Most And Least Equitable School Districts: Where ISD 196 Ranks

EAGAN, MN — A new study finds that the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District is lacking when it comes to funding equity.

While the average income in the school district is $99,887, per-pupil funding is only $12,624, WalletHub finds.

For comparison, per pupil funding is $17,040 in Minneapolis, where the average income is $66,068.

The Wallethub study ranked 329 school districts in Minnesota based on two metrics: average household income and expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools per pupil.

The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District ranked No. 314.

Some districts scored high in the study because they had both high income and high per pupil expenditures. However, districts with high expenditures and low income, or low expenditures and high income, scored worse

Cannon Falls Public School District is the most equitable district, according to the report.

In Cannon Falls, $11,535 — on average — is spent per student. The average household income in the area is $73,539.

Meanwhile, Goodhue Public School District — where just under $9,971 is spent per pupil and where the average income is $77,188 — is the least equitable, the study said.

Read more about the study here.