School district · Minnesota

Stillwater Area Public Schools

Stillwater Area Public Schools in Minnesota: 16 public schools with 8,455 students and 17.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,719 per student in FY2024.

Schools
16
Students
8,455
Students per teacher
17.7
MN 14.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,719
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)
477
Counselors (FTE)
14.0
Students per counselor
604
MN 476 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
12.7
Librarians (FTE): 4.2

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Minnesota's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Minnesota: 49%

61%proficient

+2.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 89% of school districts in Minnesota

Median 46% · 475 school districts compared

3,593 students tested, grades 3–8 · Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment III & Minnesota Test of Academic Skills; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Minnesota: 47%

60%proficient

+0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 87% of school districts in Minnesota

Median 42% · 474 school districts compared

3,585 students tested, grades 3–8 · Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment III & Minnesota Test of Academic Skills; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

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
$10.5K15
$10.8K16
$11.4K17
$12.3K18
$12.3K19
$12.0K20
$14.0K21
$14.1K22
$15.8K23
$16.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.4% · $5.8M
State
57% · $97.8M
Local
40% · $68M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,093
Support services
$5,850
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$26.6M
Long-term debt
$25.6M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 8Middle schools: 2High schools: 4Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K25915.5——
K–543716.672%77%
Pre-K–532717.548%52%
Pre-K–560717.851%58%
4–56464.098%95%
Pre-K–569714.557%60%
Pre-K–539813.360%67%
K–557317.262%59%
K–542016.461%55%
6–894620.357%54%
6–893919.066%61%
Bridge Transition ProgramSpecial education
12377.4——
7–127512.5——
9–122,65821.7——
WcjcAlternative
7–122———
K–12166.7——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1875 Greeley St S, Stillwater, MN 55082
Phone
(651)351-8340
Website