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Luverne, Minnesota - 4 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Luverne Public School District #171 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,387 per pupil, Luverne Public School District ranks #229 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,161
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,387
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Luverne Public School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,161 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 1 combined, 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 Rock County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,387 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 22.2% local, 67.1% state, and 10.7% 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 54/100, ranked #171 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 586.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.9% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Luverne Elementary, with a diversity index of 35.9/100.
Its largest campus is Luverne Elementary, enrolling 515 students (45% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Luverne Alternative Program, at 5 students, a 103x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Luverne Elementary accounts for 44.4% of all Luverne Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Luverne Public School District-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.
Luverne Public School District school enrollment varies 103× across entities
Luverne Public School District school enrollment ranges from 5 students (lowest) to 515 students (highest), a spread of 510 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.
Luverne Public School District student-counselor ratio is 586:1 — 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.
Luverne Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 16.8% — 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 Luverne Public School District is typically wider than the Luverne Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Luverne Public School District'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 Luverne Public School District?
Luverne Public School District has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 2 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,161 students.
How much does Luverne Public School District spend per student?
Luverne Public School District spends $14,387 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #171 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Luverne Public School District?
Luverne Public School District students are 87.9% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Luverne Public School District?
Luverne Public School District has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #171 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.