Middle school (grades 6-8) · Elgin, MN

Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior

Federal NCES profile for Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 23/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 270028703714
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👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
39
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior earns 23/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% of Minnesota schools.

23
Resource Index · Lower
39.2:1
large classes for Minnesota
27.5%
free-lunch eligible
235
students enrolled

Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior has class sizes larger than 97% of Minnesota schools. Computed live against every Minnesota school reporting to NCES.

School address

Elgin, MN 55932
District: Plainview-Elgin-Millville · Minnesota

NCES ID 270028703714 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-2 students YoY

Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior held near 238 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 6.6 → 14.1 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-2 students YoY 270028703714 · Elgin, MN Middle · SMALL · TRAD

235 enr · 39.2:1 · 27.5% lunch · RII 23

Nearest enrollment peer: Plainview-Elgin-Millville Pk-3 (441 students)

Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior held near 238 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount). Teacher FTE added 6.6 → 14.1 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Minnesota schools → · Find another →

Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior reports 235 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior compares

Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Minnesota and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Minnesota Minnesota avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 39.2:1 ▲ 148% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 27.5% ▼ 36% 42.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 235 top 53% - -

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

39.2:1
Leaner classes than 1% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
235
Bigger than 23% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
27.5%
free-lunch eligible - 36% below the Minnesota average of 42.8%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
39.2:1
students per teacher - 148% above state mean
Top 97% in Minnesota - lower ratio than 3% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
24.3%
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
$11,107
per pupil, district-wide - below Minnesota avg of $15,919
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.

Student demographics

White 85.1%
Hispanic or Latino 11.5%
Two or More 2.6%
Asian 0.9%

Largest group: White at 85.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 26.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 26.2, Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior is less mixed than the Minnesota school average of 42.8.

Programs

District finance for Plainview-Elgin-Millville reports $11,107 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Plainview-Elgin-Millville Pk-3 Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Plainview-Elgin-Millville High Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Plainview-Elgin-Millville · 3 sibling schools

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Nationwide middle schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~235 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~39.2:1)

Frequently asked questions about Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior

How many students attend Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior?

Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior has 235 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Elgin, MN. CCD year-over-year: 240 (2022-23) → 238 (2023-24), nearly flat (-2).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior?

The student-teacher ratio at Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior is 39.2:1, which is 148% higher than the Minnesota average of 15.8:1 and 150% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior?

27.5% of students at Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Minnesota average of 42.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior?

The largest demographic group at Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior is White at 85.1% of enrollment, in Elgin, MN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior?

Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior has a Resource Investment Index of 23/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Plainview-Elgin-Millville?

Besides Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior, Plainview-Elgin-Millville also operates Plainview-Elgin-Millville Pk-3 (441 students), Plainview-Elgin-Millville High (414 students), and Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6 (315 students). See the Plainview-Elgin-Millville district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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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