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Hutchinson Public School District

Hutchinson, Minnesota · Public school district · #69 of 147 Minnesota districts by enrollment

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2,722

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,593

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 10% below the Minnesota median

15.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Minnesota median 15.4

Hutchinson Public School District is a public school district based in Hutchinson, Minnesota, serving 2,722 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #69 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 53% of them. Its schools average 272 students each, fewer than the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $11,593 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% less than the Minnesota median. It has roughly 15.4 students per teacher.

How Hutchinson compares

HutchinsonMinnesota median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,593

Minnesota median $12,893 · 10% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,531

Minnesota median $8,231 · 9% below · FY2020-21

Students per school272

Minnesota median 381 · 29% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.4

Minnesota median 15.4 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor389

Minnesota median 558 · 30% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$42.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 9%State 67%Local 24%

Measure	Hutchinson	Minnesota median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,593	$12,893	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,531	$8,231	FY2020-21
Total spending	$50.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$42.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	177	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	410	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.4	15.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	389	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 · this district	2,722	10	$11,593	15.4	#69
Fridley Public School DistrictFridley	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
RSU 18Oakland, ME	2,725	$14,302	14.0
Bolivar R-IBolivar, MO	2,725	$9,547	13.2
Bellbrook-Sugarcreek LocalBellbrook, OH	2,725	$11,095	20.0
Southern York County School DistrictGlen Rock, PA	2,724	$15,764	13.4

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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