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Cold Spring, Minnesota - 7 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Rocori Public School District #316 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,737 per pupil, Rocori Public School District ranks #369 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,387
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$12,737
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rocori Public School District operates 7 public schools serving 2,387 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Stearns County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,737 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 25.0% local, 65.3% state, and 9.7% 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 33/100, ranked #316 of 410 in Minnesota against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 375.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.9% White, 14.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Rocori Online Learning Site, with a diversity index of 49.3/100.
Its largest campus is Rocori Senior High, enrolling 824 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Rocori Alc, at 27 students, a 31x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Rocori Senior High accounts for 34.2% of all Rocori Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Rocori 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.
Rocori Public School District school enrollment varies 31× across entities
Rocori Public School District school enrollment ranges from 27 students (lowest) to 824 students (highest), a spread of 797 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Rocori Public School District student-counselor ratio is 376:1 — 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.
Rocori Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 28.6% — 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 Rocori Public School District is typically wider than the Rocori Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Rocori 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 Rocori Public School District?
Rocori Public School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 3 combined, 1 middle, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,387 students.
How much does Rocori Public School District spend per student?
Rocori Public School District spends $12,737 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #316 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Rocori Public School District?
Rocori Public School District students are 78.9% White, 14.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Rocori Public School District?
Rocori Public School District has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #316 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.