District profile / Minnesota

Rock Ridge Public Schools

Virginia, Minnesota · Public school district · #80 of 147 Minnesota districts by enrollment

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2,288

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,259

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Minnesota median

16.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Minnesota median 15.4

Rock Ridge Public Schools is a public school district based in Virginia, Minnesota, serving 2,288 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #80 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 46% of them. Its schools average 458 students each, more than the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $13,259 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 16.0 students per teacher.

How Rock Ridge compares

Rock RidgeMinnesota median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,259

Minnesota median $12,893 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,263

Minnesota median $8,231 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school458

Minnesota median 381 · 20% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher16.0

Minnesota median 15.4 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor327

Minnesota median 558 · 41% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$52.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 7%State 62%Local 31%

Measure	Rock Ridge	Minnesota median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,259	$12,893	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,263	$8,231	FY2020-21
Total spending	$98.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$52.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	143	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	321	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	16.0	15.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	327	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
Rocori Public School DistrictCold Spring	2,406	7	$11,673	15.0	#78
Byron Public School DistrictByron	2,342	4	$10,214	16.4	#79
Rock Ridge Public SchoolsVirginia · this district	2,288	5	$13,259	16.0	#80
Hibbing Public School DistrictHibbing	2,232	6	$15,179	16.4	#81
Red Wing Public School DistrictRed Wing	2,225	7	$14,234	14.5	#82

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Orange County Department of EducationCosta Mesa, CA	2,290	$70,768	14.5
Carlisle Community School DistrictCarlisle, IA	2,290	$9,807	15.4
Huntsville School DistrictHuntsville, AR	2,287	$10,756	11.3
Lawrence CountyLouisa, KY	2,287	$11,942	13.9

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-rock-ridge-public-schools