Zumbro Education District

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Kasson, Minnesota - 4 schools

179
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
-
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Zumbro Education District operates 4 public schools serving 179 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high 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.

The funding mix is 47.4% local, 27.9% state, and 24.6% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one.

a 45.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 55.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.8% White, 10.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Zumbro Education District, with a diversity index of 37.0/100.

Its largest campus is Zumbro Education District, enrolling 70 students (40% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Transition 2 Success, at 15 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.

Zumbro Education District accounts for 39.1% of all Zumbro Education District student enrollment

That dominant concentration means Zumbro Education 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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Zumbro Education District school enrollment varies 4.7× across entities

Zumbro Education District school enrollment ranges from 15 students (lowest) to 70 students (highest), a spread of 55 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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Zumbro Education District student-counselor ratio is 46:1 — 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection

Zumbro Education District chronic absenteeism rate is 55.6% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)

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 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

24.6%
Federal
27.9%
State
47.4%
Local

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 4 schools in Zumbro Education District.

White 81.8%
Hispanic or Latino 10.1%
African American 1.6%
Asian 1.7%
Multiracial 0.8%
Other 4.2%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Student-body diversity

Average diversity index 30.8/100

Average Simpson diversity index across Zumbro Education District's schools, below the Minnesota average of 42.8.

Most mixed schools

  1. 1 Zumbro Education District 37.0
  2. 2 Transition 2 Success 34.7
  3. 3 Zumbro Area Learning Center 34.0
  4. 4 Zumbro Ed. Dist. Futures/Choice 17.4

Programs & Resources

45.5:1
Student-Counselor Ratio
55.6%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Zumbro Education District

School Enrollment
Zumbro Education District
70
Zumbro Area Learning Center
59
Zumbro Ed. Dist. Futures/Choice
32
Transition 2 Success
15

How Zumbro Education District Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Minnesota districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
River Bend Education District Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
Gateway Stem Academy Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
Browns Valley Public School Dist Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
Prairie Creek Community School Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
Lancaster Public School District Similar size No spending data Less locally funded

Comparisons are relative to Zumbro Education District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Zumbro Education District?

Zumbro Education District has 4 schools, including 3 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 179 students.

What is the demographic composition of Zumbro Education District?

Zumbro Education District students are 81.8% White, 10.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% Asian, 1.6% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.