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Little Falls, Minnesota - 6 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Little Falls Community Schools #216 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,646 per pupil, Little Falls Community Schools ranks #309 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,466
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$13,646
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Little Falls Community Schools operates 6 public schools serving 2,466 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 2 high, 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 Morrison County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,646 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 18.1% local, 66.3% state, and 15.6% 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 48/100, ranked #216 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 399.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.2% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Community Middle, with a diversity index of 22.9/100.
Its largest campus is Little Falls Senior High, enrolling 747 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Little Falls Continuing Education, at 112 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Little Falls Senior High accounts for 30.3% of all Little Falls Community Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Little Falls Community 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.
Little Falls Community Schools school enrollment varies 6.7× across entities
Little Falls Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 112 students (lowest) to 747 students (highest), a spread of 635 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Little Falls Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 399:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Little Falls Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 22.3% — 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 Little Falls Community Schools is typically wider than the Little Falls Community Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Little Falls Community Schools'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 Little Falls Community Schools?
Little Falls Community Schools has 6 schools, including 2 high, 1 middle, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 2,466 students.
How much does Little Falls Community Schools spend per student?
Little Falls Community Schools spends $13,646 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #216 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Little Falls Community Schools?
Little Falls Community Schools students are 90.2% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Little Falls Community Schools?
Little Falls Community Schools has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #216 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.