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What Minnesota School Districts Spend Per Student

The median Minnesota school district spends $14,188 per student per year, $355 below the national median of $14,543, across all 503 districts the state reports. The 327 of them a ZIP code can reach are listed below, and their 797,572 students account for $11.6 billion of current spending in fiscal year 2022.

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Minnesota at a Glance

Median district, per student$14,188
National median district$14,543
Districts listed327 of 503
Students listed797,572
Median district, math≈52%
Median district, reading≈57%

Every Minnesota District, by Enrollment

Spending is current spending divided by fall membership for fiscal year 2022. Proficiency and graduation rates are school year 2018-19, the last year before the pandemic interrupted state testing, so the money and the results are not from the same year. A figure marked ≈ is one the federal file published as a range rather than a value, so small groups of children stay unidentifiable; it is the middle of that range and within ten points of the real one. A dash means the federal files publish no value under that district's ID. 176 further Minnesota districts are missing because the federal boundary file places them in no ZIP code, which is normal for charter and virtual districts with no attendance area.

Minnesota school districts by enrollment, with spending per student for fiscal year 2022
DistrictStudentsPer studentMathReadingGraduation
Anoka-Hennepin Public School District38,230$14,26563%65%87%
St. Paul Public School District33,475$20,45732%40%76%
Minneapolis Public School District30,115$21,15442%47%75%
Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan29,245$14,31464%65%91%
Osseo Public School District20,609$15,52549%55%84%
South Washington County School District18,994$13,38265%68%93%
Rochester Public School District17,617$14,16550%55%86%
Elk River School District13,847$12,65971%70%91%
Wayzata Public School District12,018$14,50679%81%96%
Mounds View Public School District11,747$14,44767%67%92%
Lakeville Public School District11,512$14,59869%73%93%
Robbinsdale Public School District11,362$16,50835%49%82%
Minnetonka Public School District11,307$14,08079%82%96%
North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District10,450$15,43252%51%84%
Bloomington Public School District10,347$16,32547%53%84%
St. Cloud Public School District9,546$15,90436%43%69%
Eastern Carver County Public Schools9,379$13,31461%67%92%
Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools8,915$12,06972%68%93%
Eden Prairie Public School District8,861$14,75969%73%92%
Mankato Public School District8,640$13,25959%64%86%
Duluth Public School District8,487$14,38754%61%76%
White Bear Lake School District8,481$15,09863%65%91%
Edina Public School District8,473$14,55877%77%95%
Stillwater Area Public School District8,203$14,07364%68%95%
Shakopee Public School District7,950$12,04459%62%83%
Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District7,745$17,14943%48%80%
Roseville Public School District7,379$15,64249%56%86%
Moorhead Public School District7,266$14,25747%52%82%
Hopkins Public School District6,942$15,65954%59%89%
Farmington Public School District6,909$12,55555%59%93%
Centennial Public School District6,702$12,27071%68%93%
St. Michael-Albertville School District6,653$10,76175%76%96%
Brainerd Public School District6,306$14,38762%67%84%
Spring Lake Park Public Schools6,187$12,16747%57%84%
Forest Lake Public School District5,958$13,68560%61%84%
Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Public Schools5,261$13,42865%65%92%
Austin Public School District5,182$14,87136%43%79%
Cambridge-Isanti Public School District5,068$11,34559%62%85%
West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan5,053$16,62855%60%91%
Owatonna Public School District4,962$13,24250%54%84%
Bemidji Public School District4,874$14,61451%55%78%
St. Louis Park Public School District4,581$16,21653%59%91%
Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools4,364$13,44054%57%90%
Willmar Public School District4,332$14,81248%46%73%
St. Francis Area Schools4,301$12,03557%61%87%
New Prague Area Schools4,201$11,75771%70%93%
Monticello Public School District4,166$15,05867%67%94%
Hastings Public School District4,160$13,87568%66%94%
Richfield Public School District4,151$16,90037%44%75%
Sartell-St. Stephen School District4,118$11,87375%72%96%
Alexandria Public School District4,083$14,18265%66%91%
Grand Rapids Public School District4,057$14,33453%61%90%
Waconia Public School District4,049$12,95670%71%95%
Northfield Public School District3,914$15,87566%68%95%
Worthington Public School District3,797$12,78436%45%74%
Albert Lea Public School District3,506$15,24744%48%75%
Inver Grove Heights Schools3,447$14,63148%52%90%
Chisago Lakes School District3,357$12,68963%66%≈92%
Faribault Public School District3,328$17,49335%42%67%
Columbia Heights Public School District3,258$15,72326%35%≈82%
Princeton Public School District3,234$12,24560%64%83%
Mahtomedi Public School District3,229$13,34677%79%95%
South St. Paul Public School District3,116$14,49939%45%74%
Big Lake Public School District3,112$12,52063%63%≈92%
Fergus Falls Public School District2,993$11,66959%65%70%
Fridley Public School District2,889$16,35238%44%84%
Orono Public School District2,859$14,97176%79%97%
Becker Public School District2,833$12,46166%65%94%
Detroit Lakes Public School District2,805$14,23055%61%87%
Hutchinson Public School District2,756$12,72665%66%90%
Marshall Public School District2,662$13,30959%59%85%
Cloquet Public School District2,646$13,96459%67%≈87%
North Branch Public Schools2,573$12,43551%55%90%
Winona Area Public School District2,556$16,55049%49%75%
Rock Ridge Public Schools2,501$14,894———
Red Wing Public School District2,481$15,01249%55%≈92%
Little Falls Public School District2,440$13,64642%48%90%
Delano Public School District2,429$11,96778%79%98%
Westonka Public School District2,425$13,72079%78%≈92%
Rocori Public School District2,374$12,73762%65%92%
Byron Public School District2,278$10,74174%76%≈98%
Hibbing Public School District2,190$15,76357%67%≈87%
Kasson-Mantorville School District2,171$10,69763%67%≈98%
Brooklyn Center School District2,167$18,51114%22%62%
Dassel-Cokato Public School District2,147$11,52071%73%≈92%
Hermantown Public School District2,098$10,80070%71%≈98%
St. Peter Public School District2,094$14,68958%58%≈87%
New Ulm Public School District2,083$13,90154%58%≈98%
Stewartville Public School District2,058$11,55360%62%≈92%
Annandale Public School District2,057$12,14265%67%≈98%
St. Louis County School District2,014$17,44541%55%≈92%
Foley Public School District1,960$12,45468%69%≈92%
East Grand Forks Public School District1,949$12,31852%54%≈92%
Tri-City United School District1,929$12,19750%57%≈92%
Houston Public School District1,906$14,28341%58%53%
Proctor Public School District1,868$13,77359%60%≈92%
Thief River Falls School District1,853$12,75658%60%≈92%
Jordan Public School District1,852$12,10261%67%≈92%
Fairmont Area School District1,788$14,16358%58%≈92%
Waseca Public School District1,783$14,49847%55%≈87%
St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools1,782$13,05471%67%≈92%
Albany Public School District1,774$12,93471%69%≈98%
Pequot Lakes Public Schools1,771$11,71364%70%≈92%
Park Rapids Public School District1,744$13,19346%51%≈72%
Milaca Public School District1,673$12,17259%58%≈87%
Mora Public School District1,607$12,21259%66%≈82%
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton1,589$12,02857%62%≈92%
Belle Plaine Public School District1,578$11,60355%63%≈92%
Perham-Dent Public School District1,572$13,39459%62%≈87%
Pine City Public School District1,572$14,27549%56%≈87%
Rockford Public School District1,551$14,38263%68%≈92%
New London-Spicer School District1,550$12,68664%69%≈92%
Litchfield Public School District1,527$13,39459%65%≈92%
Watertown-Mayer Public School District1,499$12,27463%64%≈92%
Pine Island Public School District1,493$10,88767%69%≈98%
Glencoe-Silver Lake School District1,492$13,69654%60%≈98%
Plainview-Elgin-Millville1,484$10,77468%67%≈92%
Red Lake Public School District1,467$26,44417%23%≈32%
Minnewaska School District1,353$15,15061%61%≈98%
Lake Superior Public School District1,336$14,67458%62%≈87%
Montevideo Public School District1,333$14,35354%59%≈92%
Esko Public School District1,275$10,80276%81%≈98%
Melrose Public School District1,269$13,92859%55%≈98%
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted1,264$12,73553%61%≈92%
Pierz Public School District1,249$11,93464%61%≈92%
Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District1,240$13,51967%66%≈98%
Pillager Public School District1,228$12,47546%60%≈92%
Lake City Public School District1,202$12,59655%56%≈87%
Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools1,165$22,33426%35%≈47%
Roseau Public School District1,162$12,54461%65%≈98%
Crookston Public School District1,158$14,34056%56%≈72%
Luverne Public School District1,155$14,38769%60%≈87%
Windom Public School District1,153$14,53954%58%≈98%
Jackson County Central School District1,122$13,59355%55%≈92%
Redwood Area School District1,119$14,53353%58%≈92%
Pipestone Area School District1,096$13,78741%55%≈87%
Cannon Falls Public School District1,087$12,97160%63%≈92%
Dover-Eyota Public School District1,082$11,60265%63%≈92%
Blue Earth Area Public Schools1,080$12,09248%54%≈92%
Sauk Centre Public School District1,080$13,68060%63%≈92%
St. James Public School District1,076$13,48556%57%≈92%
La Crescent-Hokah School District1,069$13,41747%55%≈98%
Greenway Public School District1,066$15,12150%61%≈92%
Wadena-Deer Creek School District1,060$14,54948%56%≈87%
Holdingford Public School District1,058$11,96071%67%≈98%
Aitkin Public School District1,054$13,78657%58%≈87%
Sibley East School District1,050$13,12944%51%≈87%
Warroad Public School District1,050$13,41549%67%≈87%
Morris Area Public Schools1,046$12,48866%61%≈98%
St. Charles Public School District1,027$12,15265%65%≈92%
Hinckley-Finlayson School District1,008$13,59833%41%≈77%
Crosby-Ironton Public School District1,007$14,01846%64%≈92%
Hawley Public School District1,007$11,40267%69%≈87%
Menahga Public School District989$11,48552%57%≈98%
Triton School District986$12,60450%50%≈92%
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial959$12,50154%63%≈95%
Staples-Motley School District948$14,01343%49%≈92%
Le Sueur-Henderson School District946$12,89453%52%≈92%
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District937$14,59932%38%≈92%
Bagley Public School District935$14,03346%50%≈77%
Royalton Public School District932$11,22053%53%≈92%
Central Public School District928$12,91460%64%≈98%
Eden Valley-Watkins School District926$12,38971%68%≈98%
Pine River-Backus Public School District915$12,83047%55%≈72%
Paynesville Public School District908$13,29059%60%≈92%
Mesabi East School District904$15,49744%55%≈98%
Deer River Public School District901$19,48640%54%≈85%
Medford Public School District900$11,35049%53%≈95%
International Falls School District899$15,40554%63%≈92%
Wabasha-Kellogg Public School District899$12,32963%65%≈95%
Barnesville Public School District898$12,78176%77%≈98%
Chatfield Public Schools897$12,06568%71%≈95%
A.C.G.C. Public School District889$14,37147%56%≈95%
Maple River School District889$13,07167%67%≈87%
Pelican Rapids Public School District867$13,47156%57%≈82%
Frazee-Vergas Public School District866$14,13455%62%≈87%
Rush City Public School District863$12,52363%67%≈95%
Osakis Public School District856$11,27863%62%≈95%
NRHEG School District834$12,01856%58%≈92%
Blooming Prairie Public School District833$12,21260%64%≈85%
Benson Public School District819$13,86650%50%≈95%
Lac Qui Parle Valley School District811$14,42858%53%≈95%
Maple Lake Public School District787$13,51259%58%≈92%
New York Mills Public School District785$11,55956%60%≈95%
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg781$12,16155%54%≈95%
East Central School District779$13,88147%52%≈82%
Randolph Public School District769$11,78254%52%≈95%
West Central Area765$14,87663%69%≈95%
St. Clair Public School District762$10,69864%60%≈95%
United South Central School District756$14,12356%61%≈85%
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District756$16,22142%54%≈82%
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Public School District754$13,67162%66%≈95%
Kimball Public School District751$12,48359%69%≈92%
Lake Park Audubon School District736$12,51156%61%≈95%
Braham Public School District734$12,35860%60%≈95%
Caledonia Public School District732$12,75058%61%≈98%
MACCRAY School District720$14,93351%53%≈90%
Ada-Borup-West Public Schools712$13,423———
Barnum Public School District708$12,49463%71%≈95%
Murray County Central School District706$14,62360%66%≈95%
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton704$14,44045%54%≈95%
Goodhue Public School District703$11,68353%57%≈95%
Mahnomen Public School District701$16,14332%33%≈55%
Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Public Schools699$16,91432%42%≈75%
Lewiston-Altura Public School District692$13,65049%63%≈98%
Blackduck Public School District690$14,08746%48%≈85%
Chisholm Public School District688$14,18845%60%≈85%
Martin County West School District674$13,45451%58%≈95%
Tracy Area Public School District672$13,93354%65%≈92%
Hayfield Public School District667$13,31242%49%≈95%
Kenyon-Wanamingo School District659$15,32545%54%≈92%
Lakeview School District647$13,24458%65%≈85%
Yellow Medicine East647$15,98538%54%≈95%
Rushford-Peterson Public Schools639$13,22153%63%≈95%
Breckenridge Public School District638$13,71651%54%≈98%
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public School District629$12,71455%64%≈95%
Madelia Public School District629$14,09751%53%≈85%
G.F.W.624$14,97352%61%≈95%
Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian Public School District616$13,08656%59%≈95%
Nashwauk-Keewatin School District599$14,78345%50%≈85%
RTR Public Schools599$14,11450%61%≈95%
Sleepy Eye Public School District595$13,31651%58%≈90%
Fosston Public School District591$14,76160%66%≈95%
Canby Public School District590$11,91763%68%≈95%
Adrian Public School District589$13,86252%57%≈95%
Fillmore Central589$13,69855%61%≈85%
Renville County West School District585$12,84640%55%≈95%
Underwood Public School District581$12,04056%60%≈95%
Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School District581$14,00257%53%≈95%
Nevis Public School District579$12,98358%68%≈95%
Moose Lake Public School District574$12,58556%54%≈95%
Springfield Public School District574$13,48875%69%≈85%
Onamia Public School District561$20,65627%34%≈75%
Mountain Iron-Buhl School District560$15,15946%63%≈90%
Cleveland Public School District559$12,50656%67%≈95%
Dawson-Boyd Public School District557$14,22159%65%≈85%
Parkers Prairie Public School District544$14,27256%65%≈85%
Browerville Public School District540$14,45738%42%≈95%
Ogilvie Public School District526$14,25952%45%≈95%
Verndale Public School District525$12,54743%53%≈95%
Brandon-Evansville Public Schools524$12,77371%62%≈90%
Kingsland Public School District524$12,74648%62%≈95%
Bertha-Hewitt Public School District522$13,78454%59%≈95%
Minneota Public School District520$13,21971%74%≈95%
Ely Public School District508$17,22250%63%≈95%
Mountain Lake Public Schools502$15,42859%57%≈95%
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Public Schools495$12,29958%64%≈85%
Fertile-Beltrami School District488$13,28764%71%≈95%
Lake of the Woods School District473$14,92239%48%≈70%
Ortonville Public Schools472$15,62551%58%≈95%
Lester Prairie Public School District471$11,86252%55%≈90%
Grand Meadow Public School District466$12,57342%53%≈95%
McGregor Public School District457$17,40333%49%≈70%
Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools454$15,295≈57%≈52%≈90%
Sebeka Public School District450$15,94757%61%≈90%
Clearbrook-Gonvick School District447$16,37846%56%≈85%
Edgerton Public School District444$13,29151%53%≈90%
Alden-Conger Public School District442$14,29655%57%≈90%
Cedar Mountain School District440$14,98253%58%≈95%
Marshall County Central Schools440$14,20550%63%≈90%
Isle Public School District434$16,17334%54%≈85%
Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools (elementary district)432$12,072≈37%≈47%—
Cook County Public Schools431$18,74730%56%≈85%
Win-E-Mac School District430$14,26369%67%≈90%
Hancock Public School District424$12,257≈67%≈67%≈90%
Willow River Public School District423$13,66046%58%≈85%
Red Rock Central School District419$15,28263%69%≈95%
Lanesboro Public School District417$12,683≈57%≈62%≈90%
Southland Public School District410$14,92452%57%≈95%
Battle Lake Public School District404$13,86470%72%≈95%
Wabasso Public School District399$13,53961%56%≈95%
Carlton Public School District384$16,09151%57%≈90%
Red Lake County Central Public Schools384$16,841≈57%≈57%≈90%
Red Lake Falls Public School District381$16,677≈57%≈57%≈90%
Wheaton Area Public School District379$15,251≈62%≈62%≈95%
Fulda Public School District378$15,275≈57%≈57%≈90%
Wrenshall Public School District378$14,13840%55%≈85%
Henning Public School District377$13,645≈62%≈67%≈95%
Hills-Beaver Creek School District367$14,120≈67%68%≈90%
Upsala Public School District363$14,152≈37%≈52%≈95%
Nicollet Public School District362$14,51453%56%≈95%
Northland Community Schools361$20,573≈27%≈37%≈90%
Swanville Public School District350$11,814≈47%≈52%≈70%
Spring Grove School District345$15,090≈47%≈72%≈90%
Littlefork-Big Falls School District338$16,107≈57%≈62%≈90%
Laporte Public School District333$15,288≈22%≈47%≈90%
Granada-Huntley-East Chain325$15,172≈37%≈47%—
Heron Lake-Okabena School District324$14,855≈37%≈47%≈90%
Ashby Public School District318$12,808≈52%≈57%—
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley312$16,381≈52%≈77%≈90%
Cromwell-Wright Public Schools310$14,023≈52%≈57%≈90%
Rothsay Public School District309$12,317≈62%≈57%≈90%
Lyle Public School District306$13,869≈27%≈42%≈90%
Stephen-Argyle Central Schools298$16,638≈57%≈62%≈90%
Kelliher Public School District297$21,316≈42%≈47%—
South Koochiching School District284$23,479≈47%≈47%≈90%
Ulen-Hitterdal Public School District279$16,688≈52%≈52%≈90%
Goodridge Public School District268$16,448≈47%≈47%—
Mabel-Canton Public School District265$14,819≈47%≈62%≈90%
Truman Public School District253$15,889≈32%≈57%—
LeRoy-Ostrander Public Schools250$17,612≈47%≈62%—
Hill City Public School District246$17,533≈37%≈47%≈90%
Kittson Central School District233$18,515≈67%≈72%≈90%
Fisher Public School District229$16,563≈42%≈42%≈90%
Greenbush-Middle River School District229$19,642≈57%≈62%≈85%
Butterfield-Odin Public School District226$14,633≈22%≈32%≈70%
Badger Public School District224$16,768≈57%≈72%≈70%
Norman County East School District209$19,038≈57%≈52%≈70%
Glenville-Emmons School District208$19,505≈52%≈47%≈90%
Tri-County School District197$19,020≈62%≈67%≈90%
Climax-Shelly Public Schools186$17,199≈32%≈52%≈90%
Lancaster Public School District185$18,011≈52%≈72%—
Browns Valley Public School District173$16,249≈42%≈42%—
Hendricks Public School District166$14,602≈55%≈75%—
Floodwood Public School District165$18,376≈42%≈52%≈90%
Lynd Public School District (elementary district)164$14,287≈32%≈37%—
Chokio-Alberta Public School District153$18,288≈52%≈57%—
Ellsworth Public School District146$15,336≈47%≈62%—
Campbell-Tintah Public School District142$15,634≈32%≈52%—
Grygla Public School District134$24,209≈72%≈52%—
Comfrey Public School District131$16,771≈27%≈57%—
Lake Benton Public School District (elementary district)120$21,233≈67%≈77%—
Herman-Norcross School District96$20,292≈55%≈75%—
Ivanhoe Public School District (elementary district)83$17,458≈65%≈55%—
Pine Point Public School District (elementary district)72$28,750≈25%≈35%—
Nett Lake Public School District (elementary district)40$55,350≈45%≈55%—
Milroy Public School District (elementary district)36$25,000≈50%≈50%—

Sources

Spending and enrollment come from the NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33) for fiscal year 2022. Proficiency and graduation rates come from EDFacts for school year 2018-19. Districts are matched to ZIP codes through the NCES EDGE geographic relationship file. Nothing on this page is estimated or modelled: a figure is read from a federal source file or it is left blank.

Questions About Minnesota School Spending

How much does the average Minnesota school district spend per student?
The middle, or median, Minnesota district spent $14,188 per student in fiscal year 2022, $355 below the national median of $14,543. The median is the better summary here: a few very small districts spend several times what a large one does, and an average would follow them. That median covers all 503 districts the state reports. Across the 327 a ZIP code can reach, which are the ones listed on this page, 797,572 students account for $11.6 billion of current spending.
Which Minnesota districts spend the most and least per student?
Nett Lake Public School District reports the highest figure in the table at $55,350 per student for 40 students, and Kasson-Mantorville School District the lowest at $10,697 for 2,171 students. Enrollment is the denominator, so a small district with one building and one bus route honestly produces a high figure; read the two columns together.
Why are some Minnesota districts missing from this table?
Minnesota has 503 districts with federal finance data and 327 of them appear here. The rest are placed in no ZIP code by the federal boundary file, which is normal for charter and virtual school districts that have no attendance area, so there is no ZIP code a reader could use to find them.
Does this money follow a child who is homeschooled?
No. The figure is what the district spends on a seat in its own schools, funded from local property tax, state formula aid and federal programs. Withdrawing a child removes the child from the count rather than sending the money home. TheHomeschoolingCompany is $1,788 for one student for a school year by comparison, less for each child after the first.

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