High school (grades 9-12) · Eyota, MN

Dover-Eyota High School

Federal NCES profile for Dover-Eyota High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 27/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 271101000452
0/100100/10027/100
👥 S:T ratio
27
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
38
📋 Attendance
33
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Dover-Eyota High School earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 77% of Minnesota schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Minnesota schools.

#2 of 3
public schools in Eyota · Resource Index
27
Resource Index · Lower
18.3:1
large classes for Minnesota
13.1%
free-lunch eligible

Dover-Eyota High School has class sizes larger than 77% of Minnesota schools. Computed live against every Minnesota school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Dover-Eyota High School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Eyota, MN.

Enrollment

311

Minnesota · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

17.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

18.3:1

vs 15.8:1 Minnesota avg

+16% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

13.1%

vs 42.8% Minnesota avg

-69% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Dover-Eyota High School compares with Minnesota and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median
0:135:118.3:1

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

What stands out at Dover-Eyota High School

Dover-Eyota High School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized high school in Eyota, Minnesota, enrolling 311 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 18.3:1 puts it in the larger third of Minnesota schools by student-teacher ratio.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 13.1% free-meal eligibility runs 69% below the Minnesota average.

With 311 students, its enrollment sits close to the Minnesota median campus size.

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

Among 166 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Minnesota schools statewide, it ranks #129, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly White (91% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 17/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 311 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 27.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Dover-Eyota Public School District spends $11,602 per pupil, 24% below the Minnesota average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Dover-Eyota Public School District also operates Dover-Eyota Elementary (509 students) and Dover-Eyota Middle School (237 students) alongside Dover-Eyota High School.

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 Dover-Eyota High School compares

Dover-Eyota High School on the metrics families compare, against Minnesota and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Minnesota Minnesota avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 18.3:1 ▲ 16% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 13.1% ▼ 69% 42.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 311 top 45% - -

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

18.3:1
Leaner classes than 23% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
311
Bigger than 34% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
13.1%
free-lunch eligible - 69% below the Minnesota average of 42.8%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
18.3:1
students per teacher - 16% above state mean
Top 77% in Minnesota - lower ratio than 23% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
27.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$11,602
per pupil, district-wide - below Minnesota avg of $15,270
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 311 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
13
in-school suspensions + 16 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.3 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 90.7%
Two or More 6.4%
Hispanic or Latino 2.3%
African American 0.6%

Largest group: White at 90.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 17.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 17.3, Dover-Eyota High School is less mixed than the Minnesota school average of 42.8.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Dover-Eyota Public School District, which includes Dover-Eyota High School.

$11,602
Per student
-24%
vs Minnesota
Avg $15,270
-30%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 21.0%
State 71.6%
Federal 7.4%

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 Dover-Eyota High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Dover-Eyota Elementary Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Dover-Eyota Middle School Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Dover-Eyota High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Dover-Eyota Public School District · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high 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 Dover-Eyota High School'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 Dover-Eyota High School

How many students attend Dover-Eyota High School?

Dover-Eyota High School has 311 students enrolled. It is a high school in Eyota, MN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Dover-Eyota High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Dover-Eyota High School is 18.3:1, which is 16% higher than the Minnesota average of 15.8:1 and 17% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Dover-Eyota High School?

13.1% of students at Dover-Eyota High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Minnesota average of 42.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Dover-Eyota High School?

The largest demographic group at Dover-Eyota High School is White at 90.7% of enrollment, in Eyota, MN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Dover-Eyota High School?

Dover-Eyota High School has a Resource Investment Index of 27/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Dover-Eyota High School rank among public schools in Eyota?

By Resource Investment Index, Dover-Eyota High School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Eyota, MN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Eyota on the city page.

Is Dover-Eyota High School a good school?

Dover-Eyota High School earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 77% of Minnesota schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most 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 Dover-Eyota Public School District?

Besides Dover-Eyota High School, Dover-Eyota Public School District also operates Dover-Eyota Elementary (509 students) and Dover-Eyota Middle School (237 students). See the Dover-Eyota 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

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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