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Saint James, Minnesota - 4 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks St. James Public School District #231 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,485 per pupil, St. James Public School District ranks #318 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,107
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,485
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
St. James Public School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,107 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 elementary 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 Watonwan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,485 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 19.4% local, 65.7% state, and 14.8% 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 46/100, ranked #231 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 566:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.6% Hispanic or Latino, 30.1% White, 0.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is St. James Middle/High School, with a diversity index of 50.6/100.
Its largest campus is St. James Middle/High School, enrolling 566 students (50% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is St. James Early Childhood, at 10 students, a 57x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
St. James Middle/High School accounts for 49.5% of all St. James Public School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of St. James Public School District a distant remainder — means St. James 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. James Public School District school enrollment varies 57× across entities
St. James Public School District school enrollment ranges from 10 students (lowest) to 566 students (highest), a spread of 556 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
St. James Public School District student-counselor ratio is 566:1 — 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.
St. James Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 10.2% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to St. James 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. James Public School District?
St. James Public School District has 4 schools, including 3 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,107 students.
How much does St. James Public School District spend per student?
St. James Public School District spends $13,485 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #231 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of St. James Public School District?
St. James Public School District students are 68.6% Hispanic or Latino, 30.1% White, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for St. James Public School District?
St. James Public School District has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #231 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.