Dassel-Cokato Public Schools
Dassel-Cokato Public Schools is a public school district based in Cokato, Minnesota, serving 2,020 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #88 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 40% of them. Its schools average 404 students each, about the same as the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $12,131 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the Minnesota median. It has roughly 15.9 students per teacher.
How Dassel-Cokato compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Dassel-Cokato | Minnesota median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,131 | $12,893 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,936 | $8,231 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $30.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $27.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 127 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 290 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 2,020 | 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. Peter Public School DistrictSaint Peter | 2,107 | 10 | $12,933 | 15.5 | #87 |
| Dassel-Cokato Public SchoolsCokato · this district | 2,020 | 5 | $12,131 | 15.9 | #88 |
| Annandale Public School DistrictAnnandale | 2,006 | 3 | $11,970 | 17.6 | #89 |
| East Grand Forks Public SchoolsEast Grand Forks | 2,005 | 4 | $11,371 | 16.4 | #90 |
| Stewartville Public School DistrictStewartville | 1,976 | 5 | $10,507 | 15.3 | #91 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxemburg-Casco School DistrictLuxemburg, WI | 2,021 | $12,476 | 14.4 |
| BellinghamBellingham, MA | 2,020 | $21,070 | 13.2 |
| North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School DistrictAnnandale, NJ | 2,019 | $24,512 | 10.7 |
| Redford Union Schools District No. 1Redford, MI | 2,018 | $18,546 | 13.7 |
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.
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