Red Lake Public School District

Public school district · Beltrami County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2730510

Red Lake Public School District spent $29,400 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of the 163 Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,091). Its 8 schools enrolled 1,514 students in 2024-25; 52.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $32,781 per student, up 11.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 20-24% (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 in enrollment (1,347 to 1,541 students) and Red Lake itself.

Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Red Lake, FY23Red Lake $29,400; Minnewaska Area $15,986; Montevideo Public Schools $14,615; Glencoe-Silver Lake $13,946; Community School of Excellence $13,134; Watertown-Mayer Public School District 111 $12,625; Pine Island $11,470; Plainview-Elgin-Millville Community School $11,107; Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School $10,225; Parnassus Preparatory School $9,727; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.010k20k30kRed Lake$29,400Minnewaska Area$15,986Montevideo Public Schools$14,615Glencoe-Silver Lake$13,946Community School of Excellence$13,134Watertown-Mayer Public School …$12,625Pine Island$11,470Plainview-Elgin-Millville Comm…$11,107Eagle Ridge Academy Charter Sc…$10,225Parnassus Preparatory School$9,727State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Red Lake, FY23Red Lake $29,400; Minnewaska Area $15,986; Montevideo Public Schools $14,615; Glencoe-Silver Lake $13,946; Community School of Excellence $13,134; Watertown-Mayer Public School District 111 $12,625; Pine Island $11,470; Plainview-Elgin-Millville Community School $11,107; Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School $10,225; Parnassus Preparatory School $9,727; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.010k20k30kRed Lake$29,400Minnewaska Area$15,986Montevideo Public Schools$14,615Glencoe-Silver Lake$13,946Community School of Excellence$13,134Watertown-Mayer Public School Distr…$12,625Pine Island$11,470Plainview-Elgin-Millville Community…$11,107Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School$10,225Parnassus Preparatory School$9,727State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Red Lake, FY23Red Lake $29,400; Minnewaska Area $15,986; Montevideo Public Schools $14,615; Glencoe-Silver Lake $13,946; Community School of Excellence $13,134; Watertown-Mayer Public School District 111 $12,625; Pine Island $11,470; Plainview-Elgin-Millville Community School $11,107; Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School $10,225; Parnassus Preparatory School $9,727; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.010k20k30kRed Lake$29,400Minnewaska Area$15,986Montevideo Public Schools$14,615Glencoe-Silver Lake$13,946Community School of Excellence$13,134Watertown-Mayer Public School District 111$12,625Pine Island$11,470Plainview-Elgin-Millville Community School$11,107Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School$10,225Parnassus Preparatory School$9,727State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Red Lake, FY23Red Lake $29,400; Minnewaska Area $15,986; Montevideo Public Schools $14,615; Glencoe-Silver Lake $13,946; Community School of Excellence $13,134; Watertown-Mayer Public School District 111 $12,625; Pine Island $11,470; Plainview-Elgin-Millville Community School $11,107; Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School $10,225; Parnassus Preparatory School $9,727; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.010k20k30kRed Lake$29,400Minnewaska Area$15,986Montevideo Public Schools$14,615Glencoe-Silver Lake$13,946Community School of Excellence$13,134Watertown-Mayer Public School District…$12,625Pine Island$11,470Plainview-Elgin-Millville Community Sch…$11,107Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School$10,225Parnassus Preparatory School$9,727State median, 1,000+ students $14,091

Where the money came from

$46,388,000 in revenue: 52.5% state, 3.3% local and 44.2% federal. Total spending including $5,276,000 of capital outlay was $49,789,000, or $34,648 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Red Lake Public School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $24,356,000; Local $1,538,000; Federal $20,494,000; total $46,388,000.
  • State$24,356,000 53%
  • Local$1,538,000 3%
  • Federal$20,494,000 44%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,437 students in 2022-23, 1,441 students in 2023-24, 1,514 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Red Lake Public School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,437, 2023-24: 1,441, 2024-25: 1,51405001k1.5k2k2022-231,4372023-241,4412024-251,514
Red Lake Public School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,437, 2023-24: 1,441, 2024-25: 1,51405001k1.5k2k2022-231,4372023-241,4412024-251,514
Red Lake Public School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,437, 2023-24: 1,441, 2024-25: 1,51405001k1.5k2k2022-231,4372023-241,4412024-251,514
Red Lake Public School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,437, 2023-24: 1,441, 2024-25: 1,51405001k1.5k2k2022-231,4372023-241,4412024-251,514

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,437121.811.8
2023-241,441121.011.9
2024-251,514111.413.6

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

$11,233,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,817 per student

Red Lake Public School District booked $11,233,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 123 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 $91,489 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 98 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$8,619,00076.7%
Special education$1,762,00015.7%
Vocational$71,0000.6%
Other programs$781,0007.0%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,263 in 2018-19, $6,363 in 2019-20, $6,468 in 2020-21, $7,116 in 2021-22, $7,817 in 2022-23.

Red Lake Public School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,263, 2019-20: $6,363, 2020-21: $6,468, 2021-22: $7,116, 2022-23: $7,81702k4k6k8k2018-19$6,2632019-20$6,3632020-21$6,4682021-22$7,1162022-23$7,817
Red Lake Public School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,263, 2019-20: $6,363, 2020-21: $6,468, 2021-22: $7,116, 2022-23: $7,81702k4k6k8k2018-19$6,2632019-20$6,3632020-21$6,4682021-22$7,1162022-23$7,817
Red Lake Public School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,263, 2019-20: $6,363, 2020-21: $6,468, 2021-22: $7,116, 2022-23: $7,81702k4k6k8k2018-19$6,2632019-20$6,3632020-21$6,4682021-22$7,1162022-23$7,817
Red Lake Public School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,263, 2019-20: $6,363, 2020-21: $6,468, 2021-22: $7,116, 2022-23: $7,81702k4k6k8k2018-19$6,2632019-20$6,3632020-21$6,4682021-22$7,1162022-23$7,817

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 Public School District scored proficient or above: 11% in reading and 2% 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 arts11%51.1%732
Math2%44.8%729

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

20-24% of the 123 students in Red Lake 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 rate20‑24%83.3%
Students in the class12369,945

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.

3 elementary schools, 799 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Red Lake Elementary52612.579.3%Schoolwide program
Red Lake Early Childhood Center13710.570.8%Schoolwide program
Ponemah Elementary1367.087.5%Schoolwide 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.

2 middle schools, 271 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Red Lake Middle School26819.082.8%Schoolwide program
Red Lake Middle Level Alc33.676.9%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.

2 high schools, 430 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Red Lake Secondary37718.078.5%Schoolwide program
Red Lake Alternative Learning5353.071.7%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.

1 other school, 14 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Red Lake EC Special Education Ext14not reported78.6%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 Red Lake 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 Red Lake Public School District

  1. Minnesota districts by spending per studentRed Lake Public School District ranks 1 of 163 Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($29,400).#1 of 163
  2. Every school district in MinnesotaRed Lake Public School District is the number 123 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 1,437 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#123 of 543
  3. Glencoe-Silver Lake School DistrictThe next larger Minnesota district: 1,446 students in fall 2022, $13,946 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,946
  4. Parnassus Preparatory SchoolThe next smaller Minnesota district: 1,384 students in fall 2022, $9,727 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,727
  5. Compare Red Lake Public School District with Glencoe-Silver Lake School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Red Lake Secondary, its largest high school377 students in 2024-25, 18.0 per teacher.377
  7. Teacher salary spending across MinnesotaRed Lake Public School District spent $91,489 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,418); spending, not a salary.$91,489
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Public School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Red Lake Public School District?
    8 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high, 1 other), enrolling 1,514 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Red Lake Public School District spend per student?
    $29,400 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 $32,781 per student, up 11.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Red Lake Public School District's money come from?
    $46,388,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 52.5% state, 3.3% local and 44.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Red Lake Public School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 421 of the 1,487 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 28.3%, 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 Public School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $11,233,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,817 per student. Divided by the 123 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $91,489 per teacher, more than 98 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 Public School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Red Lake Public School District scored proficient or above: 11% in reading and 2% 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 Public School District?
    20-24% of the 123 students in Red Lake 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.
  8. What is Red Lake Public School District's NCES district ID?
    2730510. 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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