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Mendota Heights, Minnesota - 11 schools
An equity score of 60/100 ranks West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan #127 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,628 per pupil, West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan ranks #102 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,116
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$16,628
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan operates 11 public schools serving 5,116 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 4 elementary, 2 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Dakota County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,628 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 34.6% local, 53.8% state, and 11.7% 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 60/100, ranked #127 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 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 350.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.7% White, 27.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pilot Knob Stem Magnet School, with a diversity index of 76.0/100.
Its largest campus is Two Rivers High School, enrolling 1,710 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Special Education, at 3 students, a 570x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Two Rivers High School accounts for 31.6% of all West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan student enrollment
That dominant concentration means West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan school enrollment varies 570× across entities
West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 1,710 students (highest), a spread of 1,707 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan student-counselor ratio is 351:1 — 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.
West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan chronic absenteeism rate is 28.9% — 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 West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan is typically wider than the West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan'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 West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan?
West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan has 11 schools, including 2 high, 4 elementary, 5 combined. Total enrollment is 5,116 students.
How much does West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan spend per student?
West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan spends $16,628 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #127 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan?
West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan students are 48.7% White, 27.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.1% African American, 3.4% Asian, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan?
West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #127 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.