Austin Public School District
Austin Public School District is a public school district based in Austin, Minnesota, serving 5,385 students in 13 schools. By enrollment it ranks #37 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 75% of them. Its schools average 414 students each, about the same as the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $14,097 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% more than the Minnesota median. It has roughly 15.1 students per teacher.
How Austin compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Austin | Minnesota median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,097 | $12,893 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $9,178 | $8,231 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $83.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $81.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 356 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 658 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.1 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 490 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Lake Public School DistrictForest Lake | 5,776 | 15 | $13,120 | 19.3 | #35 |
| West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-EaganMendota Heights | 5,452 | 14 | $14,548 | 14.8 | #36 |
| Austin Public School DistrictAustin · this district | 5,385 | 13 | $14,097 | 15.1 | #37 |
| Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose SchoolsBuffalo | 5,175 | 11 | $12,549 | 17.7 | #38 |
| Cambridge-Isanti Public School DistrictCambridge | 5,007 | 18 | $10,990 | 16.4 | #39 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union ElementarySan Jose, CA | 5,379 | $12,626 | 24.2 |
| Opelika CityOpelika, AL | 5,377 | $10,862 | 16.8 |
| Kannapolis City SchoolsKannapolis, NC | 5,377 | $11,057 | 15.1 |
| Centinela Valley Union HighLawndale, CA | 5,370 | $16,383 | 20.7 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-mn-austin-public-school-district