Minnewaska Area School District

Listed by NCES as Minnewaska School District (district ID 2700019)

Public school district · Pope County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2700019

Minnewaska Area School District spent $15,986 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 84% of the other Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,091). Its 6 schools enrolled 1,324 students in 2024-25; 67.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,286 per student, up 8.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (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 Minnewaska Area in enrollment (1,252 to 1,437 students) and Minnewaska Area itself.

Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Minnewaska Area, FY23Red Lake $29,400; Minnewaska Area $15,986; Lake Superior Public School Dist. $15,324; Montevideo Public Schools $14,615; Melrose Area Public Schools $14,193; Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted $13,431; Pierz $12,607; Esko Public Schools $10,671; Lakes International Language Academ $10,424; Parnassus Preparatory School $9,727; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.010k20k30kRed Lake$29,400Minnewaska Area$15,986Lake Superior Public School Di…$15,324Montevideo Public Schools$14,615Melrose Area Public Schools$14,193Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted$13,431Pierz$12,607Esko Public Schools$10,671Lakes International Language A…$10,424Parnassus Preparatory School$9,727State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Minnewaska Area, FY23Red Lake $29,400; Minnewaska Area $15,986; Lake Superior Public School Dist. $15,324; Montevideo Public Schools $14,615; Melrose Area Public Schools $14,193; Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted $13,431; Pierz $12,607; Esko Public Schools $10,671; Lakes International Language Academ $10,424; Parnassus Preparatory School $9,727; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.010k20k30kRed Lake$29,400Minnewaska Area$15,986Lake Superior Public School Dist.$15,324Montevideo Public Schools$14,615Melrose Area Public Schools$14,193Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted$13,431Pierz$12,607Esko Public Schools$10,671Lakes International Language Academ$10,424Parnassus Preparatory School$9,727State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Minnewaska Area, FY23Red Lake $29,400; Minnewaska Area $15,986; Lake Superior Public School Dist. $15,324; Montevideo Public Schools $14,615; Melrose Area Public Schools $14,193; Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted $13,431; Pierz $12,607; Esko Public Schools $10,671; Lakes International Language Academ $10,424; Parnassus Preparatory School $9,727; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.010k20k30kRed Lake$29,400Minnewaska Area$15,986Lake Superior Public School Dist.$15,324Montevideo Public Schools$14,615Melrose Area Public Schools$14,193Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted$13,431Pierz$12,607Esko Public Schools$10,671Lakes International Language Academ$10,424Parnassus Preparatory School$9,727State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Minnewaska Area, FY23Red Lake $29,400; Minnewaska Area $15,986; Lake Superior Public School Dist. $15,324; Montevideo Public Schools $14,615; Melrose Area Public Schools $14,193; Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted $13,431; Pierz $12,607; Esko Public Schools $10,671; Lakes International Language Academ $10,424; Parnassus Preparatory School $9,727; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.010k20k30kRed Lake$29,400Minnewaska Area$15,986Lake Superior Public School Dist.$15,324Montevideo Public Schools$14,615Melrose Area Public Schools$14,193Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted$13,431Pierz$12,607Esko Public Schools$10,671Lakes International Language Academ$10,424Parnassus Preparatory School$9,727State median, 1,000+ students $14,091

Where the money came from

$24,856,000 in revenue: 67.8% state, 24.0% local and 8.2% federal. Total spending including $1,721,000 of capital outlay was $24,971,000, or $18,538 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Minnewaska Area School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $16,852,000; Local $5,961,000; Federal $2,043,000; total $24,856,000.
  • State$16,852,000 68%
  • Local$5,961,000 24%
  • Federal$2,043,000 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

1,347 students in 2022-23, 1,345 students in 2023-24, 1,324 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Minnewaska Area School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,347, 2023-24: 1,345, 2024-25: 1,32405001k1.5k2022-231,3472023-241,3452024-251,324
Minnewaska Area School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,347, 2023-24: 1,345, 2024-25: 1,32405001k1.5k2022-231,3472023-241,3452024-251,324
Minnewaska Area School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,347, 2023-24: 1,345, 2024-25: 1,32405001k1.5k2022-231,3472023-241,3452024-251,324
Minnewaska Area School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,347, 2023-24: 1,345, 2024-25: 1,32405001k1.5k2022-231,3472023-241,3452024-251,324

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,34793.814.4
2023-241,34596.613.9
2024-251,32491.614.5

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

$7,206,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,350 per student

Minnewaska Area School District booked $7,206,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 94 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 $76,815 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 85 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$4,949,00068.7%
Special education$1,897,00026.3%
Vocational$243,0003.4%
Other programs$117,0001.6%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,157 in 2018-19, $4,281 in 2019-20, $4,403 in 2020-21, $4,886 in 2021-22, $5,350 in 2022-23.

Minnewaska Area School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,157, 2019-20: $4,281, 2020-21: $4,403, 2021-22: $4,886, 2022-23: $5,35002k4k6k2018-19$4,1572019-20$4,2812020-21$4,4032021-22$4,8862022-23$5,350
Minnewaska Area School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,157, 2019-20: $4,281, 2020-21: $4,403, 2021-22: $4,886, 2022-23: $5,35002k4k6k2018-19$4,1572019-20$4,2812020-21$4,4032021-22$4,8862022-23$5,350
Minnewaska Area School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,157, 2019-20: $4,281, 2020-21: $4,403, 2021-22: $4,886, 2022-23: $5,35002k4k6k2018-19$4,1572019-20$4,2812020-21$4,4032021-22$4,8862022-23$5,350
Minnewaska Area School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,157, 2019-20: $4,281, 2020-21: $4,403, 2021-22: $4,886, 2022-23: $5,35002k4k6k2018-19$4,1572019-20$4,2812020-21$4,4032021-22$4,8862022-23$5,350

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 Minnewaska Area School District scored proficient or above: 54% in reading and 54% 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 arts54%51.1%736
Math54%44.8%718

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

90-94% of the 81 students in Minnewaska Area School District's 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 rate90‑94%83.3%
Students in the class8169,945

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.

1 elementary school, 317 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Minnewaska Area Elementary31710.825.9%Targeted 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.

2 middle schools, 507 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Minnewaska Area Intermediate School29525.320.0%Not Title I
Minnewaska Area Junior High21217.523.6%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.

1 high school, 424 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Minnewaska Secondary42417.518.2%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.

2 other schools, 76 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Minnewaska Area WIN Academy444.065.9%Not Title I
Minnewaska Early Childhood Sp.Ed.329.643.8%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 Minnewaska Area School District

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 Minnewaska Area School District

  1. Minnesota districts by spending per studentMinnewaska Area School District ranks 27 of 163 Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,986).#27 of 163
  2. Every school district in MinnesotaMinnewaska Area School District is the number 126 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 1,347 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#126 of 543
  3. Montevideo Public SchoolsThe next larger Minnesota district: 1,383 students in fall 2022, $14,615 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,615
  4. Lake Superior Public School Dist.The next smaller Minnesota district: 1,325 students in fall 2022, $15,324 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,324
  5. Compare Minnewaska Area School District with Montevideo Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Minnewaska Secondary, its largest high school424 students in 2024-25, 17.5 per teacher.424
  7. Teacher salary spending across MinnesotaMinnewaska Area School District spent $76,815 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,418); spending, not a salary.$76,815
  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 Minnewaska Area School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Minnewaska Area School District?
    6 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 2 other), enrolling 1,324 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Minnewaska Area School District spend per student?
    $15,986 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 $17,286 per student, up 8.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Minnewaska Area School District's money come from?
    $24,856,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 67.8% state, 24.0% local and 8.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Minnewaska Area School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 126 of the 1,620 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.8%, 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 Minnewaska Area School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $7,206,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,350 per student. Divided by the 94 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $76,815 per teacher, more than 85 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 Minnewaska Area School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Minnewaska Area School District scored proficient or above: 54% in reading and 54% 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 Minnewaska Area School District?
    90-94% of the 81 students in Minnewaska Area School District's 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 Minnewaska Area School District's NCES district ID?
    2700019. 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

Compiled from official source data by .