Harvest Best Academy

Listed by NCES as Best Academy (district ID 2700309)

Public school district · Hennepin County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2700309

Harvest Best Academy spent $24,582 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 94% of the other Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,094). Its one school enrolled 508 students in 2024-25; 78.7% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · 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 Harvest Best Academy in enrollment (615 to 622 students) and Harvest Best Academy itself.

Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Harvest Best Academy, FY23Harvest Best Academy $24,582; Yellow Medicine East Schools $16,216; Fosston Public Schools $15,098; Madelia Public Schools $14,985; Lewiston Altura ISD 857 $14,691; Breckenridge $14,318; Mountain Iron-Buhl Public Schools $13,976; Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 $13,795; Twin Cities German Immersion School $12,429; Bluesky Charter School $12,057; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.10k15k20k25k30kHarvest Best Academy$24,582Yellow Medicine East Schools$16,216Fosston Public Schools$15,098Madelia Public Schools$14,985Lewiston Altura ISD 857$14,691Breckenridge$14,318Mountain Iron-Buhl Public Scho…$13,976Russell Tyler Ruthton Public S…$13,795Twin Cities German Immersion S…$12,429Bluesky Charter School$12,057State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Harvest Best Academy, FY23Harvest Best Academy $24,582; Yellow Medicine East Schools $16,216; Fosston Public Schools $15,098; Madelia Public Schools $14,985; Lewiston Altura ISD 857 $14,691; Breckenridge $14,318; Mountain Iron-Buhl Public Schools $13,976; Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 $13,795; Twin Cities German Immersion School $12,429; Bluesky Charter School $12,057; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.10k15k20k25k30kHarvest Best Academy$24,582Yellow Medicine East Schools$16,216Fosston Public Schools$15,098Madelia Public Schools$14,985Lewiston Altura ISD 857$14,691Breckenridge$14,318Mountain Iron-Buhl Public Schools$13,976Russell Tyler Ruthton Public School…$13,795Twin Cities German Immersion School$12,429Bluesky Charter School$12,057State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Harvest Best Academy, FY23Harvest Best Academy $24,582; Yellow Medicine East Schools $16,216; Fosston Public Schools $15,098; Madelia Public Schools $14,985; Lewiston Altura ISD 857 $14,691; Breckenridge $14,318; Mountain Iron-Buhl Public Schools $13,976; Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 $13,795; Twin Cities German Immersion School $12,429; Bluesky Charter School $12,057; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.10k20k30kHarvest Best Academy$24,582Yellow Medicine East Schools$16,216Fosston Public Schools$15,098Madelia Public Schools$14,985Lewiston Altura ISD 857$14,691Breckenridge$14,318Mountain Iron-Buhl Public Schools$13,976Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902$13,795Twin Cities German Immersion School$12,429Bluesky Charter School$12,057State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Harvest Best Academy, FY23Harvest Best Academy $24,582; Yellow Medicine East Schools $16,216; Fosston Public Schools $15,098; Madelia Public Schools $14,985; Lewiston Altura ISD 857 $14,691; Breckenridge $14,318; Mountain Iron-Buhl Public Schools $13,976; Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 $13,795; Twin Cities German Immersion School $12,429; Bluesky Charter School $12,057; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.10k20k30kHarvest Best Academy$24,582Yellow Medicine East Schools$16,216Fosston Public Schools$15,098Madelia Public Schools$14,985Lewiston Altura ISD 857$14,691Breckenridge$14,318Mountain Iron-Buhl Public Schools$13,976Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2…$13,795Twin Cities German Immersion School$12,429Bluesky Charter School$12,057State median, under 1,000 students $15,094

Where the money came from

$16,609,000 in revenue: 78.7% state, 3.8% local and 17.5% federal. Total spending including $1,217,000 of capital outlay was $16,906,000, or $27,400 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Harvest Best Academy revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $13,065,000; Local $632,000; Federal $2,912,000; total $16,609,000.
  • State$13,065,000 79%
  • Local$632,000 4%
  • Federal$2,912,000 18%

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

617 students in 2022-23, 547 students in 2023-24, 508 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Harvest Best Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 617, 2023-24: 547, 2024-25: 50802004006008002022-236172023-245472024-25508
Harvest Best Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 617, 2023-24: 547, 2024-25: 50802004006008002022-236172023-245472024-25508
Harvest Best Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 617, 2023-24: 547, 2024-25: 50802004006008002022-236172023-245472024-25508
Harvest Best Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 617, 2023-24: 547, 2024-25: 50802004006008002022-236172023-245472024-25508

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2361741.315.0
2023-2454742.512.9
2024-2550833.215.3

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

$2,231,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,616 per student

Harvest Best Academy booked $2,231,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 41 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 $54,072 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 19 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$1,883,00084.4%
Special education$348,00015.6%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,485 in 2018-19, $3,487 in 2019-20, $3,835 in 2020-21, $3,786 in 2021-22, $3,616 in 2022-23.

Harvest Best Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,485, 2019-20: $3,487, 2020-21: $3,835, 2021-22: $3,786, 2022-23: $3,61601k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4852019-20$3,4872020-21$3,8352021-22$3,7862022-23$3,616
Harvest Best Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,485, 2019-20: $3,487, 2020-21: $3,835, 2021-22: $3,786, 2022-23: $3,61601k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4852019-20$3,4872020-21$3,8352021-22$3,7862022-23$3,616
Harvest Best Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,485, 2019-20: $3,487, 2020-21: $3,835, 2021-22: $3,786, 2022-23: $3,61601k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4852019-20$3,4872020-21$3,8352021-22$3,7862022-23$3,616
Harvest Best Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,485, 2019-20: $3,487, 2020-21: $3,835, 2021-22: $3,786, 2022-23: $3,61601k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4852019-20$3,4872020-21$3,8352021-22$3,7862022-23$3,616

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 Harvest Best Academy scored proficient or above: 32% in reading and 17% 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 arts32%51.1%384
Math17%44.8%383

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.

1 elementary school, 508 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Best Academy50815.389.6%Schoolwide 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 Harvest Best Academy

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 Harvest Best Academy

  1. Minnesota districts by spending per studentHarvest Best Academy ranks 20 of 346 Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($24,582).#20 of 346
  2. Every school district in MinnesotaHarvest Best Academy is the number 253 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 617 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#253 of 543
  3. Mountain Iron-Buhl Public SchoolsThe next larger Minnesota district: 618 students in fall 2022, $13,976 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,976
  4. Yellow Medicine East SchoolsThe next smaller Minnesota district: 616 students in fall 2022, $16,216 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,216
  5. Compare Harvest Best Academy with Mountain Iron-Buhl Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MinnesotaHarvest Best Academy spent $54,072 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,418); spending, not a salary.$54,072
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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 Harvest Best Academy

  1. How many schools and students are in Harvest Best Academy?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 508 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Harvest Best Academy spend per student?
    $24,582 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.
  3. Where does Harvest Best Academy's money come from?
    $16,609,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 78.7% state, 3.8% local and 17.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Harvest Best Academy spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,231,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,616 per student. Divided by the 41 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $54,072 per teacher, more than 19 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).
  5. How do students in Harvest Best Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Harvest Best Academy scored proficient or above: 32% in reading and 17% 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.
  6. What is Harvest Best Academy's NCES district ID?
    2700309. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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 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
  • 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: 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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