Enrollment
119
Minnesota · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Randall, MN
Knight Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Knight Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 271824000962
👥 S:T ratio 63
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 76
📋 Attendance 43
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Knight Elementary earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 84% of Minnesota schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Minnesota schools.
- 53
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9.2:1
- small classes for Minnesota
- 49.1%
- free-lunch eligible
- 119
- students enrolled
Knight Elementary has class sizes smaller than 84% of Minnesota schools. Computed live against every Minnesota school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Little Falls Community Schools · Minnesota
NCES ID 271824000962 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
13.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.2:1
vs 15.8:1 Minnesota avg
-42% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
49.1%
vs 42.8% Minnesota avg
+15% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Knight Elementary compares with Minnesota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Knight Elementary
Knight Elementary is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Randall, Minnesota, enrolling 119 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9.2:1 puts it in the smaller third of Minnesota schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 49.1% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 119 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 168 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #35.
Its student body is predominantly White (92% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 16/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 119 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 22.7% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Its district draws 15.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Little Falls Community Schools also operates Little Falls Senior High (747 students) and Community Middle (496 students) alongside Knight Elementary.
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 Knight Elementary compares
Knight Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Minnesota and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Minnesota | Minnesota avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 9.2:1 | ▼ 42% | 15.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 49.1% | ▲ 15% | 42.8% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 119 | top 67% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.2:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
119
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
49.1%
free-lunch eligible
- 15% 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
9.2:1
students per teacher
- 42% below state mean
Top 16% in Minnesota - lower ratio than 84% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
22.7%
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
$13,646
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 119 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.7 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 91.6%
Hispanic or Latino 5.0%
Two or More 2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.8%
Largest group: White at 91.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 15.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 15.8, Knight Elementary is less mixed than the Minnesota school average of 42.8.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Little Falls Community Schools, which includes Knight Elementary.
$13,646
Per student
-11%
vs Minnesota
Avg $15,270
-18%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 18.1%
State 66.3%
Federal 15.6%
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 Knight Elementary Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Falls Senior High | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Community Middle | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Lincoln Elementary | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Lindbergh Elementary | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Little Falls Continuing Education | Similar size | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Knight Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 747
- Students per teacher
- 22:1
- Resource Index
- 14/100
- Enrollment
- 496
- Students per teacher
- 18.4:1
- Resource Index
- 26/100
- Enrollment
- 477
- Students per teacher
- 14.5:1
- Resource Index
- 34/100
- Enrollment
- 473
- Students per teacher
- 13.9:1
- Resource Index
- 28/100
- Enrollment
- 112
- Students per teacher
- 28:1
- Resource Index
- 45/100
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.
Similar enrollment (~119 students)
Next steps
Verify locally before acting on Knight Elementary's federal record.
- Compare Knight Elementary against another school. Compare schools
- Little Falls Community Schools's spending and staffing shape this school. District profile
- Confirm current enrollment and boundaries with the school. Choosing guide
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 Knight Elementary
How many students attend Knight Elementary?
Knight Elementary has 119 students enrolled. It is a public school in Randall, MN.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Knight Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Knight Elementary is 9.2:1, which is 42% lower than the Minnesota average of 15.8:1 and 41% 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 Knight Elementary?
49.1% of students at Knight Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Minnesota average of 42.8%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Knight Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Knight Elementary is White at 91.6% of enrollment, in Randall, MN.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Knight Elementary?
Knight Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Knight Elementary a good school?
Knight Elementary earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 84% 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 Little Falls Community Schools?
Besides Knight Elementary, Little Falls Community Schools also operates Little Falls Senior High (747 students), Community Middle (496 students), and Lincoln Elementary (477 students). See the Little Falls Community Schools district page for the complete list.
Related tools
Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.