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Alexandria, Minnesota - 1 schools
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Runestone Area Education District operates 1 public schools serving 77 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Douglas County.
The funding mix is 76.0% local, 1.4% state, and 22.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
. Demographically, the student body averages 81.8% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Runestone Alternative School, enrolling 22 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Runestone Alternative School accounts for 28.6% of all Runestone Area Education District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Runestone Area Education 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.
Runestone Area Education District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 62.3% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Comparisons are relative to Runestone Area Education 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 Runestone Area Education District?
Runestone Area Education District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 77 students.
What is the demographic composition of Runestone Area Education District?
Runestone Area Education District students are 81.8% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.