District profile / Minnesota

Winona Area Public School District

Winona, Minnesota · Public school district · #74 of 147 Minnesota districts by enrollment

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2,465

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,068

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 17% above the Minnesota median

13.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Minnesota median 15.4

Winona Area Public School District is a public school district based in Winona, Minnesota, serving 2,465 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #74 of the 147 Minnesota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 50% of them. Its schools average 274 students each, fewer than the Minnesota median of 381. It spends about $15,068 per student on day-to-day operations, 17% more than the Minnesota median. It has roughly 13.8 students per teacher.

How Winona Area compares

Winona AreaMinnesota median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$15,068

Minnesota median $12,893 · 17% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,323

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

Students per school274

Minnesota median 381 · 28% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.8

Minnesota median 15.4 · 10% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor308

Minnesota median 558 · 45% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$50.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 8%State 60%Local 31%

Measure	Winona Area	Minnesota median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,068	$12,893	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,323	$8,231	FY2020-21
Total spending	$47.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$50.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	179	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	416	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.8	15.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	308	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
Winona Area Public School DistrictWinona · this district	2,465	9	$15,068	13.8	#74
Delano Public School DistrictDelano	2,457	3	$11,633	18.5	#75
Westonka Public School DistrictMinnetrista	2,442	6	$12,789	15.4	#76
Little Falls Community SchoolsLittle Falls	2,424	7	$13,244	13.5	#77
Rocori Public School DistrictCold Spring	2,406	7	$11,673	15.0	#78

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Harrison Public SchoolsHarrison, NJ	2,466	$20,218	14.3
Desoto 73Desoto, MO	2,464	$9,910	12.4
Pella Community School DistrictPella, IA	2,462	$11,490	14.6
Jamesville-Dewitt Central School DistrictDewitt, NY	2,461	$21,002	13.3

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-winona-area-public-school-district