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Elk River Public School District

Elk River, Minnesota · Public school district · #8 of 147 Minnesota districts by enrollment

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14,577

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,853

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 8% below the Minnesota median

20.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Minnesota median 15.4

Elk River Public School District is a public school district based in Elk River, Minnesota, serving 14,577 students in 28 schools. By enrollment it ranks #8 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 95% of them. Its schools average 521 students each, more than the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $11,853 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% less than the Minnesota median. It has roughly 20.2 students per teacher.

How Elk River compares

Elk RiverMinnesota median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,853

Minnesota median $12,893 · 8% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,533

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

Students per school521

Minnesota median 381 · 37% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher20.2

Minnesota median 15.4 · 31% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor405

Minnesota median 558 · 27% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$214.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 62%Local 32%

Measure	Elk River	Minnesota median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,853	$12,893	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,533	$8,231	FY2020-21
Total spending	$229.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$214.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	720	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,641	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	20.2	15.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	405	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
Rochester Public School DistrictRochester	17,171	47	$13,420	n/a	#7
Elk River Public School DistrictElk River · this district	14,577	28	$11,853	20.2	#8
Wayzata Public School DistrictPlymouth	12,951	21	$13,766	17.4	#9
Lakeville Area SchoolsLakeville	12,025	22	$13,697	16.9	#10
Mounds View Public School DistrictShoreview	11,934	28	$13,288	16.2	#11

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Westerville CityWesterville, OH	14,589	$12,779	17.1
Hardin CountyElizabethtown, KY	14,583	$10,877	15.4
Thompson School District R-2JLoveland, CO	14,580	$13,797	15.6
Norwalk-La Mirada UnifiedNorwalk, CA	14,577	$14,885	22.8

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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