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St. Peter Public School District

Saint Peter, Minnesota · Public school district · #87 of 147 Minnesota districts by enrollment

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2,107

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,933

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Minnesota median

15.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Minnesota median 15.4

St. Peter Public School District is a public school district based in Saint Peter, Minnesota, serving 2,107 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #87 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 41% of them. Its schools average 211 students each, fewer than the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $12,933 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.5 students per teacher.

How St. Peter compares

St. PeterMinnesota median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,933

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

Instruction spending per student$8,350

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

Students per school211

Minnesota median 381 · 45% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.5

Minnesota median 15.4 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor527

Minnesota median 558 · 6% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$35.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 9%State 69%Local 22%

Measure	St. Peter	Minnesota median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,933	$12,893	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,350	$8,231	FY2020-21
Total spending	$34.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$35.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	136	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	292	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.5	15.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	527	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
Brooklyn Center Community SchoolsBrooklyn Center	2,174	11	$14,787	13.7	#83
Kasson-Mantorville School DistrictKasson	2,152	3	$10,021	15.7	#84
New Ulm Public School DistrictNew Ulm	2,127	6	$13,005	14.5	#85
Hermantown Community SchoolsHermantown	2,118	5	$10,065	16.5	#86
St. Peter Public School DistrictSaint Peter · this district	2,107	10	$12,933	15.5	#87

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Silver CitySilver City, NM	2,108	$11,852	13.5
Evans-Brant Central School District (lake Shore)Angola, NY	2,108	$23,528	10.2
Millbrae ElementaryMillbrae, CA	2,107	$12,509	23.4
NewburyportNewburyport, MA	2,107	$21,270	9.8

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-st-peter-public-school-district