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Lakeville, Minnesota - 19 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Lakeville Area Schools #246 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,598 per pupil, Lakeville Area Schools ranks #211 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
11,819
Total Enrollment
19
Schools
$14,598
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lakeville Area Schools operates 19 public schools serving 11,819 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 elementary, 4 middle, 3 high, 3 combined 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 $14,598 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 35.7% local, 57.9% state, and 6.4% 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 44/100, ranked #246 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 3 of 19 schools offering Advanced Placement (36 AP courses district-wide), a 702:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.0% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lakeville Area Learning Center, with a diversity index of 67.1/100.
Its largest campus is Lakeville North High, enrolling 1,871 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lakeville Shared Time Services, at 3 students, a 624x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lakeville North High accounts for 15.8% of all Lakeville Area Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Lakeville Area 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.
Lakeville Area Schools school enrollment varies 624× across entities
Lakeville Area Schools school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 1,871 students (highest), a spread of 1,868 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.
Lakeville Area Schools student-counselor ratio is 702:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Lakeville Area Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 18.1% — 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 Lakeville Area Schools is typically wider than the Lakeville Area Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Lakeville Area Schools has 19 schools, including 3 high, 4 middle, 9 elementary, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 11,819 students.
How much does Lakeville Area Schools spend per student?
Lakeville Area Schools spends $14,598 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #246 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Lakeville Area Schools?
Lakeville Area Schools students are 69.0% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% African American, 5.6% Asian, averaged across 19 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lakeville Area Schools?
Lakeville Area Schools has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #246 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.