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Dodge Center, Minnesota - 3 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Triton School District #242 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,604 per pupil, Triton School District ranks #378 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$12,604
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Triton School District operates 3 public schools serving 952 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Dodge County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,604 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 24.1% local, 63.4% state, and 12.6% 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 45/100, ranked #242 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 422.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 37.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.2% White, 18.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Triton Elementary, with a diversity index of 40.9/100.
Its largest campus is Triton Elementary, enrolling 384 students (43% of the district's total enrollment).
Triton Elementary accounts for 40.3% of all Triton School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Triton 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.
Triton School District student-counselor ratio is 423:1 — 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.
Triton School District chronic absenteeism rate is 37.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Triton School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 952 students.
How much does Triton School District spend per student?
Triton School District spends $12,604 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #242 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Triton School District?
Triton School District students are 77.2% White, 18.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Triton School District?
Triton School District has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #242 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.