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Lyle, Minnesota - 3 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Lyle Public School District #212 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,869 per pupil, Lyle Public School District ranks #287 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
305
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,869
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lyle Public School District operates 3 public schools serving 305 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high 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 Mower County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,869 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 22.2% local, 69.3% state, and 8.5% 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 49/100, ranked #212 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.
and 65.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.0% White, 13.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lyle Middle, with a diversity index of 39.0/100.
Its largest campus is Lyle Elementary, enrolling 125 students (41% of the district's total enrollment).
Lyle Elementary accounts for 40.8% of all Lyle Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lyle 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.
Lyle Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 65.5% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
How many schools are in Lyle Public School District?
Lyle Public School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 305 students.
How much does Lyle Public School District spend per student?
Lyle Public School District spends $13,869 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #212 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Lyle Public School District?
Lyle Public School District students are 80.0% White, 13.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, 0.7% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lyle Public School District?
Lyle Public School District has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #212 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.