District profile / Minnesota

Jackson County Central School Dist.

Jackson, Minnesota · Public school district · #139 of 147 Minnesota districts by enrollment

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1,093

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,359

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Minnesota median

14.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Minnesota median 15.4

Jackson County Central School Dist. is a public school district based in Jackson, Minnesota, serving 1,093 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #139 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 5% of them. Its schools average 273 students each, fewer than the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $12,359 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.8 students per teacher.

How Jackson County Central School Dist. compares

Jackson County Central School Dist.Minnesota median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,359

Minnesota median $12,893 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,018

Minnesota median $8,231 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school273

Minnesota median 381 · 28% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.8

Minnesota median 15.4 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor1,093

Minnesota median 558 · 96% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$19.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 9%State 64%Local 27%

Measure	Jackson County Central School Dist.	Minnesota median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,359	$12,893	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,018	$8,231	FY2020-21
Total spending	$23.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$19.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	74	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	161	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.8	15.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	1,093	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
Roseau Public School DistrictRoseau	1,101	3	$11,827	14.7	#137
Holdingford Public School DistrictHoldingford	1,098	2	$10,748	16.9	#138
Jackson County Central School Dist.Jackson · this district	1,093	4	$12,359	14.8	#139
Morris Area Public SchoolsMorris	1,092	2	$11,189	14.6	#140
Sibley East School DistrictArlington	1,089	3	$12,552	15.6	#141

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Roland-Story Community School DistrictStory City, IA	1,094	$11,330	15.2
Chowchilla Union HighChowchilla, CA	1,093	$12,303	21.4
PalmerPalmer, MA	1,093	$19,130	11.0
Passaic Valley Regional High School DistrictLittle Falls, NJ	1,093	$26,225	13.3

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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