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Montevideo Public School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 11 towns
Serves Montevideo, Sparta, Stony Run, Rosewood, Leenthrop, Camp Release, Havelock, Watson, Tunsberg, Mandt and Grace, and parts of Lac qui Parle, Lisbon and Baxter.
Students
1,372
Schools
5
Spent per student
$14,971
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Debt
$2.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Montevideo Public School District
- School Grade B: better than 64% of Minnesota districts
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts above the state
- Spends 12% less per student than the MN average
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $2.4M, about $1,729 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Hazel Run.
PK–5Bert Raney Elementary SchoolYellow Medicine East school district
6–12Yellow Medicine East SecondaryYellow Medicine East school district
Test scores vs. MN
2020–21Math proficiency44%
State average 44.2%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 52.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 84.4%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,971 per student · 12% below MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 32%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 73%Federal 6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
1,371’20
1,333’21
1,383’22
1,396’23
1,372’24
About steady.
Students
White 65%Hispanic 27%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%
Schools in the district
5 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Yellow Medicine East school districtFriendship, Granite Falls, Granite Falls
$17,693per student
Lac Qui Parle Valley School DistrictBig Bend, Cerro Gordo, Hantho
$15,487per student
Dawson-Boyd Public School DistrictCerro Gordo, Riverside, Ten Mile Lake
$15,216per student
MACCRAY School DistrictCrate, Louriston, Stoneham
$15,984per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.