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Fridley Public School District

Fridley, Minnesota · Public school district · #70 of 147 Minnesota districts by enrollment

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2,712

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$14,914

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 16% above the Minnesota median

11.9

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Minnesota median 15.4

Fridley Public School District is a public school district based in Fridley, Minnesota, serving 2,712 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #70 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 53% of them. Its schools average 247 students each, fewer than the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $14,914 per student on day-to-day operations, 16% more than the Minnesota median. It has roughly 11.9 students per teacher.

How Fridley compares

FridleyMinnesota median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$14,914

Minnesota median $12,893 · 16% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,053

Minnesota median $8,231 · 10% above · FY2020-21

Students per school247

Minnesota median 381 · 35% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.9

Minnesota median 15.4 · 23% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor542

Minnesota median 558 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$55.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 9%State 66%Local 25%

Measure	Fridley	Minnesota median	Year
Current spending per student	$14,914	$12,893	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,053	$8,231	FY2020-21
Total spending	$50.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$55.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	227	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	452	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.9	15.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	542	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
Detroit Lakes Public School Dist.Detroit Lakes	2,728	14	$13,387	13.7	#68
Hutchinson Public School DistrictHutchinson	2,722	10	$11,593	15.4	#69
Fridley Public School DistrictFridley · this district	2,712	11	$14,914	11.9	#70
North Branch Area Public SchoolsNorth Branch	2,704	7	$11,672	17.7	#71
Marshall Public School DistrictMarshall	2,664	7	$13,108	13.0	#72

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Jefferson County School District 509JMadras, OR	2,713	$16,384	15.1
Lakewood School DistrictMarysville, WA	2,713	$14,213	18.3
Grant ParishColfax, LA	2,712	$15,304	13.1
Klamath Falls City SchoolsKlamath Falls, OR	2,711	$14,292	17.5

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.

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