Wadena-Deer Creek School District
Wadena-Deer Creek School District is a public school district based in Wadena, Minnesota, serving 1,079 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #142 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 3% of them. Its schools average 360 students each, about the same as the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $12,985 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.6 students per teacher.
How Wadena-Deer Creek compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Wadena-Deer Creek | Minnesota median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,985 | $12,893 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,892 | $8,231 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $16.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $16.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 74 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 194 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 | 15.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County Central School Dist.Jackson | 1,093 | 4 | $12,359 | 14.8 | #139 |
| Morris Area Public SchoolsMorris | 1,092 | 2 | $11,189 | 14.6 | #140 |
| Sibley East School DistrictArlington | 1,089 | 3 | $12,552 | 15.6 | #141 |
| Wadena-Deer Creek School DistrictWadena · this district | 1,079 | 3 | $12,985 | 14.6 | #142 |
| Blue Earth Area School DistrictBlue Earth | 1,064 | 4 | $11,608 | 15.0 | #143 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wickenburg Unified District (4236)Wickenburg, AZ | 1,079 | $10,054 | 16.6 |
| Cardinal Community School DistrictEldon, IA | 1,079 | $10,077 | 12.8 |
| Wynford LocalBucyrus, OH | 1,079 | $11,101 | 16.6 |
| Fairbanks LocalMilford Center, OH | 1,079 | $11,685 | 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.
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