high, 2 middle, 6 combined. Total enrollment is 6,800 students.
How much does Farmington Public School District spend per student?
Farmington Public School District spends $12,555 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #341 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Farmington Public School District?
Farmington Public School District students are 69.5% White, 12.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% African American, 4.2% Asian, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Farmington Public School District?
Farmington Public School District has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #341 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.