Glencoe-Silver Lake School District
Glencoe-Silver Lake School District is a public school district based in Glencoe, Minnesota, serving 1,390 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #118 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 20% of them. Its schools average 348 students each, about the same as the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $12,438 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.6 students per teacher.
How Glencoe-Silver Lake compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Glencoe-Silver Lake | Minnesota median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,438 | $12,893 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,179 | $8,231 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $22.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $23.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 89 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 195 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.6 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 463 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watertown-Mayer Public School DistrictWatertown | 1,440 | 5 | $11,310 | 15.8 | #116 |
| Plainview-Elgin-MillvillePlainview | 1,405 | 4 | $10,002 | 15.4 | #117 |
| Glencoe-Silver Lake School DistrictGlencoe · this district | 1,390 | 4 | $12,438 | 15.6 | #118 |
| Montevideo Public School DistrictMontevideo | 1,372 | 5 | $13,460 | 15.2 | #119 |
| Minnewaska School DistrictGlenwood | 1,324 | 7 | $13,245 | 14.5 | #120 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde CISDClyde, TX | 1,392 | $11,356 | 13.1 |
| Brownstown Cnt Community School CorporationBrownstown, IN | 1,391 | $9,392 | 15.8 |
| Almont Community SchoolsAlmont, MI | 1,389 | $10,907 | 18.8 |
| Jackson CountyGainesboro, TN | 1,389 | $10,270 | n/a |
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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