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Nicollet, Minnesota - 3 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Nicollet Public School District #201 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,514 per pupil, Nicollet Public School District ranks #217 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
347
Total Enrollment
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$14,514
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Nicollet Public School District operates 3 public schools serving 347 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Nicollet County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,514 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 33.7% local, 55.5% state, and 10.8% 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 50/100, ranked #201 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.
a 193.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 16.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.0% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Nicollet Elementary School, with a diversity index of 15.5/100.
Nicollet Elementary School accounts for 45.0% of all Nicollet Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Nicollet 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.
Nicollet Public School District school enrollment varies 22× across entities
Nicollet Public School District school enrollment ranges from 7 students (lowest) to 156 students (highest), a spread of 149 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Nicollet Public School District student-counselor ratio is 194:1 — 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.
Nicollet Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 16.4% — 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 Nicollet Public School District is typically wider than the Nicollet Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Nicollet 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 Nicollet Public School District?
Nicollet Public School District has 3 schools, including 3 combined. Total enrollment is 347 students.
How much does Nicollet Public School District spend per student?
Nicollet Public School District spends $14,514 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #201 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Nicollet Public School District?
Nicollet Public School District students are 95.0% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Nicollet Public School District?
Nicollet Public School District has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #201 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.