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Lake Crystal, Minnesota - 3 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial #298 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,501 per pupil, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial ranks #390 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial operates 3 public schools serving 969 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Blue Earth County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,501 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 26.9% local, 63.4% state, and 9.7% 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 36/100, ranked #298 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.
a 338:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.1% White, 8.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lcwm Ecse, with a diversity index of 30.4/100.
Its largest campus is Lk Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Sec, enrolling 506 students (53% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lcwm Ecse, at 28 students, a 18x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lk Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Sec accounts for 52.2% of all Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial a distant remainder — means Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial-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.
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial school enrollment varies 18× across entities
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial school enrollment ranges from 28 students (lowest) to 506 students (highest), a spread of 478 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.
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial student-counselor ratio is 338:1 — 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 Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial is typically wider than the Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial-aggregate figure suggests.
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial chronic absenteeism rate is 22.7% — 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 Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial is typically wider than the Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial'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 Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial?
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial has 3 schools, including 3 combined. Total enrollment is 969 students.
How much does Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial spend per student?
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial spends $12,501 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #298 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial?
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial students are 88.1% White, 8.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial?
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #298 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.