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Madelia, Minnesota - 2 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Madelia Public School District #123 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,097 per pupil, Madelia Public School District ranks #270 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
620
Total Enrollment
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$14,097
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Madelia Public School District operates 2 public schools serving 620 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Watonwan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,097 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 18.2% local, 70.2% state, and 11.6% 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 61/100, ranked #123 of 410 in Minnesota against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 235:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 15.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.9% Hispanic or Latino, 47.6% White, 0.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Madelia Elementary, enrolling 352 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
Madelia Elementary accounts for 54.5% of all Madelia Public School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Madelia Public School District a distant remainder — means Madelia 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.
Madelia Public School District student-counselor ratio is 235:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Madelia Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.6% — 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 Madelia Public School District is typically wider than the Madelia Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Madelia 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 Madelia Public School District?
Madelia Public School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 620 students.
How much does Madelia Public School District spend per student?
Madelia Public School District spends $14,097 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #123 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Madelia Public School District?
Madelia Public School District students are 48.9% Hispanic or Latino, 47.6% White, 0.3% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Madelia Public School District?
Madelia Public School District has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #123 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.