Cambridge-Isanti Schools

Listed by NCES as Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist (district ID 2707410)

Public school district · Isanti County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2707410

Cambridge-Isanti Schools spent $12,306 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 86% of the other Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,091). Its 17 schools enrolled 5,004 students in 2024-25; 66.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,218 per student, up 7.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 76% (Minnesota: 83.3%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Minnesota districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Cambridge-Isanti Schools in enrollment (4,312 to 5,313 students) and Cambridge-Isanti Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Cambridge-Isanti Schools, FY23West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan $16,864; St. Louis Park Public Schools $16,723; Austin Public Schools $15,309; Bemidji $15,202; Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools $13,682; Owatonna Public Schools $13,596; Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 $13,374; Minnesota Transitions Charter School $12,992; St. Francis Area Schools $12,644; Cambridge-Isanti Schools $12,306; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k12k14k16k18kWest St. Paul-Mendota Heights-…$16,864St. Louis Park Public Schools$16,723Austin Public Schools$15,309Bemidji$15,202Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schoo…$13,682Owatonna Public Schools$13,596Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47$13,374Minnesota Transitions Charter …$12,992St. Francis Area Schools$12,644Cambridge-Isanti Schools$12,306State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Cambridge-Isanti Schools, FY23West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan $16,864; St. Louis Park Public Schools $16,723; Austin Public Schools $15,309; Bemidji $15,202; Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools $13,682; Owatonna Public Schools $13,596; Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 $13,374; Minnesota Transitions Charter School $12,992; St. Francis Area Schools $12,644; Cambridge-Isanti Schools $12,306; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k12k14k16k18kWest St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan$16,864St. Louis Park Public Schools$16,723Austin Public Schools$15,309Bemidji$15,202Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools$13,682Owatonna Public Schools$13,596Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47$13,374Minnesota Transitions Charter School$12,992St. Francis Area Schools$12,644Cambridge-Isanti Schools$12,306State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Cambridge-Isanti Schools, FY23West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan $16,864; St. Louis Park Public Schools $16,723; Austin Public Schools $15,309; Bemidji $15,202; Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools $13,682; Owatonna Public Schools $13,596; Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 $13,374; Minnesota Transitions Charter School $12,992; St. Francis Area Schools $12,644; Cambridge-Isanti Schools $12,306; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k14k18kWest St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan$16,864St. Louis Park Public Schools$16,723Austin Public Schools$15,309Bemidji$15,202Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools$13,682Owatonna Public Schools$13,596Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47$13,374Minnesota Transitions Charter School$12,992St. Francis Area Schools$12,644Cambridge-Isanti Schools$12,306State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Cambridge-Isanti Schools, FY23West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan $16,864; St. Louis Park Public Schools $16,723; Austin Public Schools $15,309; Bemidji $15,202; Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools $13,682; Owatonna Public Schools $13,596; Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 $13,374; Minnesota Transitions Charter School $12,992; St. Francis Area Schools $12,644; Cambridge-Isanti Schools $12,306; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k14k18kWest St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan$16,864St. Louis Park Public Schools$16,723Austin Public Schools$15,309Bemidji$15,202Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools$13,682Owatonna Public Schools$13,596Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47$13,374Minnesota Transitions Charter School$12,992St. Francis Area Schools$12,644Cambridge-Isanti Schools$12,306State median, 1,000+ students $14,091

Where the money came from

$81,344,000 in revenue: 66.9% state, 25.1% local and 8.0% federal. Total spending including $12,423,000 of capital outlay was $81,276,000, or $16,056 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Cambridge-Isanti Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $54,457,000; Local $20,398,000; Federal $6,489,000; total $81,344,000.
  • State$54,457,000 67%
  • Local$20,398,000 25%
  • Federal$6,489,000 8%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 163 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

5,062 students in 2022-23, 5,090 students in 2023-24, 5,004 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Cambridge-Isanti Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,062, 2023-24: 5,090, 2024-25: 5,00402k4k6k2022-235,0622023-245,0902024-255,004
Cambridge-Isanti Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,062, 2023-24: 5,090, 2024-25: 5,00402k4k6k2022-235,0622023-245,0902024-255,004
Cambridge-Isanti Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,062, 2023-24: 5,090, 2024-25: 5,00402k4k6k2022-235,0622023-245,0902024-255,004
Cambridge-Isanti Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,062, 2023-24: 5,090, 2024-25: 5,00402k4k6k2022-235,0622023-245,0902024-255,004

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-235,062276.818.3
2023-245,090293.417.4
2024-255,004301.916.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$18,346,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,624 per student

Cambridge-Isanti Schools booked $18,346,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 283 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $64,873 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 56 in 100 Minnesota districts with a figure (state median $62,418, 464 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Minnesota teacher salary at $68,491 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$13,614,00074.2%
Special education$3,902,00021.3%
Vocational$757,0004.1%
Other programs$73,0000.4%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,515 in 2018-19, $3,447 in 2019-20, $3,480 in 2020-21, $3,380 in 2021-22, $3,624 in 2022-23.

Cambridge-Isanti Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,515, 2019-20: $3,447, 2020-21: $3,480, 2021-22: $3,380, 2022-23: $3,62401k2k3k4k2018-19$3,5152019-20$3,4472020-21$3,4802021-22$3,3802022-23$3,624
Cambridge-Isanti Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,515, 2019-20: $3,447, 2020-21: $3,480, 2021-22: $3,380, 2022-23: $3,62401k2k3k4k2018-19$3,5152019-20$3,4472020-21$3,4802021-22$3,3802022-23$3,624
Cambridge-Isanti Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,515, 2019-20: $3,447, 2020-21: $3,480, 2021-22: $3,380, 2022-23: $3,62401k2k3k4k2018-19$3,5152019-20$3,4472020-21$3,4802021-22$3,3802022-23$3,624
Cambridge-Isanti Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,515, 2019-20: $3,447, 2020-21: $3,480, 2021-22: $3,380, 2022-23: $3,62401k2k3k4k2018-19$3,5152019-20$3,4472020-21$3,4802021-22$3,3802022-23$3,624

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Cambridge-Isanti Schools scored proficient or above: 50% in reading and 46% in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMinnesotaStudents tested
Reading and language arts50%51.1%2,443
Math46%44.8%2,344

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

76% of the 414 students in Cambridge-Isanti Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMinnesota
Four-year graduation rate76%83.3%
Students in the class41469,945

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

6 elementary schools, 2,020 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Cambridge Intermediate School53616.428.2%Schoolwide program
Cambridge Primary School49814.835.3%Schoolwide program
Isanti Intermediate School42215.329.1%Schoolwide program
Isanti Primary School40712.825.6%Schoolwide program
Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School13916.817.3%Eligible, no program
Cambridge-Isanti OLL Elementary K-51815.144.4%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

3 middle schools, 1,059 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Cambridge Middle School60717.226.4%Eligible, no program
Isanti Middle School44914.126.1%Eligible, no program
Riverside Academy MLP31.5All free (CEP)Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

5 high schools, 1,767 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Cambridge-Isanti High School1,58221.323.5%Eligible, no program
Cambridge-Isanti OLL Secondary 6-128844.730.7%Not Title I
Riverside Academy4010.450.0%Eligible, no program
Riverside Academy IS34not reported52.9%Eligible, no program
Moving Forward2327.465.2%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

3 other schools, 158 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Cambridge Early Childhood SpecialEd7412.347.3%Not Title I
Isanti Early Childhood Special Ed7113.332.4%Not Title I
Brookside Academy132.553.8%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Cambridge-Isanti Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Cambridge-Isanti Schools

  1. Minnesota districts by spending per studentCambridge-Isanti Schools ranks 140 of 163 Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,306).#140 of 163
  2. Every school district in MinnesotaCambridge-Isanti Schools is the number 39 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 5,062 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#39 of 543
  3. West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-EaganThe next larger Minnesota district: 5,116 students in fall 2022, $16,864 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,864
  4. Owatonna Public SchoolsThe next smaller Minnesota district: 4,926 students in fall 2022, $13,596 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,596
  5. Compare Cambridge-Isanti Schools with West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-EaganEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Cambridge-Isanti High School, its largest high school1,582 students in 2024-25, 21.3 per teacher.1,582
  7. Teacher salary spending across MinnesotaCambridge-Isanti Schools spent $64,873 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,418); spending, not a salary.$64,873
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Cambridge-Isanti Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Cambridge-Isanti Schools?
    17 schools were open in 2024-25 (6 elementary, 3 middle, 5 high, 3 other), enrolling 5,004 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Cambridge-Isanti Schools spend per student?
    $12,306 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Minnesota median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,091 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,218 per student, up 7.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Cambridge-Isanti Schools' money come from?
    $81,344,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 66.9% state, 25.1% local and 8.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Cambridge-Isanti Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 422 of the 5,937 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.1%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Cambridge-Isanti Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $18,346,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,624 per student. Divided by the 283 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $64,873 per teacher, more than 56 in 100 Minnesota districts (state median $62,418). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Minnesota teacher salary at $68,491 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Cambridge-Isanti Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Cambridge-Isanti Schools scored proficient or above: 50% in reading and 46% in math, against 51.1% in reading and 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Cambridge-Isanti Schools?
    76% of the 414 students in Cambridge-Isanti Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Cambridge-Isanti Schools' NCES district ID?
    2707410. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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