Le Sueur-Henderson School District

Public school district · Le Sueur County · Minnesota · NCES district ID 2718070

Le Sueur-Henderson School District spent $13,407 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 75% of the other Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,094). Its 3 schools enrolled 908 students in 2024-25; 59.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,312 per student, up 6.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (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 Le Sueur-Henderson in enrollment (899 to 924 students) and Le Sueur-Henderson itself.

Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Le Sueur-Henderson, FY23Duluth Public Schools Academy $17,838; Twin Cities International Schools $15,900; Central $13,571; Rush City $13,450; Le Sueur-Henderson $13,407; Pine River-Backus $13,348; Wabasha-Kellogg Public Schools $13,006; Barnesville Public School Dist. $12,787; Eden Valley-Watkins ISD #463 $12,776; Medford $11,434; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kDuluth Public Schools Academy$17,838Twin Cities International Scho…$15,900Central$13,571Rush City$13,450Le Sueur-Henderson$13,407Pine River-Backus$13,348Wabasha-Kellogg Public Schools$13,006Barnesville Public School Dist.$12,787Eden Valley-Watkins ISD #463$12,776Medford$11,434State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Le Sueur-Henderson, FY23Duluth Public Schools Academy $17,838; Twin Cities International Schools $15,900; Central $13,571; Rush City $13,450; Le Sueur-Henderson $13,407; Pine River-Backus $13,348; Wabasha-Kellogg Public Schools $13,006; Barnesville Public School Dist. $12,787; Eden Valley-Watkins ISD #463 $12,776; Medford $11,434; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kDuluth Public Schools Academy$17,838Twin Cities International Schools$15,900Central$13,571Rush City$13,450Le Sueur-Henderson$13,407Pine River-Backus$13,348Wabasha-Kellogg Public Schools$13,006Barnesville Public School Dist.$12,787Eden Valley-Watkins ISD #463$12,776Medford$11,434State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Le Sueur-Henderson, FY23Duluth Public Schools Academy $17,838; Twin Cities International Schools $15,900; Central $13,571; Rush City $13,450; Le Sueur-Henderson $13,407; Pine River-Backus $13,348; Wabasha-Kellogg Public Schools $13,006; Barnesville Public School Dist. $12,787; Eden Valley-Watkins ISD #463 $12,776; Medford $11,434; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.10k15k20kDuluth Public Schools Academy$17,838Twin Cities International Schools$15,900Central$13,571Rush City$13,450Le Sueur-Henderson$13,407Pine River-Backus$13,348Wabasha-Kellogg Public Schools$13,006Barnesville Public School Dist.$12,787Eden Valley-Watkins ISD #463$12,776Medford$11,434State median, under 1,000 students $15,094
Current spending per student, Minnesota districts closest in size to Le Sueur-Henderson, FY23Duluth Public Schools Academy $17,838; Twin Cities International Schools $15,900; Central $13,571; Rush City $13,450; Le Sueur-Henderson $13,407; Pine River-Backus $13,348; Wabasha-Kellogg Public Schools $13,006; Barnesville Public School Dist. $12,787; Eden Valley-Watkins ISD #463 $12,776; Medford $11,434; State median, under 1,000 students $15,094.10k15k20kDuluth Public Schools Academy$17,838Twin Cities International Schools$15,900Central$13,571Rush City$13,450Le Sueur-Henderson$13,407Pine River-Backus$13,348Wabasha-Kellogg Public Schools$13,006Barnesville Public School Dist.$12,787Eden Valley-Watkins ISD #463$12,776Medford$11,434State median, under 1,000 students $15,094

Where the money came from

$16,318,000 in revenue: 59.9% state, 31.5% local and 8.6% federal. Total spending including $4,054,000 of capital outlay was $18,116,000, or $19,886 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Le Sueur-Henderson School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $9,777,000; Local $5,136,000; Federal $1,405,000; total $16,318,000.
  • State$9,777,000 60%
  • Local$5,136,000 31%
  • Federal$1,405,000 9%

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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

911 students in 2022-23, 898 students in 2023-24, 908 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Le Sueur-Henderson School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 911, 2023-24: 898, 2024-25: 90802505007501k2022-239112023-248982024-25908
Le Sueur-Henderson School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 911, 2023-24: 898, 2024-25: 90802505007501k2022-239112023-248982024-25908
Le Sueur-Henderson School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 911, 2023-24: 898, 2024-25: 90802505007501k2022-239112023-248982024-25908
Le Sueur-Henderson School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 911, 2023-24: 898, 2024-25: 90802505007501k2022-239112023-248982024-25908

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2391169.913.0
2023-2489871.312.6
2024-25908not reportednot reported

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

$3,609,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,962 per student

Le Sueur-Henderson School District booked $3,609,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 70 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 $51,638 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 16 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$2,710,00075.1%
Special education$692,00019.2%
Vocational$185,0005.1%
Other programs$22,0000.6%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,404 in 2018-19, $3,333 in 2019-20, $3,605 in 2020-21, $3,840 in 2021-22, $3,962 in 2022-23.

Le Sueur-Henderson School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,404, 2019-20: $3,333, 2020-21: $3,605, 2021-22: $3,840, 2022-23: $3,96201k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4042019-20$3,3332020-21$3,6052021-22$3,8402022-23$3,962
Le Sueur-Henderson School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,404, 2019-20: $3,333, 2020-21: $3,605, 2021-22: $3,840, 2022-23: $3,96201k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4042019-20$3,3332020-21$3,6052021-22$3,8402022-23$3,962
Le Sueur-Henderson School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,404, 2019-20: $3,333, 2020-21: $3,605, 2021-22: $3,840, 2022-23: $3,96201k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4042019-20$3,3332020-21$3,6052021-22$3,8402022-23$3,962
Le Sueur-Henderson School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,404, 2019-20: $3,333, 2020-21: $3,605, 2021-22: $3,840, 2022-23: $3,96201k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4042019-20$3,3332020-21$3,6052021-22$3,8402022-23$3,962

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 Le Sueur-Henderson School District scored proficient or above: 50% in reading and 51% 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 arts50%51.1%486
Math51%44.8%492

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

90-94% of the 85 students in Le Sueur-Henderson 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 rate90‑94%83.3%
Students in the class8569,945

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, 390 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Park Elementary390not reported34.9%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.

2 high schools, 518 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Le Sueur-Henderson High School500not reported21.2%Eligible, no program
Alternative Learning Cooperative18not reported66.7%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.

2 more schools on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Le Sueur-Henderson Middle School

Middle school in Le Sueur; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 244 students; 16.2 students per teacher.

Hilltop Elementary

Elementary school in Henderson; 115 students; 11.0 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Le Sueur-Henderson 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 Le Sueur-Henderson School District

  1. Minnesota districts by spending per studentLe Sueur-Henderson School District ranks 259 of 346 Minnesota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,407).#259 of 346
  2. Every school district in MinnesotaLe Sueur-Henderson School District is the number 183 by size of 543 Minnesota districts, with 911 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#183 of 543
  3. Barnesville Public School Dist.The next larger Minnesota district: 912 students in fall 2022, $12,787 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,787
  4. Duluth Public Schools AcademyThe next smaller Minnesota district: 908 students in fall 2022, $17,838 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,838
  5. Compare Le Sueur-Henderson School District with Barnesville Public School Dist.Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Le Sueur-Henderson High School, its largest high school500 students in 2024-25.500
  7. Teacher salary spending across MinnesotaLe Sueur-Henderson School District spent $51,638 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,418); spending, not a salary.$51,638
  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 Le Sueur-Henderson School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Le Sueur-Henderson School District?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 2 high), enrolling 908 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Le Sueur-Henderson School District spend per student?
    $13,407 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 $14,312 per student, up 6.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Le Sueur-Henderson School District's money come from?
    $16,318,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 59.9% state, 31.5% local and 8.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Le Sueur-Henderson School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 98 of the 1,322 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.4%, 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 Le Sueur-Henderson School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $3,609,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,962 per student. Divided by the 70 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $51,638 per teacher, more than 16 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 Le Sueur-Henderson School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Le Sueur-Henderson School District scored proficient or above: 50% in reading and 51% 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 Le Sueur-Henderson School District?
    90-94% of the 85 students in Le Sueur-Henderson 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 Le Sueur-Henderson School District's NCES district ID?
    2718070. 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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