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Shoreview, Minnesota - 25 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Mounds View Public School District #189 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,447 per pupil, Mounds View Public School District ranks #224 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
11,792
Total Enrollment
25
Schools
$14,447
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mounds View Public School District operates 25 public schools serving 11,792 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 elementary, 8 combined, 6 high, 3 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 Ramsey County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,447 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 33.8% local, 58.1% state, and 8.0% 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 51/100, ranked #189 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 2 of 25 schools offering Advanced Placement (36 AP courses district-wide), a 464.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.1% White, 12.6% African American, 11.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ecse Program, with a diversity index of 78.8/100.
Its largest campus is Mounds View Senior High, enrolling 1,833 students (15% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Mounds View Adult Education, at 1 students, a 1833x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mounds View Senior High accounts for 15.3% of all Mounds View Public School District student enrollment
That concentration means Mounds View 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.
Mounds View Public School District school enrollment varies 1833× across entities
Mounds View Public School District school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 1,833 students (highest), a spread of 1,832 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.
Mounds View Public School District student-counselor ratio is 464:1 — 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.
Mounds View Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.9% — 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 Mounds View Public School District is typically wider than the Mounds View Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Mounds View 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 Mounds View Public School District?
Mounds View Public School District has 25 schools, including 6 high, 3 middle, 8 elementary, 8 combined. Total enrollment is 11,792 students.
How much does Mounds View Public School District spend per student?
Mounds View Public School District spends $14,447 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #189 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Mounds View Public School District?
Mounds View Public School District students are 58.1% White, 12.6% African American, 11.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, averaged across 25 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mounds View Public School District?
Mounds View Public School District has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #189 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.