Goodhue County Education District

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Red Wing, Minnesota - 6 schools

306
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
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Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Goodhue County Education District operates 6 public schools serving 306 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle 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 Goodhue County.

The funding mix is 56.5% local, 29.5% state, and 13.9% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.

a 269.4:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 56.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.0% White, 8.1% African American, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Reach Programs, with a diversity index of 49.5/100.

Its largest campus is 5riversonline Secondary, enrolling 188 students (49% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Pathways Program Grades 6-7, at 10 students, a 19x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.

5riversonline Secondary accounts for 49.2% of all Goodhue County Education District student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Goodhue County Education District a distant remainder — means Goodhue County Education 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.

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

Goodhue County Education District school enrollment varies 19× across entities

Goodhue County Education District school enrollment ranges from 10 students (lowest) to 188 students (highest), a spread of 178 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. 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

Goodhue County Education District student-counselor ratio is 269:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts

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 Variation between sub-units within Goodhue County Education District is typically wider than the Goodhue County Education District-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection

Goodhue County Education District chronic absenteeism rate is 56.6% — 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?

13.9%
Federal
29.5%
State
56.5%
Local

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 6 schools in Goodhue County Education District.

White 72.0%
Hispanic or Latino 6.0%
African American 8.1%
Multiracial 7.6%
Other 6.2%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Student-body diversity

Average diversity index 45.0/100

Average Simpson diversity index across Goodhue County Education District's schools, above the Minnesota average of 42.8.

Most mixed schools

  1. 1 Reach Programs 49.5
  2. 2 Pathways Program Grades 6-7 46.0
  3. 3 5riversonline Elementary 44.3
  4. 4 5riversonline Secondary 42.9
  5. 5 Pathways Program Grades 8-12 42.4

Programs & Resources

269.4:1
Student-Counselor Ratio
56.6%
Chronically Absent

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

Schools in Goodhue County Education District

School Enrollment
5riversonline Secondary
188
Reach Programs
68
Tower View Alternative High School
63
Pathways Program Grades 8-12
31
5riversonline Elementary
22
Pathways Program Grades 6-7
10

How Goodhue County Education District Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Minnesota districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Cromwell-Wright Public Schools Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
Lyle Public School District Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
Rothsay Public School District Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
Venture Academy Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
Great Oaks Academy Charter School Similar size No spending data Less locally funded

Comparisons are relative to Goodhue County Education District'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 Goodhue County Education District?

Goodhue County Education District has 6 schools, including 3 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 306 students.

What is the demographic composition of Goodhue County Education District?

Goodhue County Education District students are 72.0% White, 8.1% African American, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.