Hawley Public School District
Hawley Public School District is a public school district based in Hawley, Minnesota, serving 1,058 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #144 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 2% of them. Its schools average 353 students each, about the same as the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $10,533 per student on day-to-day operations, 18% less than the Minnesota median. It has roughly 13.6 students per teacher.
How Hawley compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Hawley | Minnesota median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,533 | $12,893 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,980 | $8,231 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $13.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $13.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 78 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 133 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 353 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Earth Area School DistrictBlue Earth | 1,064 | 4 | $11,608 | 15.0 | #143 |
| Hawley Public School DistrictHawley · this district | 1,058 | 3 | $10,533 | 13.6 | #144 |
| Dover-Eyota Public School DistrictEyota | 1,057 | 3 | $10,520 | 15.3 | #145 |
| Cannon Falls Public School DistrictCannon Falls | 1,055 | 2 | $11,750 | 14.1 | #146 |
| Warroad Public School DistrictWarroad | 1,041 | 5 | $13,280 | 14.1 | #147 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob School DistrictBald Knob, AR | 1,059 | $10,372 | 9.9 |
| Shelby Public SchoolsShelby, MI | 1,059 | $13,478 | 15.6 |
| LanderBattle Mountain, NV | 1,059 | $13,594 | 25.2 |
| Sodus Central School DistrictSodus, NY | 1,058 | $26,401 | 9.5 |
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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