Lakeville Area Schools
Lakeville Area Schools is a public school district based in Lakeville, Minnesota, serving 12,025 students in 22 schools. By enrollment it ranks #10 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 94% of them. Its schools average 547 students each, more than the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $13,697 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% more than the Minnesota median. It has roughly 16.9 students per teacher.
How Lakeville Area compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Lakeville Area | Minnesota median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,697 | $12,893 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $9,289 | $8,231 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $231.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $193.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 710 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,527 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.9 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 668 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayzata Public School DistrictPlymouth | 12,951 | 21 | $13,766 | 17.4 | #9 |
| Lakeville Area SchoolsLakeville · this district | 12,025 | 22 | $13,697 | 16.9 | #10 |
| Mounds View Public School DistrictShoreview | 11,934 | 28 | $13,288 | 16.2 | #11 |
| Minnetonka Public School DistrictMinnetonka | 11,323 | 14 | $13,584 | 15.7 | #12 |
| Robbinsdale Public School DistrictNew Hope | 10,810 | 28 | $14,745 | 15.8 | #13 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Chester Area School DistrictExton, PA | 12,042 | $16,327 | 12.7 |
| Highlands CountySebring, FL | 12,040 | $10,202 | 18.4 |
| Oldham CountyBuckner, KY | 12,038 | $10,894 | 16.8 |
| Passaic City School DistrictPassaic, NJ | 12,012 | $25,341 | 12.5 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-mn-lakeville-area-schools