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Fergus Falls, Minnesota - 3 schools
69
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop operates 3 public schools serving 69 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 Otter Tail County.
The funding mix is 85.3% local, 11.3% state, and 3.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
and 20.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.6% White, 14.3% African American, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Lakes Country Youth Educ Svcs, enrolling 40 students (66% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lakes Country Academy - Alex, at 7 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lakes Country Youth Educ Svcs accounts for 58.0% of all Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop a distant remainder — means Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop-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.
Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop school enrollment varies 5.7× across entities
Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop school enrollment ranges from 7 students (lowest) to 40 students (highest), a spread of 33 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop chronic absenteeism rate is 20.0% — 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 Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop is typically wider than the Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop'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 Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop?
Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop has 3 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 69 students.
What is the demographic composition of Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop?
Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop students are 53.6% White, 14.3% African American, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.