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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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Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted

HOWARD LAKE, MN

Students
1,310
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$13,387

-1.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.6% enrollment

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Lake Superior Public School Dist.

TWO HARBORS, MN

Students
1,300
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,682

+2.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.5% enrollment

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Esko Public School District

ESKO, MN

Students
1,296
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$11,479

-0.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.0% enrollment

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Pillager Public School District

PILLAGER, MN

Students
1,291
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,305

+2.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.9% enrollment

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Melrose Public School District

MELROSE, MN

Students
1,266
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,713

+4.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.9% enrollment

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Pierz Public School District

PIERZ, MN

Students
1,245
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,732

+11.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.2% enrollment

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Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District

ZUMBROTA, MN

Students
1,224
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,458

+14.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.7% enrollment

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Lake City Public School District

LAKE CITY, MN

Students
1,182
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,869

+9.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.7% enrollment

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Crookston Public School District

CROOKSTON, MN

Students
1,162
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,745

+2.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.4% enrollment

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Luverne Public School District

LUVERNE, MN

Students
1,155
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,771

+18.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.1% enrollment

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St. James Public School District

SAINT JAMES, MN

Students
1,150
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,582

-11.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.4% enrollment

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Windom Public School District

WINDOM, MN

Students
1,150
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,728

-5.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.1% enrollment

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Redwood Area School District

REDWOOD FALLS, MN

Students
1,132
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,649

+2.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.4% enrollment

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Sauk Centre Public School District

SAUK CENTRE, MN

Students
1,130
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,821

+10.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.9% enrollment

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Roseau Public School District

ROSEAU, MN

Students
1,120
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,552

-0.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.3% enrollment

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Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools

CASS LAKE, MN

Students
1,112
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$23,168

+3.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.2% enrollment

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Wadena-Deer Creek School District

WADENA, MN

Students
1,112
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,152

+6.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.9% enrollment

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Jackson County Central School Dist.

JACKSON, MN

Students
1,104
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,183

-1.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.4% enrollment

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Morris Area Public Schools

MORRIS, MN

Students
1,096
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,169

+14.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.9% enrollment

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Pipestone Area School District

PIPESTONE, MN

Students
1,087
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,364

+0.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.1% enrollment

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Holdingford Public School District

HOLDINGFORD, MN

Students
1,077
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$12,768

+4.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.2% enrollment

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Blue Earth Area School District

BLUE EARTH, MN

Students
1,075
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,623

-11.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.9% enrollment

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Sibley East School District

ARLINGTON, MN

Students
1,067
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,573

-2.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.2% enrollment

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Dover-Eyota Public School District

EYOTA, MN

Students
1,063
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$12,039

-3.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.5% enrollment

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Hawley Public School District

HAWLEY, MN

Students
1,062
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$12,068

-1.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.9% enrollment

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Warroad Public School District

WARROAD, MN

Students
1,053
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$14,519

-10.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.1% enrollment

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Cannon Falls Public School District

CANNON FALLS, MN

Students
1,044
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,037

+2.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.8% enrollment

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Greenway Public School District

COLERAINE, MN

Students
1,032
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,377

+5.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.3% enrollment

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La Crescent-Hokah School District

LA CRESCENT, MN

Students
1,020
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,563

+7.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.9% enrollment

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Aitkin Public School District

AITKIN, MN

Students
995
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,000

+11.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.1% 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.