Albert Lea Public School District
Albert Lea Public School District is a public school district based in Albert Lea, Minnesota, serving 3,335 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #58 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 61% of them. Its schools average 371 students each, about the same as the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $14,580 per student on day-to-day operations, 13% more than the Minnesota median. It has roughly 14.5 students per teacher.
How Albert Lea compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Albert Lea | Minnesota median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,580 | $12,893 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $10,059 | $8,231 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $59.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $59.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 230 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 497 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.5 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 834 | 558 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Minnesota median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Minnesota
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inver Grove Heights SchoolsInver Grove Heights | 3,427 | 9 | $13,359 | 17.2 | #57 |
| Albert Lea Public School DistrictAlbert Lea · this district | 3,335 | 9 | $14,580 | 14.5 | #58 |
| Chisago Lakes School DistrictChisago City | 3,317 | 11 | $11,709 | 14.6 | #59 |
| Princeton Public School DistrictPrinceton | 3,291 | 12 | $11,645 | 16.9 | #60 |
| Mahtomedi Public School DistrictMahtomedi | 3,285 | 6 | $12,367 | 17.3 | #61 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland LocalMedina, OH | 3,337 | $10,885 | 20.2 |
| Carbon DistrictPrice, UT | 3,334 | $11,227 | 19.3 |
| Edgewood City School DistrictTrenton, OH | 3,332 | $10,902 | 18.1 |
| Carl Junction R-ICarl Junction, MO | 3,331 | $8,344 | 13.8 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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