District profile / Minnesota

Tri-City United School District

Montgomery, Minnesota · Public school district · #93 of 147 Minnesota districts by enrollment

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1,927

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,668

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 10% below the Minnesota median

14.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Minnesota median 15.4

Tri-City United School District is a public school district based in Montgomery, Minnesota, serving 1,927 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #93 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 37% of them. Its schools average 482 students each, more than the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $11,668 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% less than the Minnesota median. It has roughly 14.2 students per teacher.

How Tri-City United compares

Tri-City UnitedMinnesota median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,668

Minnesota median $12,893 · 10% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,131

Minnesota median $8,231 · 13% below · FY2020-21

Students per school482

Minnesota median 381 · 27% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.2

Minnesota median 15.4 · 8% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor385

Minnesota median 558 · 31% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$29.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 10%State 66%Local 24%

Measure	Tri-City United	Minnesota median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,668	$12,893	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,131	$8,231	FY2020-21
Total spending	$27.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$29.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	136	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	267	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.2	15.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	385	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
Houston Public School DistrictHouston	1,934	6	$11,067	13.5	#92
Tri-City United School DistrictMontgomery · this district	1,927	4	$11,668	14.2	#93
Foley Public School DistrictFoley	1,921	3	$11,716	15.5	#94
St. Louis County School DistrictVirginia	1,914	9	$16,554	13.0	#95
St. Anthony-New Brighton SchoolsSaint Anthony	1,891	6	$12,436	15.8	#96

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Eaton Rapids Public SchoolsEaton Rapids, MI	1,928	$11,755	15.7
Punxsutawney Area School DistrictPunxsutawney, PA	1,928	$17,047	10.4
Jackson ParishJonesboro, LA	1,927	$13,284	12.3
Ste. Genevieve Co. R-IISte Genevieve, MO	1,926	$13,256	12.2

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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