Red Lake Falls School District

Listed by NCES as Red Lake Falls Public School Dist. (district ID 2730450)

Public school district · Red Lake County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2730450

Red Lake Falls School District spent $16,896 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 68% of the other Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,094). Its 2 schools enrolled 421 students in 2024-25; 66.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,486 per student, up 3.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% 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 Red Lake Falls in enrollment (368 to 402 students) and Red Lake Falls itself.

Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Red Lake Falls, FY23Lionsgate Academy $60,459; Hennepin Elementary School $20,848; Red Lake Falls $16,896; Red Rock Central $15,577; Fulda Public School $15,509; Henning $13,898; Spanish Immersion Schools MN $12,159; FIT Academy Charter School $11,734; New City School $11,350; St Paul Conservatory Performing Art $10,766; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.020k40k60k80kLionsgate Academy$60,459Hennepin Elementary School$20,848Red Lake Falls$16,896Red Rock Central$15,577Fulda Public School$15,509Henning$13,898Spanish Immersion Schools MN$12,159FIT Academy Charter School$11,734New City School$11,350St Paul Conservatory Performin…$10,766State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Red Lake Falls, FY23Lionsgate Academy $60,459; Hennepin Elementary School $20,848; Red Lake Falls $16,896; Red Rock Central $15,577; Fulda Public School $15,509; Henning $13,898; Spanish Immersion Schools MN $12,159; FIT Academy Charter School $11,734; New City School $11,350; St Paul Conservatory Performing Art $10,766; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.020k40k60k80kLionsgate Academy$60,459Hennepin Elementary School$20,848Red Lake Falls$16,896Red Rock Central$15,577Fulda Public School$15,509Henning$13,898Spanish Immersion Schools MN$12,159FIT Academy Charter School$11,734New City School$11,350St Paul Conservatory Performing Art$10,766State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Red Lake Falls, FY23Lionsgate Academy $60,459; Hennepin Elementary School $20,848; Red Lake Falls $16,896; Red Rock Central $15,577; Fulda Public School $15,509; Henning $13,898; Spanish Immersion Schools MN $12,159; FIT Academy Charter School $11,734; New City School $11,350; St Paul Conservatory Performing Art $10,766; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.040k80kLionsgate Academy$60,459Hennepin Elementary School$20,848Red Lake Falls$16,896Red Rock Central$15,577Fulda Public School$15,509Henning$13,898Spanish Immersion Schools MN$12,159FIT Academy Charter School$11,734New City School$11,350St Paul Conservatory Performing Art$10,766State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Red Lake Falls, FY23Lionsgate Academy $60,459; Hennepin Elementary School $20,848; Red Lake Falls $16,896; Red Rock Central $15,577; Fulda Public School $15,509; Henning $13,898; Spanish Immersion Schools MN $12,159; FIT Academy Charter School $11,734; New City School $11,350; St Paul Conservatory Performing Art $10,766; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.040k80kLionsgate Academy$60,459Hennepin Elementary School$20,848Red Lake Falls$16,896Red Rock Central$15,577Fulda Public School$15,509Henning$13,898Spanish Immersion Schools MN$12,159FIT Academy Charter School$11,734New City School$11,350St Paul Conservatory Performing Art$10,766State median, under 1,000 students $15,094

Where the money came from

$7,805,000 in revenue: 66.2% state, 26.0% local and 7.7% federal. Total spending including $895,000 of capital outlay was $8,140,000, or $21,198 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Red Lake Falls School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,170,000; Local $2,032,000; Federal $603,000; total $7,805,000.
  • State$5,170,000 66%
  • Local$2,032,000 26%
  • Federal$603,000 8%

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

384 students in 2022-23, 389 students in 2023-24, 421 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Red Lake Falls School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 384, 2023-24: 389, 2024-25: 42102004006002022-233842023-243892024-25421
Red Lake Falls School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 384, 2023-24: 389, 2024-25: 42102004006002022-233842023-243892024-25421
Red Lake Falls School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 384, 2023-24: 389, 2024-25: 42102004006002022-233842023-243892024-25421
Red Lake Falls School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 384, 2023-24: 389, 2024-25: 42102004006002022-233842023-243892024-25421

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2338434.511.1
2023-2438937.610.3
2024-2542138.311.0

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

$2,003,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,216 per student

Red Lake Falls School District booked $2,003,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 34 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 $58,125 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 33 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$1,702,00085.0%
Special education$215,00010.7%
Vocational$85,0004.2%
Other programs$1,0000.0%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,622 in 2018-19, $4,371 in 2019-20, $4,780 in 2020-21, $5,110 in 2021-22, $5,216 in 2022-23.

Red Lake Falls School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,622, 2019-20: $4,371, 2020-21: $4,780, 2021-22: $5,110, 2022-23: $5,21602k4k6k2018-19$4,6222019-20$4,3712020-21$4,7802021-22$5,1102022-23$5,216
Red Lake Falls School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,622, 2019-20: $4,371, 2020-21: $4,780, 2021-22: $5,110, 2022-23: $5,21602k4k6k2018-19$4,6222019-20$4,3712020-21$4,7802021-22$5,1102022-23$5,216
Red Lake Falls School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,622, 2019-20: $4,371, 2020-21: $4,780, 2021-22: $5,110, 2022-23: $5,21602k4k6k2018-19$4,6222019-20$4,3712020-21$4,7802021-22$5,1102022-23$5,216
Red Lake Falls School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,622, 2019-20: $4,371, 2020-21: $4,780, 2021-22: $5,110, 2022-23: $5,21602k4k6k2018-19$4,6222019-20$4,3712020-21$4,7802021-22$5,1102022-23$5,216

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 Red Lake Falls School District scored proficient or above: 52% in reading and 53% 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 arts52%51.1%202
Math53%44.8%210

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

80% or more of the 29 students in Red Lake Falls 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 rate80% or more83.3%
Students in the class2969,945

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, 237 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
J.a. Hughes Elementary2379.936.3%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 high school, 184 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lafayette Secondary18412.722.3%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 Red Lake Falls 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 Red Lake Falls School District

  1. Minnesota districts by spending per studentRed Lake Falls School District ranks 111 of 346 Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,896).#111 of 346
  2. Every school district in MinnesotaRed Lake Falls School District is the number 335 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 384 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#335 of 543
  3. Hennepin Elementary SchoolThe next larger Minnesota district: 387 students in fall 2022, $20,848 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,848
  4. Fulda Public SchoolThe next smaller Minnesota district: 383 students in fall 2022, $15,509 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,509
  5. Compare Red Lake Falls School District with Hennepin Elementary SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Lafayette Secondary, its largest high school184 students in 2024-25, 12.7 per teacher.184
  7. Teacher salary spending across MinnesotaRed Lake Falls School District spent $58,125 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,418); spending, not a salary.$58,125
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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 Red Lake Falls School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Red Lake Falls School District?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 421 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Red Lake Falls School District spend per student?
    $16,896 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 $17,486 per student, up 3.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Red Lake Falls School District's money come from?
    $7,805,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 66.2% state, 26.0% local and 7.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Red Lake Falls School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 27 of the 352 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.7%, 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 Red Lake Falls School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,003,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,216 per student. Divided by the 34 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $58,125 per teacher, more than 33 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 Red Lake Falls School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Red Lake Falls School District scored proficient or above: 52% in reading and 53% 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 Red Lake Falls School District?
    80% or more of the 29 students in Red Lake Falls 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.
  8. What is Red Lake Falls School District's NCES district ID?
    2730450. 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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