District profile / Minnesota
Pierz Public School District
1,214
Students
2024-25 school year
3
Schools
2024-25 school year
$11,446
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 11% below the Minnesota median
14.8
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Minnesota median 15.4
Pierz Public School District is a public school district based in Pierz, Minnesota, serving 1,214 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #127 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 14% of them. Its schools average 405 students each, about the same as the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $11,446 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% less than the Minnesota median. It has roughly 14.8 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Pierz compares
PierzMinnesota median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$16.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 8%State 76%Local 16%
| Measure | Pierz | Minnesota median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,446 | $12,893 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,421 | $8,231 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $16.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $16.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 82 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 168 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 607 | 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.
Leadership
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1 story matchedPeer districts in Minnesota
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Superior Public School Dist.Two Harbors | 1,286 | 4 | $13,323 | 15.0 | #125 |
| Zumbrota-Mazeppa School DistrictZumbrota | 1,242 | 4 | $12,701 | 14.3 | #126 |
| Pierz Public School DistrictPierz · this district | 1,214 | 3 | $11,446 | 14.8 | #127 |
| Lake City Public School DistrictLake City | 1,189 | 2 | $11,994 | 15.4 | #128 |
| Windom Public School DistrictWindom | 1,187 | 5 | $14,502 | 13.0 | #129 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gosnell School DistrictBlytheville, AR | 1,215 | $10,992 | 12.5 |
| Wright ElementarySanta Rosa, CA | 1,214 | $15,402 | 22.5 |
| RSU 29/msad 29Houlton, ME | 1,214 | $13,364 | 15.2 |
| Clawson Public SchoolsClawson, MI | 1,214 | $12,849 | 15.0 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-mn-pierz-public-school-district