Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902

Listed by NCES as Rtr Public Schools (district ID 2700294)

Public school district · Lincoln County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2700294

Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 spent $13,795 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 71% of the other Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,094). Its 2 schools enrolled 646 students in 2024-25; 68.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,468 per student, up 4.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% 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 Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 in enrollment (616 to 623 students) and Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 itself.

Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902, FY23Harvest Best Academy $24,582; Yellow Medicine East Schools $16,216; Fosston Public Schools $15,098; Madelia Public Schools $14,985; Lewiston Altura ISD 857 $14,691; Breckenridge $14,318; Mountain Iron-Buhl Public Schools $13,976; Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian $13,947; Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 $13,795; Bluesky Charter School $12,057; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.10k15k20k25k30kHarvest Best Academy$24,582Yellow Medicine East Schools$16,216Fosston Public Schools$15,098Madelia Public Schools$14,985Lewiston Altura ISD 857$14,691Breckenridge$14,318Mountain Iron-Buhl Public Scho…$13,976Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian$13,947Russell Tyler Ruthton Public S…$13,795Bluesky Charter School$12,057State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902, FY23Harvest Best Academy $24,582; Yellow Medicine East Schools $16,216; Fosston Public Schools $15,098; Madelia Public Schools $14,985; Lewiston Altura ISD 857 $14,691; Breckenridge $14,318; Mountain Iron-Buhl Public Schools $13,976; Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian $13,947; Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 $13,795; Bluesky Charter School $12,057; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.10k15k20k25k30kHarvest Best Academy$24,582Yellow Medicine East Schools$16,216Fosston Public Schools$15,098Madelia Public Schools$14,985Lewiston Altura ISD 857$14,691Breckenridge$14,318Mountain Iron-Buhl Public Schools$13,976Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian$13,947Russell Tyler Ruthton Public School…$13,795Bluesky Charter School$12,057State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902, FY23Harvest Best Academy $24,582; Yellow Medicine East Schools $16,216; Fosston Public Schools $15,098; Madelia Public Schools $14,985; Lewiston Altura ISD 857 $14,691; Breckenridge $14,318; Mountain Iron-Buhl Public Schools $13,976; Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian $13,947; Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 $13,795; Bluesky Charter School $12,057; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.10k20k30kHarvest Best Academy$24,582Yellow Medicine East Schools$16,216Fosston Public Schools$15,098Madelia Public Schools$14,985Lewiston Altura ISD 857$14,691Breckenridge$14,318Mountain Iron-Buhl Public Schools$13,976Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian$13,947Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902$13,795Bluesky Charter School$12,057State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902, FY23Harvest Best Academy $24,582; Yellow Medicine East Schools $16,216; Fosston Public Schools $15,098; Madelia Public Schools $14,985; Lewiston Altura ISD 857 $14,691; Breckenridge $14,318; Mountain Iron-Buhl Public Schools $13,976; Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian $13,947; Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 $13,795; Bluesky Charter School $12,057; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.10k20k30kHarvest Best Academy$24,582Yellow Medicine East Schools$16,216Fosston Public Schools$15,098Madelia Public Schools$14,985Lewiston Altura ISD 857$14,691Breckenridge$14,318Mountain Iron-Buhl Public Schools$13,976Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian$13,947Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2…$13,795Bluesky Charter School$12,057State median, under 1,000 students $15,094

Where the money came from

$11,421,000 in revenue: 68.8% state, 25.7% local and 5.5% federal. Total spending including $1,227,000 of capital outlay was $11,497,000, or $18,544 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,863,000; Local $2,932,000; Federal $626,000; total $11,421,000.
  • State$7,863,000 69%
  • Local$2,932,000 26%
  • Federal$626,000 5%

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

620 students in 2022-23, 637 students in 2023-24, 646 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 enrollment by school year2022-23: 620, 2023-24: 637, 2024-25: 64602004006008002022-236202023-246372024-25646
Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 enrollment by school year2022-23: 620, 2023-24: 637, 2024-25: 64602004006008002022-236202023-246372024-25646
Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 enrollment by school year2022-23: 620, 2023-24: 637, 2024-25: 64602004006008002022-236202023-246372024-25646
Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 enrollment by school year2022-23: 620, 2023-24: 637, 2024-25: 64602004006008002022-236202023-246372024-25646

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2362043.014.4
2023-2463752.412.2
2024-2564652.012.4

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

$2,488,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,013 per student

Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 booked $2,488,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 44 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 $57,012 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 28 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$2,149,00086.4%
Special education$213,0008.6%
Vocational$126,0005.1%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,329 in 2018-19, $3,500 in 2019-20, $3,752 in 2020-21, $3,778 in 2021-22, $4,013 in 2022-23.

Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,329, 2019-20: $3,500, 2020-21: $3,752, 2021-22: $3,778, 2022-23: $4,01302k4k6k2018-19$3,3292019-20$3,5002020-21$3,7522021-22$3,7782022-23$4,013
Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,329, 2019-20: $3,500, 2020-21: $3,752, 2021-22: $3,778, 2022-23: $4,01302k4k6k2018-19$3,3292019-20$3,5002020-21$3,7522021-22$3,7782022-23$4,013
Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,329, 2019-20: $3,500, 2020-21: $3,752, 2021-22: $3,778, 2022-23: $4,01302k4k6k2018-19$3,3292019-20$3,5002020-21$3,7522021-22$3,7782022-23$4,013
Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,329, 2019-20: $3,500, 2020-21: $3,752, 2021-22: $3,778, 2022-23: $4,01302k4k6k2018-19$3,3292019-20$3,5002020-21$3,7522021-22$3,7782022-23$4,013

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 Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 scored proficient or above: 54% in reading and 49% 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 arts54%51.1%335
Math49%44.8%327

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

90% or more of the 42 students in Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902'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 rate90% or more83.3%
Students in the class4269,945

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, 266 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Rtr Elementary School26610.427.1%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, 380 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
RTR Secondary School38014.326.8%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 Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902

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 Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902

  1. Minnesota districts by spending per studentRussell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 ranks 246 of 346 Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,795).#246 of 346
  2. Every school district in MinnesotaRussell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 is the number 249 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 620 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#249 of 543
  3. Fosston Public SchoolsThe next larger Minnesota district: 621 students in fall 2022, $15,098 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,098
  4. Bluesky Charter SchoolThe next smaller Minnesota district: 619 students in fall 2022, $12,057 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,057
  5. Compare Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 with Fosston Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. RTR Secondary School, its largest high school380 students in 2024-25, 14.3 per teacher.380
  7. Teacher salary spending across MinnesotaRussell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 spent $57,012 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,418); spending, not a salary.$57,012
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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 Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902

  1. How many schools and students are in Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 646 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 spend per student?
    $13,795 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 $14,468 per student, up 4.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902's money come from?
    $11,421,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 68.8% state, 25.7% local and 5.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 54 of the 647 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.3%, 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 Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,488,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,013 per student. Divided by the 44 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $57,012 per teacher, more than 28 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 Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902 scored proficient or above: 54% in reading and 49% 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 Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902?
    90% or more of the 42 students in Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902'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 Russell Tyler Ruthton Public Schools #2902's NCES district ID?
    2700294. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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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