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Minnesota school systems.

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330school systems
2,157operating schools connected
794,003students in finance records
328complete 2019–2024 finance trends
0governance layers connected
What changed from 2019 to 2024?

Minnesota school finance after inflation.

Follow a consistent set of 328 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.

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2024 median spending / pupil$15,361Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation+4.0%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+27.6%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change-3.6%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems328 systems in every year
201920202021202220232024820,253790,971
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$17,093$16,358

School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.

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Houston Public School District

HOUSTON, MN

Students
2,000
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$15,030

+15.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.2% enrollment

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St. Louis County School District

VIRGINIA, MN

Students
1,947
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$19,087

+8.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.5% enrollment

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East Grand Forks Public Schools

EAST GRAND FORKS, MN

Students
1,942
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,917

+8.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.2% enrollment

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Foley Public School District

FOLEY, MN

Students
1,925
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,611

+1.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.0% enrollment

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Tri-City United School District

MONTGOMERY, MN

Students
1,910
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,049

+4.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.6% enrollment

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Proctor Public School District

PROCTOR, MN

Students
1,871
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$14,622

-0.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.7% enrollment

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St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools

SAINT ANTHONY, MN

Students
1,856
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$14,295

+2.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.0% enrollment

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Jordan Public School District

JORDAN, MN

Students
1,826
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,721

+5.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.3% enrollment

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Fairmont Area School District

FAIRMONT, MN

Students
1,818
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,446

-3.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.3% enrollment

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Thief River Falls School District

THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN

Students
1,811
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$13,533

+2.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.3% enrollment

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Pequot Lakes Public Schools

PEQUOT LAKES, MN

Students
1,807
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$12,742

+5.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.4% enrollment

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Albany Public School District

ALBANY, MN

Students
1,799
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$13,255

+0.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.8% enrollment

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Waseca Public School District

WASECA, MN

Students
1,735
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$15,143

+1.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.8% enrollment

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Perham-Dent Public School District

PERHAM, MN

Students
1,687
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,423

-4.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.5% enrollment

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Park Rapids Public School District

PARK RAPIDS, MN

Students
1,675
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$14,940

+9.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.7% enrollment

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Mora Public Schools

MORA, MN

Students
1,653
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,586

-0.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.6% enrollment

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Milaca Public School District

MILACA, MN

Students
1,627
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,736

-5.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.2% enrollment

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Pine City Public School District

PINE CITY, MN

Students
1,594
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$14,526

-6.0% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment

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Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton

DILWORTH, MN

Students
1,586
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,020

+2.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.4% enrollment

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Rockford Public School District

ROCKFORD, MN

Students
1,564
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,512

+4.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.3% enrollment

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Litchfield Public School District

LITCHFIELD, MN

Students
1,562
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$14,604

+3.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.0% enrollment

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New London-Spicer School District

NEW LONDON, MN

Students
1,549
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,773

+14.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.4% enrollment

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Belle Plaine Public School District

BELLE PLAINE, MN

Students
1,541
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$12,127

+2.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.3% enrollment

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Pine Island Public School District

PINE ISLAND, MN

Students
1,538
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$12,463

+0.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +13.3% enrollment

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Plainview-Elgin-Millville

PLAINVIEW, MN

Students
1,466
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$11,726

+1.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.0% enrollment

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Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist

WATERTOWN, MN

Students
1,465
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$13,431

+5.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.6% enrollment

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Red Lake Public School District

RED LAKE, MN

Students
1,441
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$32,781

+16.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.7% enrollment

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Glencoe-Silver Lake School District

GLENCOE, MN

Students
1,433
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,505

+7.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.9% enrollment

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Montevideo Public School District

MONTEVIDEO, MN

Students
1,396
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$14,971

-1.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.9% enrollment

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Minnewaska School District

GLENWOOD, MN

Students
1,345
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$17,286

+5.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.1% enrollment

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.