School Spending in Minnesota

Reviewed by PlainSchools Editorial, K12 Schools Editorial Team · June 10, 2026

Schools ranked by their district's per-pupil expenditure. Only includes schools with 50+ students.

$21,113

Minnesota Avg Per Student

+8% vs National

National Avg: $19,490

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2021-22). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Per Student	Students
1	Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative HAWLEY · other	Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative	$87,932	103
2	Metro Heights Academy FRIDLEY · high	NORTHEAST METRO 916	$79,670	198
3	EAST VIEW ACADEMY LITTLE CANADA · high	NORTHEAST METRO 916	$79,670	122
4	Quora Secondary School LITTLE CANADA · other	NORTHEAST METRO 916	$79,670	115
5	Karner Blue Education Center BLAINE · elementary	NORTHEAST METRO 916	$79,670	101
6	Pankalo Education Center LAKE ELMO · elementary	NORTHEAST METRO 916	$79,670	88
7	South Campus Education Center WHITE BEAR LAKE · other	NORTHEAST METRO 916	$79,670	62
8	METRO DEAF SCHOOL SAINT PAUL · other	METRO DEAF SCHOOL	$79,540	156
9	Benton-Stearns Ed District EC SARTELL · other	Benton-Stearns Education District	$75,522	99
10	Spero Academy MINNEAPOLIS · elementary	Spero Academy	$71,266	148
11	Spero Academy Brooklyn Park BROOKLYN PARK · elementary	Spero Academy	$71,266	127
12	5RiversOnline Secondary RED WING · other	Goodhue County Education District	$71,042	188
13	Reach Programs RED WING · other	Goodhue County Education District	$71,042	68
14	Tower View Alternative High School RED WING · high	Goodhue County Education District	$71,042	63
15	SWMetro Online Learning CHASKA · other	Southwest Metro Intermediate 288	$68,553	115
16	SWMetro Level 4 Programs SHAKOPEE · other	Southwest Metro Intermediate 288	$68,553	71
17	SWMetro Shakopee Special Ed SHAKOPEE · high	Southwest Metro Intermediate 288	$68,553	63
18	SWMetro ALC CHASKA · other	Southwest Metro Intermediate 288	$68,553	52
19	NORTHLAND LEARNING CENTER 020 VIRGINIA · other	NORTHLAND LEARNING CENTER	$67,814	64
20	Freshwater Education District ALC WADENA · other	Freshwater Education District	$67,073	101
21	EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION WADENA · other	Freshwater Education District	$67,073	64
22	Lionsgate Academy - Shoreview SHOREVIEW · other	LIONSGATE ACADEMY	$63,853	189
23	Lionsgate Academy - Minnetonka MINNETONKA · other	LIONSGATE ACADEMY	$63,853	150
24	Lionsgate Academy AIM NORTH SAINT PAUL · high	LIONSGATE ACADEMY	$63,853	51
25	917 TRANSITIONAL EDUCATION SERV ALT ROSEMOUNT · other	INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917	$57,934	133
26	DAKOTA CTY. ALC ROSEMOUNT · other	INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917	$57,934	112
27	917 SUN ROSEMOUNT · other	INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917	$57,934	94
28	WEST HEIGHTS ALC WEST SAINT PAUL · high	INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917	$57,934	54
29	MACCRAY Secondary CLARA CITY · other	MACCRAY School District	$55,651	402
30	MACCRAY Elementary CLARA CITY · other	MACCRAY School District	$55,651	320
31	WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT B-2 MELROSE · other	WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT	$55,405	50
32	MEEKER-WRIGHT EARLY CHILDHOOD SP ED HOWARD LAKE · other	MEEKER AND WRIGHT SPECIAL EDUCATION	$54,654	68
33	Maple River Secondary MAPLETON · other	MAPLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT	$51,288	502
34	Maple River Elementary MAPLETON · other	MAPLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT	$51,288	424
35	Virginia Secondary VIRGINIA · other	Rock Ridge Public Schools	$47,595	1,048
36	Laurentian Elementary EVELETH · other	Rock Ridge Public Schools	$47,595	488
37	North Star Elementary EVELETH · elementary	Rock Ridge Public Schools	$47,595	389
38	Eveleth-Gilbert Secondary EVELETH · other	Rock Ridge Public Schools	$47,595	386
39	Parkview Elementary VIRGINIA · other	Rock Ridge Public Schools	$47,595	336
40	WRIGHT TECHNICAL CENTER ALC BUFFALO · high	WRIGHT TECHNICAL CENTER	$47,118	81
41	SMEC ALC AUSTIN · other	SOUTHERN MN EDUCATION CONSORTIUM	$46,357	70
42	WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY ELY · other	ELY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	$44,435	201
43	MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL ELY · high	ELY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	$44,435	181
44	Memorial Middle School ELY · middle	ELY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	$44,435	146
45	RIVER BEND EARLY CHILDHOOD PROG. NEW ULM · other	RIVER BEND EDUCATION DISTRICT	$39,818	90
46	STEVENS ELEMENTARY DAWSON · other	DAWSON-BOYD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	$37,013	297
47	DAWSON-BOYD SECONDARY DAWSON · other	DAWSON-BOYD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	$37,013	269
48	Vermilion Country School TOWER · other	Vermilion Country School	$36,222	50
49	Legacy of Dr Josie R Johnson Montes MINNEAPOLIS · elementary	Legacy of Dr Josie R Johnson Montes	$35,588	113
50	MCGREGOR ELEMENTARY MCGREGOR · other	MCGREGOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	$34,444	220
51	MCGREGOR SECONDARY MCGREGOR · other	MCGREGOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	$34,444	193
52	WHITE BEAR NORTH CAMPUS SENIOR WHITE BEAR LAKE · high	WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT	$34,074	1,359
53	WHITE BEAR SOUTH CAMPUS SENIOR WHITE BEAR LAKE · high	WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT	$34,074	1,111
54	CENTRAL MIDDLE WHITE BEAR LAKE · middle	WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT	$34,074	922
55	SUNRISE PARK MIDDLE WHITE BEAR LAKE · middle	WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT	$34,074	743
56	MATOSKA INTERNATIONAL WHITE BEAR LAKE · elementary	WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT	$34,074	543
57	OTTER LAKE ELEMENTARY WHITE BEAR LAKE · other	WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT	$34,074	492
58	LINCOLN ELEMENTARY WHITE BEAR LAKE · elementary	WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT	$34,074	469
59	North Star Elementary HUGO · elementary	WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT	$34,074	467
60	ONEKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HUGO · other	WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT	$34,074	463
61	VADNAIS HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY WHITE BEAR LAKE · other	WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT	$34,074	405
62	LAKEAIRES ELEMENTARY WHITE BEAR LAKE · other	WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT	$34,074	396
63	WILLOW LANE ELEMENTARY WHITE BEAR LAKE · other	WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT	$34,074	279
64	BIRCH LAKE ELEMENTARY WHITE BEAR LAKE · other	WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT	$34,074	239
65	NORMANDY PARK EDUCATION CENTER WHITE BEAR LAKE · other	WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT	$34,074	154
66	WHITE BEAR AREA LEARNING CENTER WHITE BEAR LAKE · high	WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT	$34,074	140
67	WHITE BEAR LAKE DISTRICT CENTER WHITE BEAR LAKE · other	WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT	$34,074	97
68	SUNRISE PARK AREA LEARNING CENTER WHITE BEAR LAKE · middle	WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT	$34,074	84
69	WHITE BEAR TRANSITION PLUS PROGRAM HUGO · high	WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT	$34,074	51
70	ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPA SENIOR HIGH ZUMBROTA · high	ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPA SCHOOL DISTRICT	$33,860	401
71	ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAZEPPA · elementary	ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPA SCHOOL DISTRICT	$33,860	349
72	Zumbrota-Mazeppa Primary School ZUMBROTA · other	ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPA SCHOOL DISTRICT	$33,860	298
73	ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPA MIDDLE SCHOOL ZUMBROTA · middle	ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPA SCHOOL DISTRICT	$33,860	194
74	ROSEAU ELEMENTARY ROSEAU · other	ROSEAU PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	$33,679	574
75	ROSEAU SECONDARY ROSEAU · other	ROSEAU PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	$33,679	527
76	FISHER ELEMENTARY FISHER · other	FISHER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	$33,590	123
77	FISHER SECONDARY FISHER · other	FISHER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	$33,590	99
78	RTR Secondary School TYLER · other	RTR PUBLIC SCHOOLS	$33,165	380
79	RTR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TYLER · other	RTR PUBLIC SCHOOLS	$33,165	266
80	RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY JACKSON · other	JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DIST.	$32,734	350
81	Jackson County Central Senior High JACKSON · high	JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DIST.	$32,734	332
82	JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL MIDDLE LAKEFIELD · middle	JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DIST.	$32,734	241
83	PLEASANTVIEW ELEMENTARY LAKEFIELD · elementary	JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DIST.	$32,734	170
84	Bdote Learning Center MINNEAPOLIS · elementary	Bdote Learning Center	$32,610	65
85	WRENSHALL ELEMENTARY WRENSHALL · other	WRENSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	$32,196	187
86	WRENSHALL SECONDARY WRENSHALL · other	WRENSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	$32,196	160
87	Mora Elementary School MORA · other	MORA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	$31,958	862
88	MORA SECONDARY MORA · other	MORA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	$31,958	743
89	MN River Valley ALC-Seatbased MONTEVIDEO · other	MN River Valley Education District	$31,139	70
90	RED LAKE ELEMENTARY RED LAKE · elementary	RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	$30,172	526
91	RED LAKE SECONDARY RED LAKE · high	RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	$30,172	377
92	Red Lake Middle School RED LAKE · middle	RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	$30,172	268
93	RED LAKE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER RED LAKE · other	RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	$30,172	137
94	PONEMAH ELEMENTARY PONEMAH · other	RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	$30,172	136
95	RED LAKE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING RED LAKE · high	RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	$30,172	53
96	Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities RICHFIELD · elementary	Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities	$30,075	171
97	LAURA JEFFREY ACADEMY CHARTER SAINT PAUL · elementary	LAURA JEFFREY ACADEMY CHARTER	$29,737	117
98	MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY MABEL · other	Mabel-Canton Public School District	$29,423	143
99	MABEL-CANTON SECONDARY MABEL · other	Mabel-Canton Public School District	$29,423	126
100	BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA SEC. BELGRADE · other	BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA SCHOOL DIST	$29,367	316

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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