Melrose Public School District
Melrose Public School District is a public school district based in Melrose, Minnesota, serving 1,313 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #122 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 17% of them. Its schools average 438 students each, more than the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $12,602 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.8 students per teacher.
How Melrose compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Melrose | Minnesota median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,602 | $12,893 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,819 | $8,231 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $18.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $19.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 89 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 206 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 1,313 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnewaska School DistrictGlenwood | 1,324 | 7 | $13,245 | 14.5 | #120 |
| Pillager Public School DistrictPillager | 1,324 | 3 | $11,599 | 14.5 | #121 |
| Melrose Public School DistrictMelrose · this district | 1,313 | 3 | $12,602 | 14.8 | #122 |
| Howard Lake-Waverly-WinstedHoward Lake | 1,312 | 7 | $12,730 | 16.6 | #123 |
| Esko Public School DistrictEsko | 1,287 | 2 | $9,789 | 16.9 | #124 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chenango Forks Central School DistrictBinghamton, NY | 1,315 | $20,951 | 12.8 |
| Frenchtown K-12 SchoolsFrenchtown, MT | 1,314 | $10,831 | 13.5 |
| Wall ISDWall, TX | 1,313 | $11,924 | 10.2 |
| South Adams SchoolsBerne, IN | 1,312 | $11,667 | 13.0 |
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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