Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools
Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools is a public school district based in Buffalo, Minnesota, serving 5,175 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #38 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 75% of them. Its schools average 470 students each, more than the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $12,549 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 17.7 students per teacher.
How Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose | Minnesota median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,549 | $12,893 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,076 | $8,231 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $79.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $89.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 292 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 634 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.7 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 1,035 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-EaganMendota Heights | 5,452 | 14 | $14,548 | 14.8 | #36 |
| Austin Public School DistrictAustin | 5,385 | 13 | $14,097 | 15.1 | #37 |
| Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose SchoolsBuffalo · this district | 5,175 | 11 | $12,549 | 17.7 | #38 |
| Cambridge-Isanti Public School DistrictCambridge | 5,007 | 18 | $10,990 | 16.4 | #39 |
| Owatonna Public School DistrictOwatonna | 4,890 | 17 | $12,696 | 14.3 | #40 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Area School DistrictCarlisle, PA | 5,180 | $14,762 | 14.4 |
| Yadkin County SchoolsYadkinville, NC | 5,174 | $10,614 | 18.1 |
| Campbell CountyAlexandria, KY | 5,166 | $11,911 | 16.1 |
| Madison CountyDanielsville, GA | 5,165 | $12,232 | 13.5 |
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-buffalo-hanover-montrose-schools