Crookston Public School District
Crookston Public School District is a public school district based in Crookston, Minnesota, serving 1,140 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #132 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 10% of them. Its schools average 228 students each, fewer than the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $13,198 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.0 students per teacher.
How Crookston compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Crookston | Minnesota median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,198 | $12,893 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,830 | $8,231 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $20.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $18.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 88 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 193 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.0 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 1,140 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. James Public School DistrictSaint James | 1,143 | 4 | $13,512 | 14.1 | #130 |
| Luverne Public School DistrictLuverne | 1,142 | 5 | $12,945 | 12.0 | #131 |
| Crookston Public School DistrictCrookston · this district | 1,140 | 5 | $13,198 | 13.0 | #132 |
| Pipestone Area School DistrictPipestone | 1,138 | 4 | $13,024 | 13.2 | #133 |
| Cass Lake-Bena Public SchoolsCass Lake | 1,119 | 4 | $19,548 | 10.7 | #134 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaker Regional School DistrictBelmont, NH | 1,141 | $18,631 | 11.0 |
| RSU 12Somerville, ME | 1,140 | $14,184 | 12.8 |
| Benzie County Central SchoolsBenzonia, MI | 1,140 | $10,762 | 16.5 |
| Mahanoy Area School DistrictMahanoy City, PA | 1,140 | $17,766 | 13.4 |
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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