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Minnetonka, Minnesota - 13 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Minnetonka Public School District #303 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,080 per pupil, Minnetonka Public School District ranks #272 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
11,248
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$14,080
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Minnetonka Public School District operates 13 public schools serving 11,248 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 2 high, 2 middle, 2 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 Hennepin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,080 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 39.4% local, 55.4% state, and 5.2% 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 35/100, ranked #303 of 410 in Minnesota against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (91 AP courses district-wide), a 457.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.6% White, 8.0% Hispanic or Latino, 5.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Tonka Online, with a diversity index of 59.7/100.
Its largest campus is Minnetonka Senior High, enrolling 3,514 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Tonka Online K-5, at 25 students, a 141x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Minnetonka Senior High accounts for 31.0% of all Minnetonka Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Minnetonka Public School District-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.
Minnetonka Public School District school enrollment varies 141× across entities
Minnetonka Public School District school enrollment ranges from 25 students (lowest) to 3,514 students (highest), a spread of 3,489 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.
Minnetonka Public School District student-counselor ratio is 457:1 — 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.
Minnetonka Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 28.5% — 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 Minnetonka Public School District is typically wider than the Minnetonka Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Minnetonka 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 Minnetonka Public School District?
Minnetonka Public School District has 13 schools, including 2 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 11,248 students.
How much does Minnetonka Public School District spend per student?
Minnetonka Public School District spends $14,080 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #303 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Minnetonka Public School District?
Minnetonka Public School District students are 74.6% White, 8.0% Hispanic or Latino, 5.7% Asian, 4.5% African American, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Minnetonka Public School District?
Minnetonka Public School District has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #303 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.