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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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Crosby-Ironton Public School Dist.

CROSBY, MN

Students
991
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,715

+4.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.4% enrollment

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Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Dist

LONG PRAIRIE, MN

Students
984
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,805

+2.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.6% enrollment

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St. Charles Public School District

SAINT CHARLES, MN

Students
968
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$12,599

-4.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.8% enrollment

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Wabasha-Kellogg School District

WABASHA, MN

Students
966
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$14,201

-12.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +87.6% enrollment

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Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial

LAKE CRYSTAL, MN

Students
961
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,012

+4.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.0% enrollment

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Hinckley-Finlayson School District

HINCKLEY, MN

Students
946
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$16,168

+11.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.1% enrollment

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Menahga Public School District

MENAHGA, MN

Students
945
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,816

+16.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.0% enrollment

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Maple River School District

MAPLETON, MN

Students
944
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,691

-11.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.4% enrollment

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Central Public School District

NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA, MN

Students
943
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,390

+11.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.4% enrollment

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Royalton Public School District

ROYALTON, MN

Students
937
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$12,988

+9.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.8% enrollment

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Bagley Public School District

BAGLEY, MN

Students
921
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,810

+0.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.1% enrollment

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Paynesville Area Schools

PAYNESVILLE, MN

Students
920
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,495

-4.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.9% enrollment

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Triton School District

DODGE CENTER, MN

Students
909
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,427

+12.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.4% enrollment

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Le Sueur-Henderson School District

LE SUEUR, MN

Students
898
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,312

+4.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.5% enrollment

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Eden Valley-Watkins School District

EDEN VALLEY, MN

Students
896
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,657

+7.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.7% enrollment

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Medford Public School District

MEDFORD, MN

Students
890
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,128

+4.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.1% enrollment

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International Falls School District

INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN

Students
888
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,956

+2.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.2% enrollment

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Staples-Motley School District

STAPLES, MN

Students
888
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,538

+4.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -19.6% enrollment

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Chatfield Public Schools

CHATFIELD, MN

Students
885
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,544

-1.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.4% enrollment

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A.C.G.C. Public School District

GROVE CITY, MN

Students
880
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,853

+2.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.7% enrollment

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Pine River-Backus School District

PINE RIVER, MN

Students
879
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,258

+3.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.9% enrollment

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Barnesville Public School Dist.

BARNESVILLE, MN

Students
875
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,637

+4.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.8% enrollment

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Mesabi East School District

AURORA, MN

Students
871
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,966

+8.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.9% enrollment

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Rush City Public School District

RUSH CITY, MN

Students
871
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,701

+21.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.7% enrollment

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Randolph Public School District

RANDOLPH, MN

Students
870
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$12,274

-9.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +27.2% enrollment

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Osakis Public School District

OSAKIS, MN

Students
869
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,012

+7.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.7% enrollment

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Blooming Prairie Public Schools

BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MN

Students
864
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,647

+2.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +13.8% enrollment

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Pelican Rapids Public Schools

PELICAN RAPIDS, MN

Students
860
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,162

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

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Deer River Public School District

DEER RIVER, MN

Students
852
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$21,331

+8.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.3% enrollment

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Lac qui Parle Valley Schools

MADISON, MN

Students
834
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,487

-5.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.7% 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.