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Springfield, Minnesota - 2 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Springfield Public School District #187 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,488 per pupil, Springfield Public School District ranks #317 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Springfield Public School District operates 2 public schools serving 591 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 Brown County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,488 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 15.0% local, 71.5% state, and 13.6% 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 52/100, ranked #187 of 410 in Minnesota against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 653:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.3% White, 12.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Springfield Elementary, enrolling 339 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
Springfield Elementary accounts for 51.9% of all Springfield Public School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Springfield Public School District a distant remainder — means Springfield Public 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.
Springfield Public School District student-counselor ratio is 653:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Springfield Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 20.9% — 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 Springfield Public School District is typically wider than the Springfield Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Springfield 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 Springfield Public School District?
Springfield Public School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 591 students.
How much does Springfield Public School District spend per student?
Springfield Public School District spends $13,488 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #187 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Springfield Public School District?
Springfield Public School District students are 84.3% White, 12.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Springfield Public School District?
Springfield Public School District has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #187 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.