Thief River Falls School District
Thief River Falls School District is a public school district based in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, serving 1,725 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #103 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 30% of them. Its schools average 345 students each, about the same as the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $11,603 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% less than the Minnesota median. It has roughly 15.1 students per teacher.
How Thief River Falls compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Thief River Falls | Minnesota median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,603 | $12,893 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,154 | $8,231 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $26.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $29.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 114 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 261 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.1 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 575 | 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 | 1,737 | 3 | $11,416 | 15.4 | #102 |
| Thief River Falls School DistrictThief River Falls · this district | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1Gilcrest, CO | 1,727 | $13,274 | 13.5 |
| FairhavenFairhaven, MA | 1,727 | $16,042 | 12.0 |
| Waterford UnifiedWaterford, CA | 1,725 | $15,285 | 20.8 |
| Beaver LocalEast Liverpool, OH | 1,724 | $11,314 | 18.0 |
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-thief-river-falls-school-district