Houston Public Schools ISD 294

Listed by NCES as Houston Public School District (district ID 2714280)

Public school district · Houston County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2714280

Houston Public Schools ISD 294 spent $12,729 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 79% of the other Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,091). Its 6 schools enrolled 1,934 students in 2024-25; 86.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,030 per student, up 18.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 56% (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 Houston Public Schools ISD 294 in enrollment (2,049 to 2,163 students) and Houston Public Schools ISD 294 itself.

Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Houston Public Schools ISD 294, FY23Brooklyn Center Community Schools $19,801; Hibbing Public Schools $16,909; St. Peter $15,513; New Ulm $14,376; Annandale $13,259; Houston Public Schools ISD 294 $12,729; Dassel-Cokato Schools $12,119; Stewartville Public Schools $11,943; Hermantown Community Schools $11,452; Kasson-Mantorville Schools $11,359; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k15k20k25kBrooklyn Center Community Scho…$19,801Hibbing Public Schools$16,909St. Peter$15,513New Ulm$14,376Annandale$13,259Houston Public Schools ISD 294$12,729Dassel-Cokato Schools$12,119Stewartville Public Schools$11,943Hermantown Community Schools$11,452Kasson-Mantorville Schools$11,359State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Houston Public Schools ISD 294, FY23Brooklyn Center Community Schools $19,801; Hibbing Public Schools $16,909; St. Peter $15,513; New Ulm $14,376; Annandale $13,259; Houston Public Schools ISD 294 $12,729; Dassel-Cokato Schools $12,119; Stewartville Public Schools $11,943; Hermantown Community Schools $11,452; Kasson-Mantorville Schools $11,359; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k15k20k25kBrooklyn Center Community Schools$19,801Hibbing Public Schools$16,909St. Peter$15,513New Ulm$14,376Annandale$13,259Houston Public Schools ISD 294$12,729Dassel-Cokato Schools$12,119Stewartville Public Schools$11,943Hermantown Community Schools$11,452Kasson-Mantorville Schools$11,359State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Houston Public Schools ISD 294, FY23Brooklyn Center Community Schools $19,801; Hibbing Public Schools $16,909; St. Peter $15,513; New Ulm $14,376; Annandale $13,259; Houston Public Schools ISD 294 $12,729; Dassel-Cokato Schools $12,119; Stewartville Public Schools $11,943; Hermantown Community Schools $11,452; Kasson-Mantorville Schools $11,359; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k15k20k25kBrooklyn Center Community Schools$19,801Hibbing Public Schools$16,909St. Peter$15,513New Ulm$14,376Annandale$13,259Houston Public Schools ISD 294$12,729Dassel-Cokato Schools$12,119Stewartville Public Schools$11,943Hermantown Community Schools$11,452Kasson-Mantorville Schools$11,359State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Houston Public Schools ISD 294, FY23Brooklyn Center Community Schools $19,801; Hibbing Public Schools $16,909; St. Peter $15,513; New Ulm $14,376; Annandale $13,259; Houston Public Schools ISD 294 $12,729; Dassel-Cokato Schools $12,119; Stewartville Public Schools $11,943; Hermantown Community Schools $11,452; Kasson-Mantorville Schools $11,359; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k15k20k25kBrooklyn Center Community Schools$19,801Hibbing Public Schools$16,909St. Peter$15,513New Ulm$14,376Annandale$13,259Houston Public Schools ISD 294$12,729Dassel-Cokato Schools$12,119Stewartville Public Schools$11,943Hermantown Community Schools$11,452Kasson-Mantorville Schools$11,359State median, 1,000+ students $14,091

Where the money came from

$27,864,000 in revenue: 86.5% state, 9.9% local and 3.7% federal. Total spending including $2,028,000 of capital outlay was $29,937,000, or $14,155 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Houston Public Schools ISD 294 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $24,097,000; Local $2,746,000; Federal $1,021,000; total $27,864,000.
  • State$24,097,000 86%
  • Local$2,746,000 10%
  • Federal$1,021,000 4%

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

2,115 students in 2022-23, 2,000 students in 2023-24, 1,934 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Houston Public Schools ISD 294 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,115, 2023-24: 2,000, 2024-25: 1,93401k2k3k2022-232,1152023-242,0002024-251,934
Houston Public Schools ISD 294 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,115, 2023-24: 2,000, 2024-25: 1,93401k2k3k2022-232,1152023-242,0002024-251,934
Houston Public Schools ISD 294 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,115, 2023-24: 2,000, 2024-25: 1,93401k2k3k2022-232,1152023-242,0002024-251,934
Houston Public Schools ISD 294 enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,115, 2023-24: 2,000, 2024-25: 1,93401k2k3k2022-232,1152023-242,0002024-251,934

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,115132.915.9
2023-242,000139.814.3
2024-251,934143.113.5

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

$8,276,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,913 per student

Houston Public Schools ISD 294 booked $8,276,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 133 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 $62,081 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 48 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$6,064,00073.3%
Special education$1,983,00024.0%
Vocational$229,0002.8%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,107 in 2018-19, $3,829 in 2019-20, $3,160 in 2020-21, $4,257 in 2021-22, $3,913 in 2022-23.

Houston Public Schools ISD 294 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,107, 2019-20: $3,829, 2020-21: $3,160, 2021-22: $4,257, 2022-23: $3,91302k4k6k2018-19$3,1072019-20$3,8292020-21$3,1602021-22$4,2572022-23$3,913
Houston Public Schools ISD 294 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,107, 2019-20: $3,829, 2020-21: $3,160, 2021-22: $4,257, 2022-23: $3,91302k4k6k2018-19$3,1072019-20$3,8292020-21$3,1602021-22$4,2572022-23$3,913
Houston Public Schools ISD 294 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,107, 2019-20: $3,829, 2020-21: $3,160, 2021-22: $4,257, 2022-23: $3,91302k4k6k2018-19$3,1072019-20$3,8292020-21$3,1602021-22$4,2572022-23$3,913
Houston Public Schools ISD 294 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,107, 2019-20: $3,829, 2020-21: $3,160, 2021-22: $4,257, 2022-23: $3,91302k4k6k2018-19$3,1072019-20$3,8292020-21$3,1602021-22$4,2572022-23$3,913

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 Houston Public Schools ISD 294 scored proficient or above: 51% in reading and 33% 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 arts51%51.1%770
Math33%44.8%733

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

56% of the 246 students in Houston Public Schools ISD 294'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 rate56%83.3%
Students in the class24669,945

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.

2 elementary schools, 639 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Minnesota Virtual Academy Elementar39218.957.9%Not Title I
Houston Elementary24711.333.2%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 middle school, 333 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Minnesota Virtual Academy Middle33311.747.7%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.

3 high schools, 962 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Minnesota Virtual Academy High70613.347.5%Eligible, no program
Houston Secondary23414.626.9%Eligible, no program
Summit Learning Program227.068.2%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 Houston Public Schools ISD 294

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 Houston Public Schools ISD 294

  1. Minnesota districts by spending per studentHouston Public Schools ISD 294 ranks 129 of 163 Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,729).#129 of 163
  2. Every school district in MinnesotaHouston Public Schools ISD 294 is the number 89 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 2,115 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#89 of 543
  3. Hibbing Public SchoolsThe next larger Minnesota district: 2,123 students in fall 2022, $16,909 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,909
  4. Dassel-Cokato SchoolsThe next smaller Minnesota district: 2,100 students in fall 2022, $12,119 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,119
  5. Compare Houston Public Schools ISD 294 with Hibbing Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Minnesota Virtual Academy High, its largest high school706 students in 2024-25, 13.3 per teacher.706
  7. Teacher salary spending across MinnesotaHouston Public Schools ISD 294 spent $62,081 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,418); spending, not a salary.$62,081
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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 Houston Public Schools ISD 294

  1. How many schools and students are in Houston Public Schools ISD 294?
    6 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 3 high), enrolling 1,934 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Houston Public Schools ISD 294 spend per student?
    $12,729 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 $15,030 per student, up 18.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Houston Public Schools ISD 294's money come from?
    $27,864,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 86.5% state, 9.9% local and 3.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Houston Public Schools ISD 294 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 31 of the 459 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.8%, 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 Houston Public Schools ISD 294 spend on teacher salaries?
    $8,276,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,913 per student. Divided by the 133 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $62,081 per teacher, more than 48 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 Houston Public Schools ISD 294 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Houston Public Schools ISD 294 scored proficient or above: 51% in reading and 33% 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 Houston Public Schools ISD 294?
    56% of the 246 students in Houston Public Schools ISD 294'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 Houston Public Schools ISD 294's NCES district ID?
    2714280. 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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