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Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota - 9 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Inver Grove Heights Schools #215 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,631 per pupil, Inver Grove Heights Schools ranks #206 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,441
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$14,631
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Inver Grove Heights Schools operates 9 public schools serving 3,441 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 3 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 $14,631 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 29.7% local, 57.6% state, and 12.7% 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 48/100, ranked #215 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (20 AP courses district-wide), a 230.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 20.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.3% White, 31.1% Hispanic or Latino, 11.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Salem Hills Elementary, with a diversity index of 73.8/100.
Its largest campus is Simley Senior High, enrolling 1,030 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is 199 Online High School, at 24 students, a 43x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Simley Senior High accounts for 29.8% of all Inver Grove Heights Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Inver Grove Heights Schools-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.
Inver Grove Heights Schools school enrollment varies 43× across entities
Inver Grove Heights Schools school enrollment ranges from 24 students (lowest) to 1,030 students (highest), a spread of 1,006 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Inver Grove Heights Schools student-counselor ratio is 230:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Inver Grove Heights Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 20.7% — 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 Inver Grove Heights Schools is typically wider than the Inver Grove Heights Schools-aggregate figure suggests.