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Cambridge-Isanti Public School District

Cambridge, Minnesota · Public school district · #39 of 147 Minnesota districts by enrollment

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5,007

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,990

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 15% below the Minnesota median

16.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Minnesota median 15.4

Cambridge-Isanti Public School District is a public school district based in Cambridge, Minnesota, serving 5,007 students in 18 schools. By enrollment it ranks #39 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 74% of them. Its schools average 278 students each, fewer than the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $10,990 per student on day-to-day operations, 15% less than the Minnesota median. It has roughly 16.4 students per teacher.

How Cambridge-Isanti compares

Cambridge-IsantiMinnesota median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,990

Minnesota median $12,893 · 15% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,183

Minnesota median $8,231 · 13% below · FY2020-21

Students per school278

Minnesota median 381 · 27% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher16.4

Minnesota median 15.4 · 6% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor501

Minnesota median 558 · 10% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$69.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 8%State 72%Local 20%

Measure	Cambridge-Isanti	Minnesota median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,990	$12,893	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,183	$8,231	FY2020-21
Total spending	$63.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$69.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	306	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	744	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	16.4	15.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	501	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

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Austin Public School DistrictAustin	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 · this district	5,007	18	$10,990	16.4	#39
Owatonna Public School DistrictOwatonna	4,890	17	$12,696	14.3	#40
Bemidji Public School DistrictBemidji	4,722	15	$14,205	14.5	#41

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Monroe CountyMadisonville, TN	5,006	$10,437	n/a
Trussville CityTrussville, AL	5,005	$10,036	15.8
Saginaw School District of the City ofSaginaw, MI	5,005	$14,269	17.6
Jones CountyGray, GA	5,004	$11,907	14.0

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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