School district · Minnesota

Pelican Rapids Public Schools

Pelican Rapids Public Schools in Minnesota: 4 public schools with 842 students and 11.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,162 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
842
Students per teacher
11.9
MN 14.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,162
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)
70.7
Counselors (FTE)
0.8
Students per counselor
1,015
MN 476 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.8
Librarians (FTE): 0.4

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
$11.1K16
$11.5K17
$12.2K18
$12.0K19
$10.8K20
$11.3K21
$13.5K22
$14.6K23
$15.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.5% · $895K
State
62% · $10.2M
Local
32% · $5.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,592
Support services
$4,483
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.6M
Long-term debt
$21.3M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–646811.3
7–80—
9–120—
7–1237413.3

Sources

Address
310 S Broadway, Pelican Rapids, MN 56572
Phone
(218)863-5910
Website