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Ortonville, Minnesota - 2 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Ortonville Public Schools #89 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,625 per pupil, Ortonville Public Schools ranks #152 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Ortonville Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 479 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 Big Stone County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,625 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 18.7% local, 68.2% state, and 13.2% 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 66/100, ranked #89 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 228:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 20.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.8% White, 7.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Knoll Elementary, enrolling 282 students (55% of the district's total enrollment).
Knoll Elementary accounts for 55.3% of all Ortonville Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Ortonville Public Schools a distant remainder — means Ortonville Public Schools-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.
Ortonville Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 228:1 — 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.
Ortonville Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 20.8% — 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 Ortonville Public Schools is typically wider than the Ortonville Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Ortonville Public Schools?
Ortonville Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 479 students.
How much does Ortonville Public Schools spend per student?
Ortonville Public Schools spends $15,625 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #89 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Ortonville Public Schools?
Ortonville Public Schools students are 87.8% White, 7.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ortonville Public Schools?
Ortonville Public Schools has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #89 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.