Wrenshall School District

Listed by NCES as Wrenshall Public School District (district ID 2744190)

Public school district · Carlton County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2744190

Wrenshall School District spent $15,017 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 51% of the other Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,094). Its 2 schools enrolled 347 students in 2024-25; 63.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,411 per student, up 2.6% 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%).

Spending per student among Minnesota districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Wrenshall in enrollment (342 to 361 students) and Wrenshall itself.

Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Wrenshall, FY23Carlton $17,003; Sejong Academy $16,321; Nicollet Public School $15,545; Spring Grove Public Schools $15,196; Wrenshall $15,017; Laporte Public School $14,876; Success Academy $13,957; Swanville $13,219; PIM Arts High School $12,607; North Shore Community School $10,810; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5kCarlton$17,003Sejong Academy$16,321Nicollet Public School$15,545Spring Grove Public Schools$15,196Wrenshall$15,017Laporte Public School$14,876Success Academy$13,957Swanville$13,219PIM Arts High School$12,607North Shore Community School$10,810State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Wrenshall, FY23Carlton $17,003; Sejong Academy $16,321; Nicollet Public School $15,545; Spring Grove Public Schools $15,196; Wrenshall $15,017; Laporte Public School $14,876; Success Academy $13,957; Swanville $13,219; PIM Arts High School $12,607; North Shore Community School $10,810; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5kCarlton$17,003Sejong Academy$16,321Nicollet Public School$15,545Spring Grove Public Schools$15,196Wrenshall$15,017Laporte Public School$14,876Success Academy$13,957Swanville$13,219PIM Arts High School$12,607North Shore Community School$10,810State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Wrenshall, FY23Carlton $17,003; Sejong Academy $16,321; Nicollet Public School $15,545; Spring Grove Public Schools $15,196; Wrenshall $15,017; Laporte Public School $14,876; Success Academy $13,957; Swanville $13,219; PIM Arts High School $12,607; North Shore Community School $10,810; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.7.5k12.5k17.5kCarlton$17,003Sejong Academy$16,321Nicollet Public School$15,545Spring Grove Public Schools$15,196Wrenshall$15,017Laporte Public School$14,876Success Academy$13,957Swanville$13,219PIM Arts High School$12,607North Shore Community School$10,810State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Wrenshall, FY23Carlton $17,003; Sejong Academy $16,321; Nicollet Public School $15,545; Spring Grove Public Schools $15,196; Wrenshall $15,017; Laporte Public School $14,876; Success Academy $13,957; Swanville $13,219; PIM Arts High School $12,607; North Shore Community School $10,810; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.7.5k12.5k17.5kCarlton$17,003Sejong Academy$16,321Nicollet Public School$15,545Spring Grove Public Schools$15,196Wrenshall$15,017Laporte Public School$14,876Success Academy$13,957Swanville$13,219PIM Arts High School$12,607North Shore Community School$10,810State median, under 1,000 students $15,094

Where the money came from

$6,539,000 in revenue: 63.8% state, 28.4% local and 7.9% federal. Total spending including $1,350,000 of capital outlay was $7,475,000, or $21,296 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Wrenshall School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,170,000; Local $1,854,000; Federal $515,000; total $6,539,000.
  • State$4,170,000 64%
  • Local$1,854,000 28%
  • Federal$515,000 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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

351 students in 2022-23, 336 students in 2023-24, 347 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Wrenshall School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 351, 2023-24: 336, 2024-25: 34701002003004002022-233512023-243362024-25347
Wrenshall School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 351, 2023-24: 336, 2024-25: 34701002003004002022-233512023-243362024-25347
Wrenshall School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 351, 2023-24: 336, 2024-25: 34701002003004002022-233512023-243362024-25347
Wrenshall School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 351, 2023-24: 336, 2024-25: 34701002003004002022-233512023-243362024-25347

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335129.511.9
2023-2433625.413.2
2024-2534727.912.4

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

$1,749,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,983 per student

Wrenshall School District booked $1,749,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 30 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 $58,495 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 35 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$1,344,00076.8%
Special education$325,00018.6%
Vocational$59,0003.4%
Other programs$21,0001.2%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,464 in 2018-19, $4,602 in 2019-20, $4,805 in 2020-21, $4,775 in 2021-22, $4,983 in 2022-23.

Wrenshall School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,464, 2019-20: $4,602, 2020-21: $4,805, 2021-22: $4,775, 2022-23: $4,98302k4k6k2018-19$4,4642019-20$4,6022020-21$4,8052021-22$4,7752022-23$4,983
Wrenshall School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,464, 2019-20: $4,602, 2020-21: $4,805, 2021-22: $4,775, 2022-23: $4,98302k4k6k2018-19$4,4642019-20$4,6022020-21$4,8052021-22$4,7752022-23$4,983
Wrenshall School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,464, 2019-20: $4,602, 2020-21: $4,805, 2021-22: $4,775, 2022-23: $4,98302k4k6k2018-19$4,4642019-20$4,6022020-21$4,8052021-22$4,7752022-23$4,983
Wrenshall School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,464, 2019-20: $4,602, 2020-21: $4,805, 2021-22: $4,775, 2022-23: $4,98302k4k6k2018-19$4,4642019-20$4,6022020-21$4,8052021-22$4,7752022-23$4,983

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 Wrenshall School District scored proficient or above: 46% in reading and 25-29% 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 arts46%51.1%209
Math25-29%44.8%176

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 17 students in Wrenshall 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 class1769,945

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, 187 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wrenshall Elementary18713.628.9%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, 160 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wrenshall Secondary16011.333.8%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 Wrenshall 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 Wrenshall School District

  1. Minnesota districts by spending per studentWrenshall School District ranks 178 of 346 Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,017).#178 of 346
  2. Every school district in MinnesotaWrenshall School District is the number 350 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 351 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#350 of 543
  3. Success AcademyThe next larger Minnesota district: 352 students in fall 2022, $13,957 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,957
  4. Laporte Public SchoolThe next smaller Minnesota district: 347 students in fall 2022, $14,876 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,876
  5. Compare Wrenshall School District with Success AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Wrenshall Secondary, its largest high school160 students in 2024-25, 11.3 per teacher.160
  7. Teacher salary spending across MinnesotaWrenshall School District spent $58,495 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,418); spending, not a salary.$58,495
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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 Wrenshall School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Wrenshall School District?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 347 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Wrenshall School District spend per student?
    $15,017 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 $15,411 per student, up 2.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Wrenshall School District's money come from?
    $6,539,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 63.8% state, 28.4% local and 7.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Wrenshall School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 18 of the 281 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.4%, 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 Wrenshall School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,749,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,983 per student. Divided by the 30 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $58,495 per teacher, more than 35 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 Wrenshall School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Wrenshall School District scored proficient or above: 46% in reading and 25-29% 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 Wrenshall School District?
    80% or more of the 17 students in Wrenshall 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 Wrenshall School District's NCES district ID?
    2744190. 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