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Windom, Minnesota - 4 schools
An equity score of 60/100 ranks Windom Public School District #128 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,539 per pupil, Windom Public School District ranks #214 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,166
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,539
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Windom Public School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,166 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 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 $14,539 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 23.8% local, 66.5% state, and 9.7% 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 #128 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 621.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.6% White, 27.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Windom Area Elementary, with a diversity index of 60.1/100.
Its largest campus is Windom Area Elementary, enrolling 493 students (42% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Early Childhood Learning Center, at 8 students, a 62x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Windom Area Elementary accounts for 41.5% of all Windom Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Windom Public School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Windom Public School District school enrollment varies 62× across entities
Windom Public School District school enrollment ranges from 8 students (lowest) to 493 students (highest), a spread of 485 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.
Windom Public School District student-counselor ratio is 622:1 — 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.
Windom Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 30.9% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Windom 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 Windom Public School District?
Windom Public School District has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,166 students.
How much does Windom Public School District spend per student?
Windom Public School District spends $14,539 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #128 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Windom Public School District?
Windom Public School District students are 59.6% White, 27.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.4% African American, 2.5% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Windom Public School District?
Windom Public School District has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #128 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.