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Janesville, Minnesota - 2 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton #149 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,440 per pupil, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton ranks #225 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton operates 2 public schools serving 697 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Waseca County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,440 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 24.6% local, 60.8% state, and 14.6% 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 57/100, ranked #149 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.
a 312:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 25.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.0% White, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American across the district's schools.
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton El.Em. accounts for 45.5% of all Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton a distant remainder — means Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton-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.
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton student-counselor ratio is 312:1 — 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 Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton is typically wider than the Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton-aggregate figure suggests.
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton chronic absenteeism rate is 25.8% — 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 Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton is typically wider than the Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton-aggregate figure suggests.