Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools

Public school district · Scott County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2730060

Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools spent $13,012 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 70% of the other Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,091). Its 13 schools enrolled 8,728 students in 2024-25; 61.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,061 per student, up 8.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (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 Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools in enrollment (7,867 to 9,320 students) and Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools, FY23St. Cloud Area School District 742 $16,825; Duluth Public Schools $16,081; Stillwater Area Public Schools ISD 834 $15,764; Eden Prairie Schools $15,485; White Bear Lake Area Schools $15,111; Edina Public Schools District $14,953; Mankato Area Public Schools $14,091; Eastern Carver County Schools $13,958; Shakopee $13,885; Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools $13,012; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k12k14k16k18kSt. Cloud Area School District…$16,825Duluth Public Schools$16,081Stillwater Area Public Schools…$15,764Eden Prairie Schools$15,485White Bear Lake Area Schools$15,111Edina Public Schools District$14,953Mankato Area Public Schools$14,091Eastern Carver County Schools$13,958Shakopee$13,885Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools$13,012State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools, FY23St. Cloud Area School District 742 $16,825; Duluth Public Schools $16,081; Stillwater Area Public Schools ISD 834 $15,764; Eden Prairie Schools $15,485; White Bear Lake Area Schools $15,111; Edina Public Schools District $14,953; Mankato Area Public Schools $14,091; Eastern Carver County Schools $13,958; Shakopee $13,885; Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools $13,012; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k12k14k16k18kSt. Cloud Area School District 742$16,825Duluth Public Schools$16,081Stillwater Area Public Schools ISD …$15,764Eden Prairie Schools$15,485White Bear Lake Area Schools$15,111Edina Public Schools District$14,953Mankato Area Public Schools$14,091Eastern Carver County Schools$13,958Shakopee$13,885Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools$13,012State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools, FY23St. Cloud Area School District 742 $16,825; Duluth Public Schools $16,081; Stillwater Area Public Schools ISD 834 $15,764; Eden Prairie Schools $15,485; White Bear Lake Area Schools $15,111; Edina Public Schools District $14,953; Mankato Area Public Schools $14,091; Eastern Carver County Schools $13,958; Shakopee $13,885; Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools $13,012; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k14k18kSt. Cloud Area School District 742$16,825Duluth Public Schools$16,081Stillwater Area Public Schools ISD 834$15,764Eden Prairie Schools$15,485White Bear Lake Area Schools$15,111Edina Public Schools District$14,953Mankato Area Public Schools$14,091Eastern Carver County Schools$13,958Shakopee$13,885Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools$13,012State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools, FY23St. Cloud Area School District 742 $16,825; Duluth Public Schools $16,081; Stillwater Area Public Schools ISD 834 $15,764; Eden Prairie Schools $15,485; White Bear Lake Area Schools $15,111; Edina Public Schools District $14,953; Mankato Area Public Schools $14,091; Eastern Carver County Schools $13,958; Shakopee $13,885; Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools $13,012; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k14k18kSt. Cloud Area School District 742$16,825Duluth Public Schools$16,081Stillwater Area Public Schools ISD 834$15,764Eden Prairie Schools$15,485White Bear Lake Area Schools$15,111Edina Public Schools District$14,953Mankato Area Public Schools$14,091Eastern Carver County Schools$13,958Shakopee$13,885Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools$13,012State median, 1,000+ students $14,091

Where the money came from

$142,551,000 in revenue: 61.4% state, 35.0% local and 3.6% federal. Total spending including $5,748,000 of capital outlay was $132,464,000, or $15,073 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $87,507,000; Local $49,845,000; Federal $5,199,000; total $142,551,000.
  • State$87,507,000 61%
  • Local$49,845,000 35%
  • Federal$5,199,000 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

8,788 students in 2022-23, 8,777 students in 2023-24, 8,728 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,788, 2023-24: 8,777, 2024-25: 8,72802.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,7882023-248,7772024-258,728
Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,788, 2023-24: 8,777, 2024-25: 8,72802.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,7882023-248,7772024-258,728
Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,788, 2023-24: 8,777, 2024-25: 8,72802.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,7882023-248,7772024-258,728
Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,788, 2023-24: 8,777, 2024-25: 8,72802.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,7882023-248,7772024-258,728

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-238,788479.118.3
2023-248,777507.717.3
2024-258,728473.818.4

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

$37,628,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,282 per student

Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools booked $37,628,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 481 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 $78,209 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 87 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$30,455,00080.9%
Special education$6,578,00017.5%
Vocational$595,0001.6%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,512 in 2018-19, $3,727 in 2019-20, $3,861 in 2020-21, $4,005 in 2021-22, $4,282 in 2022-23.

Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,512, 2019-20: $3,727, 2020-21: $3,861, 2021-22: $4,005, 2022-23: $4,28202k4k6k2018-19$3,5122019-20$3,7272020-21$3,8612021-22$4,0052022-23$4,282
Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,512, 2019-20: $3,727, 2020-21: $3,861, 2021-22: $4,005, 2022-23: $4,28202k4k6k2018-19$3,5122019-20$3,7272020-21$3,8612021-22$4,0052022-23$4,282
Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,512, 2019-20: $3,727, 2020-21: $3,861, 2021-22: $4,005, 2022-23: $4,28202k4k6k2018-19$3,5122019-20$3,7272020-21$3,8612021-22$4,0052022-23$4,282
Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,512, 2019-20: $3,727, 2020-21: $3,861, 2021-22: $4,005, 2022-23: $4,28202k4k6k2018-19$3,5122019-20$3,7272020-21$3,8612021-22$4,0052022-23$4,282

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 Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools scored proficient or above: 62% in reading and 60% 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 arts62%51.1%4,455
Math60%44.8%4,138

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

95% of the 724 students in Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools' 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 rate95%83.3%
Students in the class72469,945

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.

7 elementary schools, 3,573 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hamilton Ridge Elementary School58615.215.0%Not Title I
Redtail Ridge Elementary School55617.47.2%Eligible, no program
Glendale Elementary52215.020.7%Targeted program
WestWood Elementary50515.915.4%Eligible, no program
Jeffers Pond Elementary48717.07.6%Eligible, no program
La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood46317.011.7%Eligible, no program
Five Hawks Elementary45416.917.0%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, 2,025 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Prior Lake-Savage Middle School2,02519.414.1%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.

4 high schools, 3,014 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Prior Lake High School2,85620.714.1%Eligible, no program
Prior Lake-Savage Area Alc758.732.0%Eligible, no program
Laker Online4919.438.8%Not reported
ALC Independent Study34not reported35.3%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.

1 other school, 116 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Edgewood ECSE116not reported19.8%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.

Contact Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools

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 Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools

  1. Minnesota districts by spending per studentPrior Lake-Savage Area Schools ranks 115 of 163 Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,012).#115 of 163
  2. Every school district in MinnesotaPrior Lake-Savage Area Schools is the number 19 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 8,788 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#19 of 543
  3. Eden Prairie SchoolsThe next larger Minnesota district: 8,939 students in fall 2022, $15,485 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,485
  4. Edina Public Schools DistrictThe next smaller Minnesota district: 8,610 students in fall 2022, $14,953 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,953
  5. Compare Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools with Eden Prairie SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Prior Lake High School, its largest high school2,856 students in 2024-25, 20.7 per teacher.2,856
  7. Teacher salary spending across MinnesotaPrior Lake-Savage Area Schools spent $78,209 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,418); spending, not a salary.$78,209
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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 Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools?
    13 schools were open in 2024-25 (7 elementary, 1 middle, 4 high, 1 other), enrolling 8,728 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools spend per student?
    $13,012 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 $14,061 per student, up 8.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools' money come from?
    $142,551,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 61.4% state, 35.0% local and 3.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 327 of the 9,436 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 3.5%, 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 Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $37,628,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,282 per student. Divided by the 481 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $78,209 per teacher, more than 87 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 Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools scored proficient or above: 62% in reading and 60% 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 Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools?
    95% of the 724 students in Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools' 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 Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools' NCES district ID?
    2730060. 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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