Lynd Public School District

Public school district · Lyon County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2718390

Lynd Public School District spent $14,089 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 67% of the other Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,094). Its 2 schools enrolled 175 students in 2024-25; 72.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,025 per student, up 13.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

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 Lynd in enrollment (160 to 180 students) and Lynd itself.

Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Lynd, FY23Gateway STEM Academy $20,747; Life Prep $19,931; Floodwood $18,356; East Range Academy of Tech-Science $16,596; Browns Valley Public School Dist $15,589; Lynd $14,089; Swan River Montessori Charter School $13,720; Prairie Creek Community School $12,486; Modern Montessori Charter School $11,256; Phoenix Academy Charter School $9,681; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.5k10k15k20k25kGateway STEM Academy$20,747Life Prep$19,931Floodwood$18,356East Range Academy of Tech-Sci…$16,596Browns Valley Public School Di…$15,589Lynd$14,089Swan River Montessori Charter …$13,720Prairie Creek Community School$12,486Modern Montessori Charter Scho…$11,256Phoenix Academy Charter School$9,681State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Lynd, FY23Gateway STEM Academy $20,747; Life Prep $19,931; Floodwood $18,356; East Range Academy of Tech-Science $16,596; Browns Valley Public School Dist $15,589; Lynd $14,089; Swan River Montessori Charter School $13,720; Prairie Creek Community School $12,486; Modern Montessori Charter School $11,256; Phoenix Academy Charter School $9,681; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.5k10k15k20k25kGateway STEM Academy$20,747Life Prep$19,931Floodwood$18,356East Range Academy of Tech-Science$16,596Browns Valley Public School Dist$15,589Lynd$14,089Swan River Montessori Charter School$13,720Prairie Creek Community School$12,486Modern Montessori Charter School$11,256Phoenix Academy Charter School$9,681State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Lynd, FY23Gateway STEM Academy $20,747; Life Prep $19,931; Floodwood $18,356; East Range Academy of Tech-Science $16,596; Browns Valley Public School Dist $15,589; Lynd $14,089; Swan River Montessori Charter School $13,720; Prairie Creek Community School $12,486; Modern Montessori Charter School $11,256; Phoenix Academy Charter School $9,681; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.5k15k25kGateway STEM Academy$20,747Life Prep$19,931Floodwood$18,356East Range Academy of Tech-Science$16,596Browns Valley Public School Dist$15,589Lynd$14,089Swan River Montessori Charter School$13,720Prairie Creek Community School$12,486Modern Montessori Charter School$11,256Phoenix Academy Charter School$9,681State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Lynd, FY23Gateway STEM Academy $20,747; Life Prep $19,931; Floodwood $18,356; East Range Academy of Tech-Science $16,596; Browns Valley Public School Dist $15,589; Lynd $14,089; Swan River Montessori Charter School $13,720; Prairie Creek Community School $12,486; Modern Montessori Charter School $11,256; Phoenix Academy Charter School $9,681; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.5k15k25kGateway STEM Academy$20,747Life Prep$19,931Floodwood$18,356East Range Academy of Tech-Science$16,596Browns Valley Public School Dist$15,589Lynd$14,089Swan River Montessori Charter School$13,720Prairie Creek Community School$12,486Modern Montessori Charter School$11,256Phoenix Academy Charter School$9,681State median, under 1,000 students $15,094

Where the money came from

$3,264,000 in revenue: 72.9% state, 17.7% local and 9.4% federal. Total spending including $183,000 of capital outlay was $3,128,000, or $18,509 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Lynd Public School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,381,000; Local $577,000; Federal $306,000; total $3,264,000.
  • State$2,381,000 73%
  • Local$577,000 18%
  • Federal$306,000 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 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

169 students in 2022-23, 160 students in 2023-24, 175 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Lynd Public School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 169, 2023-24: 160, 2024-25: 1750501001502002022-231692023-241602024-25175
Lynd Public School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 169, 2023-24: 160, 2024-25: 1750501001502002022-231692023-241602024-25175
Lynd Public School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 169, 2023-24: 160, 2024-25: 1750501001502002022-231692023-241602024-25175
Lynd Public School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 169, 2023-24: 160, 2024-25: 1750501001502002022-231692023-241602024-25175

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2316916.310.4
2023-2416015.310.5
2024-2517513.413.1

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

$884,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,231 per student

Lynd Public School District booked $884,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 17 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 $50,922 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 14 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$827,00093.6%
Special education$40,0004.5%
Other programs$17,0001.9%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,344 in 2018-19, $5,032 in 2019-20, $6,109 in 2020-21, $5,512 in 2021-22, $5,231 in 2022-23.

Lynd Public School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,344, 2019-20: $5,032, 2020-21: $6,109, 2021-22: $5,512, 2022-23: $5,23102k4k6k8k2018-19$5,3442019-20$5,0322020-21$6,1092021-22$5,5122022-23$5,231
Lynd Public School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,344, 2019-20: $5,032, 2020-21: $6,109, 2021-22: $5,512, 2022-23: $5,23102k4k6k8k2018-19$5,3442019-20$5,0322020-21$6,1092021-22$5,5122022-23$5,231
Lynd Public School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,344, 2019-20: $5,032, 2020-21: $6,109, 2021-22: $5,512, 2022-23: $5,23102k4k6k8k2018-19$5,3442019-20$5,0322020-21$6,1092021-22$5,5122022-23$5,231
Lynd Public School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,344, 2019-20: $5,032, 2020-21: $6,109, 2021-22: $5,512, 2022-23: $5,23102k4k6k8k2018-19$5,3442019-20$5,0322020-21$6,1092021-22$5,5122022-23$5,231

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 Lynd Public School District scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading and 25-29% 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 arts35-39%51.1%89
Math25-29%44.8%86

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, 104 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lynd Elementary10411.842.3%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, 71 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lynd Middle School7115.547.9%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.

Contact Lynd 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 Lynd Public School District

  1. Minnesota districts by spending per studentLynd Public School District ranks 233 of 346 Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,089).#233 of 346
  2. Every school district in MinnesotaLynd Public School District is the number 433 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 169 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#433 of 543
  3. Life PrepThe next larger Minnesota district: 174 students in fall 2022, $19,931 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,931
  4. Swan River Montessori Charter SchoolThe next smaller Minnesota district: 164 students in fall 2022, $13,720 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,720
  5. Compare Lynd Public School District with Life PrepEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MinnesotaLynd Public School District spent $50,922 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,418); spending, not a salary.$50,922
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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 Lynd Public School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Lynd Public School District?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 175 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Lynd Public School District spend per student?
    $14,089 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 $16,025 per student, up 13.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Lynd Public School District's money come from?
    $3,264,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 72.9% state, 17.7% local and 9.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Lynd Public School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 17 of the 211 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.1%, 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 Lynd Public School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $884,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,231 per student. Divided by the 17 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $50,922 per teacher, more than 14 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 Lynd Public School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Lynd Public School District scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading and 25-29% 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 Lynd Public School District's NCES district ID?
    2718390. 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 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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