District profile / Minnesota

Houston Public School District

Houston, Minnesota · Public school district · #92 of 147 Minnesota districts by enrollment

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1,934

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,067

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 14% below the Minnesota median

13.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Minnesota median 15.4

Houston Public School District is a public school district based in Houston, Minnesota, serving 1,934 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #92 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 38% of them. Its schools average 322 students each, fewer than the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $11,067 per student on day-to-day operations, 14% less than the Minnesota median. It has roughly 13.5 students per teacher.

How Houston compares

HoustonMinnesota median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,067

Minnesota median $12,893 · 14% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,406

Minnesota median $8,231 · 14% above · FY2020-21

Students per school322

Minnesota median 381 · 15% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.5

Minnesota median 15.4 · 12% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor276

Minnesota median 558 · 51% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$32.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 90%Local 7%

Measure	Houston	Minnesota median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,067	$12,893	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,406	$8,231	FY2020-21
Total spending	$31.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$32.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	143	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	221	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.5	15.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	276	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
Stewartville Public School DistrictStewartville	1,976	5	$10,507	15.3	#91
Houston Public School DistrictHouston · this district	1,934	6	$11,067	13.5	#92
Tri-City United School DistrictMontgomery	1,927	4	$11,668	14.2	#93
Foley Public School DistrictFoley	1,921	3	$11,716	15.5	#94
St. Louis County School DistrictVirginia	1,914	9	$16,554	13.0	#95

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Balsz Elementary District (4268)Phoenix, AZ	1,936	$10,149	16.4
Mid Valley School DistrictThroop, PA	1,934	$13,064	15.5
AugustaAugusta, KS	1,933	$10,984	12.7
Ontario LocalOntario, OH	1,933	$10,042	20.6

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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