Ellsworth Public School District

Public school district · Nobles County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2711460

Ellsworth Public School District spent $17,808 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 75% of the other Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,094). Its 2 schools enrolled 136 students in 2024-25; 63.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,461 per student, up 3.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (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 Ellsworth in enrollment (123 to 136 students) and Ellsworth itself.

Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Ellsworth, FY23Metro Deaf School $71,355; Naytahwaush Community School $26,787; Grygla $26,563; Chokio-Alberta Public Schools $20,970; Ellsworth $17,808; Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn $15,848; Great Expectations $14,809; Riverway Learning Community Charter $14,489; Career Pathways $13,008; Escuela Exitos Charter School $12,244; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.020k40k60k80kMetro Deaf School$71,355Naytahwaush Community School$26,787Grygla$26,563Chokio-Alberta Public Schools$20,970Ellsworth$17,808Aurora Waasakone Community of …$15,848Great Expectations$14,809Riverway Learning Community Ch…$14,489Career Pathways$13,008Escuela Exitos Charter School$12,244State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Ellsworth, FY23Metro Deaf School $71,355; Naytahwaush Community School $26,787; Grygla $26,563; Chokio-Alberta Public Schools $20,970; Ellsworth $17,808; Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn $15,848; Great Expectations $14,809; Riverway Learning Community Charter $14,489; Career Pathways $13,008; Escuela Exitos Charter School $12,244; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.020k40k60k80kMetro Deaf School$71,355Naytahwaush Community School$26,787Grygla$26,563Chokio-Alberta Public Schools$20,970Ellsworth$17,808Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn$15,848Great Expectations$14,809Riverway Learning Community Charter$14,489Career Pathways$13,008Escuela Exitos Charter School$12,244State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Ellsworth, FY23Metro Deaf School $71,355; Naytahwaush Community School $26,787; Grygla $26,563; Chokio-Alberta Public Schools $20,970; Ellsworth $17,808; Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn $15,848; Great Expectations $14,809; Riverway Learning Community Charter $14,489; Career Pathways $13,008; Escuela Exitos Charter School $12,244; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.040k80kMetro Deaf School$71,355Naytahwaush Community School$26,787Grygla$26,563Chokio-Alberta Public Schools$20,970Ellsworth$17,808Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn$15,848Great Expectations$14,809Riverway Learning Community Charter$14,489Career Pathways$13,008Escuela Exitos Charter School$12,244State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Ellsworth, FY23Metro Deaf School $71,355; Naytahwaush Community School $26,787; Grygla $26,563; Chokio-Alberta Public Schools $20,970; Ellsworth $17,808; Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn $15,848; Great Expectations $14,809; Riverway Learning Community Charter $14,489; Career Pathways $13,008; Escuela Exitos Charter School $12,244; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.040k80kMetro Deaf School$71,355Naytahwaush Community School$26,787Grygla$26,563Chokio-Alberta Public Schools$20,970Ellsworth$17,808Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn$15,848Great Expectations$14,809Riverway Learning Community Charter$14,489Career Pathways$13,008Escuela Exitos Charter School$12,244State median, under 1,000 students $15,094

Where the money came from

$2,485,000 in revenue: 63.6% state, 20.7% local and 15.7% federal. Total spending including $102,000 of capital outlay was $2,610,000, or $20,077 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Ellsworth Public School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,580,000; Local $515,000; Federal $390,000; total $2,485,000.
  • State$1,580,000 64%
  • Local$515,000 21%
  • Federal$390,000 16%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

130 students in 2022-23, 128 students in 2023-24, 136 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Ellsworth Public School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 130, 2023-24: 128, 2024-25: 1360501001502022-231302023-241282024-25136
Ellsworth Public School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 130, 2023-24: 128, 2024-25: 1360501001502022-231302023-241282024-25136
Ellsworth Public School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 130, 2023-24: 128, 2024-25: 1360501001502022-231302023-241282024-25136
Ellsworth Public School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 130, 2023-24: 128, 2024-25: 1360501001502022-231302023-241282024-25136

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2313018.47.1
2023-2412814.39.0
2024-2513612.411.0

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Ellsworth Public School District scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading and 30-34% 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 arts45-49%51.1%79
Math30-34%44.8%72

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

50% or more of the 11 students in Ellsworth Public 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 rate50% or more83.3%
Students in the class1169,945

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, 76 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ellsworth Elementary7610.836.8%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.

1 high school, 60 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ellsworth Secondary6011.225.0%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 Ellsworth Public 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 Ellsworth Public School District

  1. Minnesota districts by spending per studentEllsworth Public School District ranks 87 of 346 Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,808).#87 of 346
  2. Every school district in MinnesotaEllsworth Public School District is the number 461 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 130 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#461 of 543
  3. Riverway Learning Community CharterThe next larger Minnesota district: 131 students in fall 2022, $14,489 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,489
  4. Aurora Waasakone Community of LearnThe next smaller Minnesota district: 125 students in fall 2022, $15,848 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,848
  5. Compare Ellsworth Public School District with Riverway Learning Community CharterEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Ellsworth Secondary, its largest high school60 students in 2024-25, 11.2 per teacher.60
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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 Ellsworth Public School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Ellsworth Public School District?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 136 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Ellsworth Public School District spend per student?
    $17,808 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 $18,461 per student, up 3.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Ellsworth Public School District's money come from?
    $2,485,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 63.6% state, 20.7% local and 15.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Ellsworth Public School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 12 of the 187 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.4%, 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 do students in Ellsworth Public School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Ellsworth Public School District scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading and 30-34% 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 the graduation rate in Ellsworth Public School District?
    50% or more of the 11 students in Ellsworth Public 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.
  7. What is Ellsworth Public School District's NCES district ID?
    2711460. 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 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
  • 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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