Other / mixed grade configuration · Red Wing, MN

Colvill Family Education Center

Federal NCES profile for Colvill Family Education Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 273048000575
0/100100/10047/100
👥 S:T ratio
65
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Colvill Family Education Center earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Minnesota schools.

#2 of 6
schools in Red Wing · Resource Index
47
Resource Index · Typical
8.8:1
small classes for Minnesota
43.2%
free-lunch eligible

Colvill Family Education Center has class sizes smaller than 86% of Minnesota schools. Computed live against every Minnesota school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Colvill Family Education Center ranks #2 of 6 schools in Red Wing, MN.

Enrollment

79

Minnesota · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

9.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

8.8:1

vs 15.8:1 Minnesota avg

-44% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

43.2%

vs 42.8% Minnesota avg

+1% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Colvill Family Education Center compares with Minnesota and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Colvill Family Education Center

Colvill Family Education Center is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Red Wing, Minnesota, enrolling 79 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 8.8:1, Colvill Family Education Center is leaner than roughly 86% of Minnesota schools and 44% under the state's 15.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 43.2% lands close to the Minnesota typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 79 puts it in the smaller third of Minnesota schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,334 scored Minnesota schools.

Against 130 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #54.

Its student body is led by White (76%) and Hispanic or Latino (11%) (diversity index 40/100).

Red Wing Public School District also operates Red Wing Senior High (762 students) and Twin Bluff School (502 students) alongside Colvill Family Education Center.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Colvill Family Education Center compares

Colvill Family Education Center on the metrics families compare, against Minnesota and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Minnesota Minnesota avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 8.8:1 ▼ 44% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 43.2% ▲ 1% 42.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 79 top 74% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

8.8:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
79
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
43.2%
free-lunch eligible - 1% above the Minnesota average of 42.8%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
8.8:1
students per teacher - 44% below state mean
Top 14% in Minnesota - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$15,012
per pupil, district-wide - below Minnesota avg of $15,270
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 75.9%
Hispanic or Latino 11.4%
Two or More 10.1%
African American 1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.3%

Largest group: White at 75.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 40.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 40.0, Colvill Family Education Center is less mixed than the Minnesota school average of 42.8.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Red Wing Public School District, which includes Colvill Family Education Center.

$15,012
Per student
-2%
vs Minnesota
Avg $15,270
-10%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 32.3%
State 57.4%
Federal 10.3%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Colvill Family Education Center Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Red Wing Senior High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Twin Bluff School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Burnside Elementary Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Sunnyside Elementary Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Colvill Family Education Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Red Wing Public School District · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Minnesota, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Colvill Family Education Center's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Colvill Family Education Center

How many students attend Colvill Family Education Center?

Colvill Family Education Center has 79 students enrolled. It is a special-education school in Red Wing, MN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Colvill Family Education Center?

The student-teacher ratio at Colvill Family Education Center is 8.8:1, which is 44% lower than the Minnesota average of 15.8:1 and 44% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Colvill Family Education Center?

43.2% of students at Colvill Family Education Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Minnesota average of 42.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Colvill Family Education Center?

The largest demographic group at Colvill Family Education Center is White at 75.9% of enrollment, in Red Wing, MN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Colvill Family Education Center?

Colvill Family Education Center has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Colvill Family Education Center rank among schools in Red Wing?

By Resource Investment Index, Colvill Family Education Center ranks #2 of 6 schools in Red Wing, MN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Red Wing on the city page.

Is Colvill Family Education Center a good school?

Colvill Family Education Center earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Minnesota schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Red Wing Public School District?

Besides Colvill Family Education Center, Red Wing Public School District also operates Red Wing Senior High (762 students), Twin Bluff School (502 students), and Burnside Elementary (493 students). See the Red Wing Public School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

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