Barnesville Public School Dist.

Public school district · Clay County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2703660

Barnesville Public School Dist. spent $12,787 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 81% of the other Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,094). Its 2 schools enrolled 870 students in 2024-25; 65.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,637 per student, up 6.6% 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 Barnesville Public School Dist. in enrollment (899 to 924 students) and Barnesville Public School Dist. itself.

Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Barnesville Public School Dist., FY23Duluth Public Schools Academy $17,838; Twin Cities International Schools $15,900; Central $13,571; Rush City $13,450; Le Sueur-Henderson $13,407; Pine River-Backus $13,348; Wabasha-Kellogg Public Schools $13,006; Barnesville Public School Dist. $12,787; Eden Valley-Watkins ISD #463 $12,776; Medford $11,434; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kDuluth Public Schools Academy$17,838Twin Cities International Scho…$15,900Central$13,571Rush City$13,450Le Sueur-Henderson$13,407Pine River-Backus$13,348Wabasha-Kellogg Public Schools$13,006Barnesville Public School Dist.$12,787Eden Valley-Watkins ISD #463$12,776Medford$11,434State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Barnesville Public School Dist., FY23Duluth Public Schools Academy $17,838; Twin Cities International Schools $15,900; Central $13,571; Rush City $13,450; Le Sueur-Henderson $13,407; Pine River-Backus $13,348; Wabasha-Kellogg Public Schools $13,006; Barnesville Public School Dist. $12,787; Eden Valley-Watkins ISD #463 $12,776; Medford $11,434; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kDuluth Public Schools Academy$17,838Twin Cities International Schools$15,900Central$13,571Rush City$13,450Le Sueur-Henderson$13,407Pine River-Backus$13,348Wabasha-Kellogg Public Schools$13,006Barnesville Public School Dist.$12,787Eden Valley-Watkins ISD #463$12,776Medford$11,434State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Barnesville Public School Dist., FY23Duluth Public Schools Academy $17,838; Twin Cities International Schools $15,900; Central $13,571; Rush City $13,450; Le Sueur-Henderson $13,407; Pine River-Backus $13,348; Wabasha-Kellogg Public Schools $13,006; Barnesville Public School Dist. $12,787; Eden Valley-Watkins ISD #463 $12,776; Medford $11,434; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.10k15k20kDuluth Public Schools Academy$17,838Twin Cities International Schools$15,900Central$13,571Rush City$13,450Le Sueur-Henderson$13,407Pine River-Backus$13,348Wabasha-Kellogg Public Schools$13,006Barnesville Public School Dist.$12,787Eden Valley-Watkins ISD #463$12,776Medford$11,434State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Barnesville Public School Dist., FY23Duluth Public Schools Academy $17,838; Twin Cities International Schools $15,900; Central $13,571; Rush City $13,450; Le Sueur-Henderson $13,407; Pine River-Backus $13,348; Wabasha-Kellogg Public Schools $13,006; Barnesville Public School Dist. $12,787; Eden Valley-Watkins ISD #463 $12,776; Medford $11,434; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.10k15k20kDuluth Public Schools Academy$17,838Twin Cities International Schools$15,900Central$13,571Rush City$13,450Le Sueur-Henderson$13,407Pine River-Backus$13,348Wabasha-Kellogg Public Schools$13,006Barnesville Public School Dist.$12,787Eden Valley-Watkins ISD #463$12,776Medford$11,434State median, under 1,000 students $15,094

Where the money came from

$14,714,000 in revenue: 65.3% state, 29.8% local and 4.8% federal. Total spending including $1,264,000 of capital outlay was $14,717,000, or $16,137 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Barnesville Public School Dist. revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $9,614,000; Local $4,387,000; Federal $713,000; total $14,714,000.
  • State$9,614,000 65%
  • Local$4,387,000 30%
  • Federal$713,000 5%

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 346 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

912 students in 2022-23, 875 students in 2023-24, 870 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Barnesville Public School Dist. enrollment by school year2022-23: 912, 2023-24: 875, 2024-25: 87002505007501k2022-239122023-248752024-25870
Barnesville Public School Dist. enrollment by school year2022-23: 912, 2023-24: 875, 2024-25: 87002505007501k2022-239122023-248752024-25870
Barnesville Public School Dist. enrollment by school year2022-23: 912, 2023-24: 875, 2024-25: 87002505007501k2022-239122023-248752024-25870
Barnesville Public School Dist. enrollment by school year2022-23: 912, 2023-24: 875, 2024-25: 87002505007501k2022-239122023-248752024-25870

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2391253.417.1
2023-2487554.516.1
2024-2587056.915.3

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

$3,788,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,154 per student

Barnesville Public School Dist. booked $3,788,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 53 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 $70,843 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 75 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$3,135,00082.8%
Special education$505,00013.3%
Vocational$148,0003.9%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,940 in 2018-19, $4,138 in 2019-20, $4,228 in 2020-21, $4,219 in 2021-22, $4,154 in 2022-23.

Barnesville Public School Dist. teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,940, 2019-20: $4,138, 2020-21: $4,228, 2021-22: $4,219, 2022-23: $4,15402k4k6k2018-19$3,9402019-20$4,1382020-21$4,2282021-22$4,2192022-23$4,154
Barnesville Public School Dist. teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,940, 2019-20: $4,138, 2020-21: $4,228, 2021-22: $4,219, 2022-23: $4,15402k4k6k2018-19$3,9402019-20$4,1382020-21$4,2282021-22$4,2192022-23$4,154
Barnesville Public School Dist. teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,940, 2019-20: $4,138, 2020-21: $4,228, 2021-22: $4,219, 2022-23: $4,15402k4k6k2018-19$3,9402019-20$4,1382020-21$4,2282021-22$4,2192022-23$4,154
Barnesville Public School Dist. teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,940, 2019-20: $4,138, 2020-21: $4,228, 2021-22: $4,219, 2022-23: $4,15402k4k6k2018-19$3,9402019-20$4,1382020-21$4,2282021-22$4,2192022-23$4,154

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 Barnesville Public School Dist. scored proficient or above: 64% in reading and 65% 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 arts64%51.1%485
Math65%44.8%476

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 63 students in Barnesville Public School Dist.'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 class6369,945

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, 490 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Barnesville Elementary49014.615.5%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.

1 high school, 380 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Barnesville Secondary38016.216.6%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 Barnesville Public School Dist.

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 Barnesville Public School Dist.

  1. Minnesota districts by spending per studentBarnesville Public School Dist. ranks 282 of 346 Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,787).#282 of 346
  2. Every school district in MinnesotaBarnesville Public School Dist. is the number 180 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 912 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#180 of 543
  3. Eden Valley-Watkins ISD #463The next larger Minnesota district: 918 students in fall 2022, $12,776 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,776
  4. Le Sueur-Henderson School DistrictThe next smaller Minnesota district: 911 students in fall 2022, $13,407 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,407
  5. Compare Barnesville Public School Dist. with Eden Valley-Watkins ISD #463Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Barnesville Secondary, its largest high school380 students in 2024-25, 16.2 per teacher.380
  7. Teacher salary spending across MinnesotaBarnesville Public School Dist. spent $70,843 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,418); spending, not a salary.$70,843
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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 Barnesville Public School Dist.

  1. How many schools and students are in Barnesville Public School Dist.?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 870 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Barnesville Public School Dist. spend per student?
    $12,787 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $15,094 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,637 per student, up 6.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Barnesville Public School Dist.'s money come from?
    $14,714,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 65.3% state, 29.8% local and 4.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Barnesville Public School Dist. live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 43 of the 967 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 4.4%, 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 Barnesville Public School Dist. spend on teacher salaries?
    $3,788,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,154 per student. Divided by the 53 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $70,843 per teacher, more than 75 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 Barnesville Public School Dist. do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Barnesville Public School Dist. scored proficient or above: 64% in reading and 65% 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 Barnesville Public School Dist.?
    90-94% of the 63 students in Barnesville Public School Dist.'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 Barnesville Public School Dist.'s NCES district ID?
    2703660. 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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