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Winona Area Public School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 17 towns
Serves Winona, Goodview, Wilson Township, Homer Township, Pleasant Hill Township, Rollingstone Township, Hillsdale Township, New Hartford Township, Stockton, Rollingstone, Warren Township, Richmond Township, Dakota, Wiscoy Township, Mount Vernon Township, Minnesota City and Minneiska, and parts of Norton Township and Minneiska Township.
Students
2,465
Schools
9
Spent per student
$18,456
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Debt
$26.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Winona Area Public School District
- School Grade C: better than 33% of Minnesota districts
- Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 6 pts below the state
- Spends 8% more per student than the MN average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $26.6M, about $10,779 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Whalan.
PK–6Lanesboro ElementaryLanesboro Public School District
7–12Lanesboro SecondaryLanesboro Public School District
Test scores vs. MN
2020–21Math proficiency33%
State average 44.2%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 52.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)78%
State average 84.4%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$18,456 per student · 8% above MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 63%Federal 8%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
2,490’21
2,455’22
2,433’23
2,465’24
About steady.
Students
White 71%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 8%Black 7%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
9 public schools.
Jefferson Elementary
B−322 students12:1
Washington-Kosciusko Elementary
B231 students10:1
Goodview Elementary
B209 students14:1
Winona Middle
C665 students14:1
Winona Senior High
C+849 students18:1
Winona Area Learning Center
D92 students14:1
WALC Extended Day
21 students
LaCrescent Gr 9-12
0 students
Winona Early Childhood Special Ed.
76 students7:1
Towns served
Winona 26,009Goodview 4,103Wilson Township 1,174Homer Township 1,101Pleasant Hill Township 936Rollingstone Township 856Hillsdale Township 833New Hartford Township 817Stockton 811Rollingstone 620Warren Township 540Richmond Township 478Dakota 304Wiscoy Township 301Mount Vernon Township 266Minnesota City 135Minneiska 111
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Cochrane-Fountain City School DistrictBelvidere, Buffalo City, Buffalo
$13,362per student
Lewiston-Altura Public School DistrictAltura, Elba Township, Hart Township
$15,372per student
Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School DistrictTrempealeau, Trempealeau
$15,953per student
Holmen School DistrictHolland, Onalaska
$14,640per 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.