Waseca Public School District
Waseca Public School District is a public school district based in Waseca, Minnesota, serving 1,752 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #100 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 32% of them. Its schools average 250 students each, fewer than the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $13,598 per student on day-to-day operations, 5% more than the Minnesota median. It has roughly 15.0 students per teacher.
How Waseca compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Waseca | Minnesota median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,598 | $12,893 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,532 | $8,231 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $28.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $29.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 117 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 237 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.0 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 438 | 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 · this district | 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gentry School DistrictGentry, AR | 1,753 | $11,417 | 10.6 |
| Byng Public SchoolsAda, OK | 1,753 | $10,384 | 14.4 |
| Mineola ISDMineola, TX | 1,753 | $12,838 | 12.1 |
| Dundee Community SchoolsDundee, MI | 1,752 | $11,094 | 19.7 |
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-waseca-public-school-district