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Spring Grove, Minnesota - 2 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Spring Grove School District #138 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,090 per pupil, Spring Grove School District ranks #176 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
352
Total Enrollment
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$15,090
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Spring Grove School District operates 2 public schools serving 352 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 Houston County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,090 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 19.4% local, 69.8% state, and 10.8% 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 59/100, ranked #138 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 349:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 7.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.9% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Spring Grove Elementary, enrolling 186 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Spring Grove Elementary accounts for 52.8% of all Spring Grove School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Spring Grove School District a distant remainder — means Spring Grove School 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.
Spring Grove School District student-counselor ratio is 349:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Spring Grove School District is typically wider than the Spring Grove School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Spring Grove School District chronic absenteeism rate is 7.2% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
How many schools are in Spring Grove School District?
Spring Grove School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 352 students.
How much does Spring Grove School District spend per student?
Spring Grove School District spends $15,090 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #138 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Spring Grove School District?
Spring Grove School District students are 93.9% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Spring Grove School District?
Spring Grove School District has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #138 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.