Pequot Lakes Public Schools
Pequot Lakes Public Schools is a public school district based in Pequot Lakes, Minnesota, serving 1,737 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #102 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 31% of them. Its schools average 579 students each, more than the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $11,416 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% less than the Minnesota median. It has roughly 15.4 students per teacher.
How Pequot Lakes compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Pequot Lakes | Minnesota median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,416 | $12,893 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,369 | $8,231 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $23.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $24.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 113 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 227 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.4 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 579 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseca Public School DistrictWaseca | 1,752 | 7 | $13,598 | 15.0 | #100 |
| Albany Public School DistrictAlbany | 1,744 | 5 | $11,810 | 14.9 | #101 |
| Pequot Lakes Public SchoolsPequot Lakes · this district | 1,737 | 3 | $11,416 | 15.4 | #102 |
| Thief River Falls School DistrictThief River Falls | 1,725 | 5 | $11,603 | 15.1 | #103 |
| Perham-Dent Public School DistrictPerham | 1,671 | 4 | $12,509 | 15.2 | #104 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tippecanoe Valley School CorporationAkron, IN | 1,738 | $10,571 | 14.2 |
| Mitchell County SchoolsBakersville, NC | 1,738 | $12,468 | 13.5 |
| Old Adobe UnionPetaluma, CA | 1,737 | $13,284 | 24.1 |
| Colville School DistrictColville, WA | 1,737 | $14,563 | 17.2 |
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-pequot-lakes-public-schools