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Westbrook, Minnesota - 2 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools #85 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,295 per pupil, Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools ranks #163 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools operates 2 public schools serving 480 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 Cottonwood County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,295 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 19.9% local, 65.7% state, and 14.4% 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 67/100, ranked #85 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.
a 396:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.5% White, 25.9% Asian, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Walnut Grove Elementary, enrolling 299 students (60% of the district's total enrollment).
Walnut Grove Elementary accounts for 60.2% of all Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools a distant remainder — means Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools-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.
Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools student-counselor ratio is 396:1 — 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.
Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 14.6% — 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 Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools'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 Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools?
Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 480 students.
How much does Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools spend per student?
Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools spends $15,295 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #85 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools?
Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools students are 67.5% White, 25.9% Asian, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools?
Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #85 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.