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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 South Dakota 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 Hetland.
PK–5Lake Preston Elementary - 02Lake Preston School District 38-3
6–8Lake Preston Middle School - 03Lake Preston School District 38-3
9–12Lake Preston High School - 01Lake Preston School District 38-3
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.