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 largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Runestone Area Education District reports 62.3% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
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.