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Twin Valley, Minnesota - 2 schools
An equity score of 81/100 ranks Norman County East School District #30 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,038 per pupil, Norman County East School District ranks #51 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
205
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Norman County East School District operates 2 public schools serving 205 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 Norman County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,038 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 51 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 22.7% local, 62.6% state, and 14.6% 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 81/100, ranked #30 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 83:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 47.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.1% White, 10.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Norman County East Elementary, enrolling 95 students (57% of the district's total enrollment).
Norman County East Elementary accounts for 46.3% of all Norman County East School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Norman County East School District a distant remainder — means Norman County East 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.
Norman County East School District student-counselor ratio is 83:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Norman County East School District chronic absenteeism rate is 47.1% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Norman County East 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 Norman County East School District?
Norman County East School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 205 students.
How much does Norman County East School District spend per student?
Norman County East School District spends $19,038 per student. The district has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #30 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Norman County East School District?
Norman County East School District students are 76.1% White, 10.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Norman County East School District?
Norman County East School District has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #30 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.