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Granite Falls, Minnesota - 3 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Yellow Medicine East #137 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,985 per pupil, Yellow Medicine East ranks #134 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
616
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$15,985
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Yellow Medicine East operates 3 public schools serving 616 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 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 Yellow Medicine County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,985 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 23.1% local, 62.7% state, and 14.2% 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 59/100, ranked #137 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (56 AP courses district-wide), a 142:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 23.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.0% White, 14.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools.
Yellow Medicine East High School accounts for 42.9% of all Yellow Medicine East student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Yellow Medicine East-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.
Yellow Medicine East school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Yellow Medicine East school enrollment ranges from 143 students (lowest) to 321 students (highest), a spread of 178 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Yellow Medicine East student-counselor ratio is 142:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Yellow Medicine East chronic absenteeism rate is 23.5% — 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 Yellow Medicine East is typically wider than the Yellow Medicine East-aggregate figure suggests.
Yellow Medicine East has 3 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 616 students.
How much does Yellow Medicine East spend per student?
Yellow Medicine East spends $15,985 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #137 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Yellow Medicine East?
Yellow Medicine East students are 68.0% White, 14.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Yellow Medicine East?
Yellow Medicine East has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #137 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.