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North Branch Area Public Schools

North Branch, Minnesota · Public school district · #71 of 147 Minnesota districts by enrollment

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2,704

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,672

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 9% below the Minnesota median

17.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Minnesota median 15.4

North Branch Area Public Schools is a public school district based in North Branch, Minnesota, serving 2,704 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #71 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 52% of them. Its schools average 386 students each, about the same as the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $11,672 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% less than the Minnesota median. It has roughly 17.7 students per teacher.

How North Branch Area compares

North Branch AreaMinnesota median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,672

Minnesota median $12,893 · 9% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,014

Minnesota median $8,231 · 15% below · FY2020-21

Students per school386

Minnesota median 381 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher17.7

Minnesota median 15.4 · 15% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor1,352

Minnesota median 558 · 142% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$41.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 7%State 63%Local 30%

Measure	North Branch Area	Minnesota median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,672	$12,893	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,014	$8,231	FY2020-21
Total spending	$42.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$41.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	153	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	326	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	17.7	15.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	1,352	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	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 · this district	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
San Rafael City HighSan Rafael, CA	2,706	$14,978	19.8
Jasper CountyMonticello, GA	2,706	$12,253	13.7
Taylor CountyCampbellsville, KY	2,704	$11,474	16.1
Mt Healthy CityCincinnati, OH	2,704	$16,378	23.9

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-north-branch-area-public-schools