Aitkin Public Schools

Listed by NCES as Aitkin Public School District (district ID 2702760)

Public school district · Aitkin County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2702760

Aitkin Public Schools spent $14,691 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 64% of the other Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,091). Its 3 schools enrolled 989 students in 2024-25; 64.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,000 per student, up 8.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (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 Aitkin Public Schools in enrollment (994 to 1,058 students) and Aitkin Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Aitkin Public Schools, FY23Greenway $15,507; Crosby-Ironton Public Schools $14,915; La Crescent-Hokah $14,823; Hinckley-Finlayson Schools $14,816; Aitkin Public Schools $14,691; Higher Ground Academy $14,282; Cannon Falls Area Schools $13,605; St. Charles Public Schools $13,549; Hawley Public Schools $11,422; Nova Classical Academy $10,893; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.8k10k12k14k16kGreenway$15,507Crosby-Ironton Public Schools$14,915La Crescent-Hokah$14,823Hinckley-Finlayson Schools$14,816Aitkin Public Schools$14,691Higher Ground Academy$14,282Cannon Falls Area Schools$13,605St. Charles Public Schools$13,549Hawley Public Schools$11,422Nova Classical Academy$10,893State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Aitkin Public Schools, FY23Greenway $15,507; Crosby-Ironton Public Schools $14,915; La Crescent-Hokah $14,823; Hinckley-Finlayson Schools $14,816; Aitkin Public Schools $14,691; Higher Ground Academy $14,282; Cannon Falls Area Schools $13,605; St. Charles Public Schools $13,549; Hawley Public Schools $11,422; Nova Classical Academy $10,893; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.8k10k12k14k16kGreenway$15,507Crosby-Ironton Public Schools$14,915La Crescent-Hokah$14,823Hinckley-Finlayson Schools$14,816Aitkin Public Schools$14,691Higher Ground Academy$14,282Cannon Falls Area Schools$13,605St. Charles Public Schools$13,549Hawley Public Schools$11,422Nova Classical Academy$10,893State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Aitkin Public Schools, FY23Greenway $15,507; Crosby-Ironton Public Schools $14,915; La Crescent-Hokah $14,823; Hinckley-Finlayson Schools $14,816; Aitkin Public Schools $14,691; Higher Ground Academy $14,282; Cannon Falls Area Schools $13,605; St. Charles Public Schools $13,549; Hawley Public Schools $11,422; Nova Classical Academy $10,893; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.8k12k16kGreenway$15,507Crosby-Ironton Public Schools$14,915La Crescent-Hokah$14,823Hinckley-Finlayson Schools$14,816Aitkin Public Schools$14,691Higher Ground Academy$14,282Cannon Falls Area Schools$13,605St. Charles Public Schools$13,549Hawley Public Schools$11,422Nova Classical Academy$10,893State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Aitkin Public Schools, FY23Greenway $15,507; Crosby-Ironton Public Schools $14,915; La Crescent-Hokah $14,823; Hinckley-Finlayson Schools $14,816; Aitkin Public Schools $14,691; Higher Ground Academy $14,282; Cannon Falls Area Schools $13,605; St. Charles Public Schools $13,549; Hawley Public Schools $11,422; Nova Classical Academy $10,893; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.8k12k16kGreenway$15,507Crosby-Ironton Public Schools$14,915La Crescent-Hokah$14,823Hinckley-Finlayson Schools$14,816Aitkin Public Schools$14,691Higher Ground Academy$14,282Cannon Falls Area Schools$13,605St. Charles Public Schools$13,549Hawley Public Schools$11,422Nova Classical Academy$10,893State median, 1,000+ students $14,091

Where the money came from

$16,529,000 in revenue: 64.9% state, 26.2% local and 8.9% federal. Total spending including $1,036,000 of capital outlay was $17,214,000, or $16,745 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Aitkin Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $10,730,000; Local $4,329,000; Federal $1,470,000; total $16,529,000.
  • State$10,730,000 65%
  • Local$4,329,000 26%
  • Federal$1,470,000 9%

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

1,028 students in 2022-23, 995 students in 2023-24, 989 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Aitkin Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,028, 2023-24: 995, 2024-25: 98905001k1.5k2022-231,0282023-249952024-25989
Aitkin Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,028, 2023-24: 995, 2024-25: 98905001k1.5k2022-231,0282023-249952024-25989
Aitkin Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,028, 2023-24: 995, 2024-25: 98905001k1.5k2022-231,0282023-249952024-25989
Aitkin Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,028, 2023-24: 995, 2024-25: 98905001k1.5k2022-231,0282023-249952024-25989

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,02879.612.9
2023-2499577.012.9
2024-2598973.513.5

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

$5,219,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,077 per student

Aitkin Public Schools booked $5,219,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 82 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 $63,299 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 52 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$4,217,00080.8%
Special education$889,00017.0%
Vocational$113,0002.2%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,003 in 2018-19, $4,280 in 2019-20, $4,399 in 2020-21, $4,731 in 2021-22, $5,077 in 2022-23.

Aitkin Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,003, 2019-20: $4,280, 2020-21: $4,399, 2021-22: $4,731, 2022-23: $5,07702k4k6k2018-19$4,0032019-20$4,2802020-21$4,3992021-22$4,7312022-23$5,077
Aitkin Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,003, 2019-20: $4,280, 2020-21: $4,399, 2021-22: $4,731, 2022-23: $5,07702k4k6k2018-19$4,0032019-20$4,2802020-21$4,3992021-22$4,7312022-23$5,077
Aitkin Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,003, 2019-20: $4,280, 2020-21: $4,399, 2021-22: $4,731, 2022-23: $5,07702k4k6k2018-19$4,0032019-20$4,2802020-21$4,3992021-22$4,7312022-23$5,077
Aitkin Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,003, 2019-20: $4,280, 2020-21: $4,399, 2021-22: $4,731, 2022-23: $5,07702k4k6k2018-19$4,0032019-20$4,2802020-21$4,3992021-22$4,7312022-23$5,077

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 Aitkin Public Schools scored proficient or above: 52% in reading and 56% 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 arts52%51.1%537
Math56%44.8%535

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

85-89% of the 103 students in Aitkin Public 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 rate85‑89%83.3%
Students in the class10369,945

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, 476 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Rippleside Elementary47613.536.8%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 high schools, 513 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Aitkin Secondary School50913.529.9%Eligible, no program
Aitkin Alternative Learning Program47.766.7%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.

Contact Aitkin Public 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 Aitkin Public Schools

  1. Minnesota districts by spending per studentAitkin Public Schools ranks 60 of 163 Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,691).#60 of 163
  2. Every school district in MinnesotaAitkin Public Schools is the number 160 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 1,028 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#160 of 543
  3. Nova Classical AcademyThe next larger Minnesota district: 1,030 students in fall 2022, $10,893 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,893
  4. Crosby-Ironton Public SchoolsThe next smaller Minnesota district: 1,011 students in fall 2022, $14,915 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,915
  5. Compare Aitkin Public Schools with Nova Classical AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Aitkin Secondary School, its largest high school509 students in 2024-25, 13.5 per teacher.509
  7. Teacher salary spending across MinnesotaAitkin Public Schools spent $63,299 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,418); spending, not a salary.$63,299
  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 Aitkin Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Aitkin Public Schools?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 2 high), enrolling 989 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Aitkin Public Schools spend per student?
    $14,691 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 $16,000 per student, up 8.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Aitkin Public Schools' money come from?
    $16,529,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 64.9% state, 26.2% local and 8.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Aitkin Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 141 of the 1,116 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 12.6%, 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 Aitkin Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $5,219,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,077 per student. Divided by the 82 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $63,299 per teacher, more than 52 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 Aitkin Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Aitkin Public Schools scored proficient or above: 52% in reading and 56% 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 Aitkin Public Schools?
    85-89% of the 103 students in Aitkin Public 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 Aitkin Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    2702760. 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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