Enrollment
28
Minnesota · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Winsted, MN
Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse
Federal NCES profile for Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 60/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 270012303695
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 91
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Minnesota schools.
- 60
- Resource Index · Higher
- 19.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 28
- students enrolled
School address
District: Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted · Minnesota
NCES ID 270012303695 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Free-lunch eligible
19.0%
vs 42.8% Minnesota avg
-56% vs state
What stands out at Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse
Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse is a lower-poverty, small combined-grade school in Winsted, Minnesota, enrolling 28 students.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 19.0% free-meal eligibility runs 56% below the Minnesota average.
Enrollment of 28 puts it in the smaller third of Minnesota schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 92% of the 2,334 Minnesota schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 38 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #7.
Its student body is predominantly White (93% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 13/100).
Attendance holds up well here: only 3.6% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted also operates Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Sec. (411 students) and Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle (393 students) alongside Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse.
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 Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse compares
Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse on the metrics families compare, against Minnesota and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Minnesota | Minnesota avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free-lunch eligible | 19.0% | ▼ 56% | 42.8% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 28 | top 86% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
28
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
19.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 56% 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.
Engagement
3.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$12,735
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
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 92.9%
Hispanic or Latino 3.6%
Two or More 3.6%
Largest group: White at 92.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 13.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 13.4, Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse is less mixed than the Minnesota school average of 42.8.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, which includes Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse.
$12,735
Per student
-17%
vs Minnesota
Avg $15,270
-23%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 29.6%
State 60.6%
Federal 9.7%
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 Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Sec. | Larger | Similar economic need | No ratio data |
| Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle | Larger | Similar economic need | No ratio data |
| Humphrey Elementary | Larger | Similar economic need | No ratio data |
| Winsted Elementary | Larger | Higher economic need | No ratio data |
| Hlww Alternative Learning Program | Similar size | Higher economic need | No ratio data |
Comparisons are relative to Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 411
- Students per teacher
- 20.6:1
- Resource Index
- 24/100
- Enrollment
- 393
- Students per teacher
- 18.7:1
- Resource Index
- 33/100
- Enrollment
- 243
- Students per teacher
- 11.6:1
- Resource Index
- 42/100
- Enrollment
- 213
- Students per teacher
- 12.5:1
- Resource Index
- 41/100
- Enrollment
- 24
- Students per teacher
- 24:1
- Resource Index
- 31/100
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.
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Frequently asked questions about Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse
How many students attend Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse?
Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse has 28 students enrolled. It is a special-education school in Winsted, MN.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse?
19.0% of students at Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Minnesota average of 42.8%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse?
The largest demographic group at Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse is White at 92.9% of enrollment, in Winsted, MN.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse?
Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse has a Resource Investment Index of 60/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.
Is Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse a good school?
Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. 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 Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted?
Besides Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted also operates Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Sec. (411 students), Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle (393 students), and Humphrey Elementary (243 students). See the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted district page for the complete list.
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