District profile / Minnesota

South Washington County Schools

Cottage Grove, Minnesota · Public school district · #6 of 147 Minnesota districts by enrollment

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19,578

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,973

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Minnesota median

16.9

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Minnesota median 15.4

South Washington County Schools is a public school district based in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, serving 19,578 students in 29 schools. By enrollment it ranks #6 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 97% of them. Its schools average 675 students each, more than the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $12,973 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 16.9 students per teacher.

How South Washington County compares

South Washington CountyMinnesota median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,973

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

Instruction spending per student$8,641

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

Students per school675

Minnesota median 381 · 77% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher16.9

Minnesota median 15.4 · 10% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor593

Minnesota median 558 · 6% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$309.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 61%Local 33%

Measure	South Washington County	Minnesota median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,973	$12,893	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,641	$8,231	FY2020-21
Total spending	$299.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$309.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	1,161	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	2,630	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	16.9	15.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	593	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
Rosemount-Apple Valley-EaganRosemount	29,224	40	$13,182	15.5	#4
Osseo Public School DistrictMaple Grove	21,138	34	$14,717	15.5	#5
South Washington County SchoolsCottage Grove · this district	19,578	29	$12,973	16.9	#6
Rochester Public School DistrictRochester	17,171	47	$13,420	n/a	#7
Elk River Public School DistrictElk River	14,577	28	$11,853	20.2	#8

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Rockwood R-VIEureka, MO	19,597	$12,016	14.2
Bentonville School DistrictBentonville, AR	19,575	$10,617	14.5
Pittsburgh School DistrictPittsburgh, PA	19,571	$21,488	11.8
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictPalmer, AK	19,495	$16,925	19.2

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.

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