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Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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2022
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School
Type
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Address
City
Zip
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District
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Teacher Ratio
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Per Pupil Expenditures:
Total
Personnel from Federal Funds
Non-Personnel from Federal Funds
Total from Federal Funds
Personnel from State and Local Funds
Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds
Total from State and Local Funds
Average Standard
Score (
2023
)
Average Standard
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2022
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2022
)
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2022
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250
Paynesville Elementary
Public
PK, KG-5
205 W Mill St
Paynesville
56362
Stearns County
Paynesville Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(320) 243-3725
405
28
14.3
29.9%
374 (92.3%)
1 (0.2%)
22 (5.4%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (1.5%)
$11,355
70.1
45.1
540
290
270318000116
283
Monroe Elementary School - MSE
Public
K-5
901 Brookdale Dr N
Brooklyn Park
55444
Hennepin County
Anoka-Hennepin School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(763) 506-3600
517
39
13.3
54.0%
135 (26.1%)
121 (23.4%)
50 (9.7%)
150 (29.0%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
60 (11.6%)
$15,146
66.7
41.4
571
288
270023100814
303
Pleasantview Elementary
Public
4-5
110 Milwaukee St
Lakefield
56150
Jackson County
Jackson County Central School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(507) 662-6218
156
15
10.5
44.9%
131 (84.0%)
3 (1.9%)
11 (7.1%)
3 (1.9%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (4.5%)
$13,741
65.2
41.9
570
267
271917000903
302
McGregor Elementary
Public
PK, KG-6
148 S 2nd St
McGregor
55760
Aitkin County
McGregor Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(218) 768-2111
233
23
9.9
63.5%
172 (73.8%)
1 (0.4%)
3 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
52 (22.3%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (2.1%)
$14,094
65.5
43.6
557
255
270000101610
225
Merritt Elementary
Public
PK, KG-6
8659 Unity Drive
Mountain Iron
55768
St. Louis County
Mountain Iron-Buhl School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(218) 735-8271
350
22
15.5
51.4%
297 (84.9%)
2 (0.6%)
13 (3.7%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
36 (10.3%)
$14,750
72.8
52
472
247
270711000279
449
Browns Valley Elementary
Public
PK, KG-4
118 Church St S
Browns Valley
56219
Traverse County
Browns Valley Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(320) 695-2103
118
9
13.2
72.9%
45 (38.1%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (4.2%)
1 (0.8%)
58 (49.2%)
1 (0.8%)
8 (6.8%)
$14,938
52.4
21
691
242
274275001811
319
Willow River Elementary
Public
PK, KG-6
8142 Pine St
Willow River
55795
Pine County
Willow River Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(218) 372-3131
218
20
10.9
46.3%
196 (89.9%)
3 (1.4%)
6 (2.8%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (2.8%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (3.2%)
$12,165
64
44.3
547
228
270029303628
470
Glacial Hills Elementary
Public, Charter
PK, KG-6
610 W 6th St
Starbuck
56381
Pope County
Glacial Hills Elementary
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(320) 239-3840
93
10
9.6
58.1%
88 (94.6%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (3.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.2%)
$14,783
51.2
20.6
695
225
270039404751
149
Agamim Classical Academy
Public, Charter
K-8
5300 France Avenue South
Edina
55410
Hennepin County
Agamim Classical Academy
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(952) 856-2531
268
20
13.7
36.9%
123 (45.9%)
57 (21.3%)
13 (4.9%)
36 (13.4%)
2 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
37 (13.8%)
$13,101
79.3
60.9
361
212
274407001822
346
Jefferson Elementary
Public
K-4
1268 W 5th St
Winona
55987
Winona County
Winona Area Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(507) 494-2000
309
26
12
47.6%
210 (68.0%)
27 (8.7%)
38 (12.3%)
9 (2.9%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
24 (7.8%)
$17,944
62
45.2
538
192
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About our rankings:
Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCA-III Math, MCA-III Reading, MCA-III Science test scores released by the Minnesota Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 29, 2023, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Minnesota Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Minnesota Department of Education.
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