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Saint Charles, Minnesota - 2 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks St. Charles Public School District #292 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,152 per pupil, St. Charles Public School District ranks #417 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
St. Charles Public School District operates 2 public schools serving 994 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 Winona County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,152 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 22.6% local, 66.4% state, and 11.0% 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 37/100, ranked #292 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 479:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.0% White, 12.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is St. Charles Secondary, enrolling 479 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
St. Charles Secondary accounts for 48.2% of all St. Charles Public School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of St. Charles Public School District a distant remainder — means St. Charles 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.
St. Charles Public School District student-counselor ratio is 479:1 — 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.
St. Charles Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 20.3% — 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 St. Charles Public School District is typically wider than the St. Charles Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to St. Charles 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 St. Charles Public School District?
St. Charles Public School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 994 students.
How much does St. Charles Public School District spend per student?
St. Charles Public School District spends $12,152 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #292 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of St. Charles Public School District?
St. Charles Public School District students are 81.0% White, 12.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for St. Charles Public School District?
St. Charles Public School District has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #292 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.