School systems & governing boards · MN

Minnesota school systems.

Open the district record people actually need: schools, students, public money, official contacts, and governing people and elections wherever the source layer is live.

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.

Verify the inflation series ↗
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.

Useful school-system records

330 systems

Clear filters
Schools + finance trendsMN

St. Clair Public School District

SAINT CLAIR, MN

Students
820
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$11,851

-8.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +23.1% enrollment

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

Frazee-Vergas Public School Dist.

FRAZEE, MN

Students
802
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,793

+5.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.3% enrollment

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

New York Mills Public School Dist.

NEW YORK MILLS, MN

Students
802
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,493

+6.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.8% enrollment

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg

KERKHOVEN, MN

Students
797
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,117

+6.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.3% enrollment

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

United South Central Schools

WELLS, MN

Students
797
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,853

-4.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.1% enrollment

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

Nrheg School District

NEW RICHLAND, MN

Students
792
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,429

+0.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.9% enrollment

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

Braham Public School District

BRAHAM, MN

Students
791
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$12,646

+2.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.8% enrollment

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

Maple Lake Public School District

MAPLE LAKE, MN

Students
786
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,982

+4.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.5% enrollment

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

Benson Public School District

BENSON, MN

Students
774
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,871

+3.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.6% enrollment

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

East Central School District

FINLAYSON, MN

Students
765
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,614

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

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

Waterville-Elysian-Morristown

WATERVILLE, MN

Students
761
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,033

-10.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.8% enrollment

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

MACCRAY School District

CLARA CITY, MN

Students
758
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,984

+1.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.0% enrollment

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

West Central Area

BARRETT, MN

Students
750
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$16,440

+4.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.6% enrollment

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

Kimball Public School District

KIMBALL, MN

Students
748
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,243

+9.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.3% enrollment

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools

WAUBUN, MN

Students
741
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,767

+3.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.3% enrollment

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

Goodhue Public School District

GOODHUE, MN

Students
740
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,359

+10.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.0% enrollment

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

Blackduck Public School District

BLACKDUCK, MN

Students
739
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,893

+1.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.6% enrollment

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

Lakeview School District

COTTONWOOD, MN

Students
724
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,819

-3.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.9% enrollment

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

Caledonia Public School District

CALEDONIA, MN

Students
705
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,552

+5.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.8% enrollment

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

Ada-Borup-West Public Schools

ADA, MN

Students
701
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,107
Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

Murray County Central Schools

SLAYTON, MN

Students
701
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,459

+3.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.2% enrollment

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

Tracy Area Public School District

TRACY, MN

Students
688
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,969

-5.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.0% enrollment

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Schl. Dist

WALKER, MN

Students
688
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$21,831

+32.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.9% enrollment

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

Lake Park Audubon School District

LAKE PARK, MN

Students
685
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,655

+30.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.3% enrollment

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

Barnum Public School District

BARNUM, MN

Students
675
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,121

-10.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.5% enrollment

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

Kenyon-Wanamingo School District

WANAMINGO, MN

Students
674
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,668

-0.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.5% enrollment

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton

JANESVILLE, MN

Students
663
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,830

+10.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.0% enrollment

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

Chisholm Public School District

CHISHOLM, MN

Students
658
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,284

+6.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.4% enrollment

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

Mahnomen Public School District

MAHNOMEN, MN

Students
650
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,306

+3.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.2% enrollment

Explore this school system →
Schools + finance trendsMN

Cleveland Public School District

CLEVELAND, MN

Students
637
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$12,777

+4.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +21.6% enrollment

Explore this school system →

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.