Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47

Listed by NCES as Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools (district ID 2732880)

Public school district · Benton County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2732880

Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 spent $13,374 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 62% of the other Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,091). Its 6 schools enrolled 4,331 students in 2024-25; 68.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,571 per student, up 9.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 87% (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 Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 in enrollment (4,046 to 4,509 students) and Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 itself.

Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47, FY23Richfield Public Schools $17,931; St. Louis Park Public Schools $16,723; Willmar Public Schools $15,958; Monticello Independent School District 882 $15,407; Hastings Public Schools $14,745; Alexandria Public Schools $14,622; Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 $13,374; Sartell-St Stephen Schools $12,945; St. Francis Area Schools $12,644; New Prague Area Schools $12,226; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k12k14k16k18k20kRichfield Public Schools$17,931St. Louis Park Public Schools$16,723Willmar Public Schools$15,958Monticello Independent School …$15,407Hastings Public Schools$14,745Alexandria Public Schools$14,622Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47$13,374Sartell-St Stephen Schools$12,945St. Francis Area Schools$12,644New Prague Area Schools$12,226State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47, FY23Richfield Public Schools $17,931; St. Louis Park Public Schools $16,723; Willmar Public Schools $15,958; Monticello Independent School District 882 $15,407; Hastings Public Schools $14,745; Alexandria Public Schools $14,622; Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 $13,374; Sartell-St Stephen Schools $12,945; St. Francis Area Schools $12,644; New Prague Area Schools $12,226; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k12k14k16k18k20kRichfield Public Schools$17,931St. Louis Park Public Schools$16,723Willmar Public Schools$15,958Monticello Independent School Distr…$15,407Hastings Public Schools$14,745Alexandria Public Schools$14,622Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47$13,374Sartell-St Stephen Schools$12,945St. Francis Area Schools$12,644New Prague Area Schools$12,226State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47, FY23Richfield Public Schools $17,931; St. Louis Park Public Schools $16,723; Willmar Public Schools $15,958; Monticello Independent School District 882 $15,407; Hastings Public Schools $14,745; Alexandria Public Schools $14,622; Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 $13,374; Sartell-St Stephen Schools $12,945; St. Francis Area Schools $12,644; New Prague Area Schools $12,226; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k14k18k20kRichfield Public Schools$17,931St. Louis Park Public Schools$16,723Willmar Public Schools$15,958Monticello Independent School District 882$15,407Hastings Public Schools$14,745Alexandria Public Schools$14,622Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47$13,374Sartell-St Stephen Schools$12,945St. Francis Area Schools$12,644New Prague Area Schools$12,226State median, 1,000+ students $14,091
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47, FY23Richfield Public Schools $17,931; St. Louis Park Public Schools $16,723; Willmar Public Schools $15,958; Monticello Independent School District 882 $15,407; Hastings Public Schools $14,745; Alexandria Public Schools $14,622; Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 $13,374; Sartell-St Stephen Schools $12,945; St. Francis Area Schools $12,644; New Prague Area Schools $12,226; State median, 1,000+ students $14,091.10k14k18k20kRichfield Public Schools$17,931St. Louis Park Public Schools$16,723Willmar Public Schools$15,958Monticello Independent School District…$15,407Hastings Public Schools$14,745Alexandria Public Schools$14,622Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47$13,374Sartell-St Stephen Schools$12,945St. Francis Area Schools$12,644New Prague Area Schools$12,226State median, 1,000+ students $14,091

Where the money came from

$70,959,000 in revenue: 68.1% state, 25.2% local and 6.7% federal. Total spending including $9,635,000 of capital outlay was $73,297,000, or $16,572 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $48,320,000; Local $17,880,000; Federal $4,759,000; total $70,959,000.
  • State$48,320,000 68%
  • Local$17,880,000 25%
  • Federal$4,759,000 7%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

4,423 students in 2022-23, 4,352 students in 2023-24, 4,331 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,423, 2023-24: 4,352, 2024-25: 4,33102k4k6k2022-234,4232023-244,3522024-254,331
Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,423, 2023-24: 4,352, 2024-25: 4,33102k4k6k2022-234,4232023-244,3522024-254,331
Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,423, 2023-24: 4,352, 2024-25: 4,33102k4k6k2022-234,4232023-244,3522024-254,331
Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,423, 2023-24: 4,352, 2024-25: 4,33102k4k6k2022-234,4232023-244,3522024-254,331

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-234,423275.316.1
2023-244,352279.415.6
2024-254,331259.516.7

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

$19,046,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,306 per student

Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 booked $19,046,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 288 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 $66,194 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 61 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$14,134,00074.2%
Special education$3,810,00020.0%
Vocational$562,0003.0%
Other programs$540,0002.8%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,788 in 2018-19, $4,058 in 2019-20, $4,320 in 2020-21, $4,441 in 2021-22, $4,306 in 2022-23.

Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,788, 2019-20: $4,058, 2020-21: $4,320, 2021-22: $4,441, 2022-23: $4,30602k4k6k2018-19$3,7882019-20$4,0582020-21$4,3202021-22$4,4412022-23$4,306
Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,788, 2019-20: $4,058, 2020-21: $4,320, 2021-22: $4,441, 2022-23: $4,30602k4k6k2018-19$3,7882019-20$4,0582020-21$4,3202021-22$4,4412022-23$4,306
Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,788, 2019-20: $4,058, 2020-21: $4,320, 2021-22: $4,441, 2022-23: $4,30602k4k6k2018-19$3,7882019-20$4,0582020-21$4,3202021-22$4,4412022-23$4,306
Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,788, 2019-20: $4,058, 2020-21: $4,320, 2021-22: $4,441, 2022-23: $4,30602k4k6k2018-19$3,7882019-20$4,0582020-21$4,3202021-22$4,4412022-23$4,306

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 Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 scored proficient or above: 53% in reading and 43% 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 arts53%51.1%2,324
Math43%44.8%2,236

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

87% of the 299 students in Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47'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 rate87%83.3%
Students in the class29969,945

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, 1,899 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mississippi Heights Elementary80815.129.3%Eligible, no program
Pleasantview Elementary73413.334.3%Schoolwide program
Rice Elementary35712.826.3%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.

1 middle school, 1,055 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School1,05519.625.8%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.

1 high school, 1,319 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High1,31919.122.7%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, 58 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hillside Early Childhood Center58not reported37.9%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 Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47

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 Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47

  1. Minnesota districts by spending per studentSauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 ranks 102 of 163 Minnesota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,374).#102 of 163
  2. Every school district in MinnesotaSauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 is the number 44 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 4,423 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#44 of 543
  3. St. Louis Park Public SchoolsThe next larger Minnesota district: 4,509 students in fall 2022, $16,723 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,723
  4. St. Francis Area SchoolsThe next smaller Minnesota district: 4,312 students in fall 2022, $12,644 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,644
  5. Compare Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 with St. Louis Park Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High, its largest high school1,319 students in 2024-25, 19.1 per teacher.1,319
  7. Teacher salary spending across MinnesotaSauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 spent $66,194 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,418); spending, not a salary.$66,194
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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 Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47

  1. How many schools and students are in Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47?
    6 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 4,331 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 spend per student?
    $13,374 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 $14,571 per student, up 9.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47's money come from?
    $70,959,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 68.1% state, 25.2% local and 6.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 218 of the 4,655 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 4.7%, 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 Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 spend on teacher salaries?
    $19,046,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,306 per student. Divided by the 288 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $66,194 per teacher, more than 61 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 Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47 scored proficient or above: 53% in reading and 43% 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 Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47?
    87% of the 299 students in Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47'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 Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools ISD47's NCES district ID?
    2732880. 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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