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Houston Public School District

Houston Public School District in Minnesota: 6 public schools with 1,934 students and 13.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,030 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
1,934
Students per teacher
13.5
MN 14.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,030
MN $16.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
143
Counselors (FTE)
7.3
Students per counselor
264
MN 476 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
4.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$10.6K15
$10.5K16
$9.8K17
$10.3K18
$10.6K19
$12.5K20
$11.1K21
$14.3K22
$12.7K23
$15.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
2.9% · $926K
State
88% · $27.8M
Local
9.2% · $2.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,893
Support services
$2,927
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$763K
Long-term debt
$3.3M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Houston Elementary
Pre-K–624711.3
Minnesota Virtual Academy ElementarFully virtual
K–539218.9
Minnesota Virtual Academy MiddleFully virtual
6–833311.7
Houston Secondary
7–1223414.6
Minnesota Virtual Academy HighFully virtual
9–1270613.3
Summit Learning ProgramAlternative
9–12227.0

Sources

Address
306 W Elm St, Houston, MN 55943
Phone
(507)896-5323
Website