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Table of Contents

Key Findings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Executive Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

How School Transportation is Funded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

The Effects of Transportation Underfunding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Bus Radius, Student Safety, Other Factors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Endnotes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Key Findings

• An inadequate funding formula massively shortchanges some schools’ transportation


appropriations while providing other districts with transportation surpluses.
• School districts are often forced to siphon funds used for school transportation to pay for
basic needs not being met because of Minnesota’s decade-long trend of underfunding
education.
• Districts try to save transportation funds by adopting Many districts don’t receive
four-day school weeks; cutting routes, which enough funds from the state
lengthens time spent on buses; adding a fee or to provide transportation,
outright eliminating transportation for afterschool while others are tempted to
activities; and increasing the distance from school use transportation funds to
that the district offers busing. cover other basic needs.
All of these factors create a situation where one of education’s fundamental aspects — simply
getting to and from school — becomes a financial and political football. Many districts don’t
receive enough funds from the state to provide transportation, while others are tempted to use
transportation funds to cover other basic needs.

Recommendations

• Since Minnesota’s constitution guarantees education and state law guarantees school
transportation, the state must properly invest in all aspects of education, including
transportation. This will lessen the need to divert transportation dollars to cover overall state
underfunding of schools.
• Policy should be changed to take transportation funds out of each district’s general operating
budget and into a special categorical fund, while still giving districts the flexibility to apply to
the Minnesota Department of Education to transfer transportation funds in times of crisis.
• It’s fundamentally important that the state adequately fund transportation so districts can
provide students with a safe trip to and from school.
• Minnesota should change the current transportation funding formula, which is based on
enrollment, to a more effective system based on miles traveled and student usage.
• Better overall funding will eliminate the need for four-day school weeks and cuts in after
school transportation to fill budget and transportation gaps.
Minnesota’s students and their parents deserve a more adequate, accountable transportation
funding system with better oversight to ensure a safe and timely ride to and from school.

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Executive Summary

Disinvestment in education has touched every aspect of school budgets, including transportation.
Through a combination of major state cuts in school funding and an inadequate transportation
revenue formula, many Minnesota schools have been forced to fund transportation by taking
money away from other areas of education. Conversely, some schools use transportation money to
plug gaps in other parts of the budget.

While the state calculates at least a 4.8 percent base budget specifically for getting students to
and from school, transportation aid is wrapped into the general operating budget which makes it
an easy source from which to transfer funds. Such funding shifts have resulted in decisions that
undermine the quality of education and, in severe circumstances, can jeopardize safely transporting
our children.

These accounting shifts only mask a larger problem that,


unresolved, will jeopardize Minnesota’s future prosperity. The
state needs to properly invest in education, an obligation it
Since the state
failed to meet the last eight years. Minnesota 2020 research
assumed the lion’s
shows since 2003, when the state assumed the lion’s share
share of responsibility to
of responsibility to fund schools, lawmakers have cut
fund schools, lawmakers
education funding by an inflation-adjusted 14 percent.
have cut education
funding by an inflation-
“Districts are grabbing at everything they can find to save adjusted 14 percent.
a few bucks,” says Charlie Kyte, Executive Director of the
Minnesota Association of School Administrators.

Overall state education cuts have forced local school leaders to find
new revenue streams to continue offering a quality education for students. Since 2003, 95 percent
of all districts have opted for levy referenda just to fund basic operating expenses which the state is
not providing.

When it comes to transportation funding, school districts are required to provide transportation
for secondary-level students who live two miles or more from their school and elementary-level
students who live one mile or more from their school, whether they are enrolled in public, private
or charter schools. For greater safety, many districts often provide transportation to students within
these boundaries who would otherwise have to cross busy roads on the way to school. Districts
often provide after-school busing because participation in extracurricular activities is proven to
improve students’ academic and social abilities and curb the dropout rate.

But that’s where transportation similarities between Minnesota’s 336 school districts end. These
basic safety, distance and academic considerations play out differently in every district.

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Rural districts face challenges in their transportation infrastructure that cause many students to
spend far too many hours sitting on a bus. Some routes travel 35 miles one way to pick up only one
student. Buses winding around several of our 10,000 lakes also add hundreds of thousands of miles
to transportation costs each year. Also, rural fuel suppliers are few and hold a near monopolistic
control on gas prices.

Urban districts’ higher population density requires more buses, maintenance and drivers. Safety is
a problem when picking up or dropping off students along even moderately busy streets.

While these problems seem straightforward, another quandary


The state’s formula
is less obvious: The state’s formula determining how much
determining how much
money each district will use to provide transportation is wholly
money each district
insufficient for the job. Some districts receive hundreds of
will use to provide
thousands of dollars more than they need and shift that money
transportation is wholly
to fund other shortfalls. Some districts routinely come up short
insufficient for the job.
and have to replenish transportation funds with money that
should be going to buy books or hire teachers.

The transportation funding formula is complicated and experts disagree about almost every
variable in the equation. In an effort to equalize funding for rural districts, the state devised a
transportation sparsity index to account for distance and fuel costs, but even the smallest, densest
urban districts qualify for this aid. The state also calculates transportation revenue based on a
weighted number of students attending the school district, not the number of students who use
transportation or the number of miles driven. This funding mechanism tends to leave schools
in densely populated areas with a transportation surplus and those in more sparse areas with a
transportation deficit.

Transportation funding Transportation funding shortfalls force district leaders to make


shortfalls force district desperate, questionable decisions about getting students to
leaders to make desperate, and from school. “When you’re looking at budget cuts, you
questionable decisions have to look at the big pots of money and transportation is a
about getting students to big pot of money,” says Corey Lunn, Montgomery-Lonsdale
and from school. Schools Superintendent.

Some districts have increased the radius around which they will transport students. While state
law requires a two-mile radius around secondary schools and a one-mile radius around elementary
schools, many districts keep safety in mind for younger students and provide busing closer to
the school. It’s a good practice that some districts are forced to abandon because of inadequate
transportation funding. This is not only a transportation problem for many parents who now have
to deliver their children to the school door, but is a safety issue for students who have to cross a
highway or busy street.

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Some districts achieve transportation savings by initiating a four-day school week. Districts
that have used the four-day week say test scores have remained steady. While some secondary
instructors who teach laboratory science or art classes find the extra class time beneficial, other
teachers wonder how well elementary-age students retain knowledge by the end of the longer
school day.

Some districts have sold their bus fleets, opting instead to contract with an outside busing provider.
This offers short-term savings because the bidding process allows for a competitive first contract
and often the contractor will buy the district’s rolling stock, which adds a one-time boost to the
district’s general operating fund. If the next round of bidding remains competitive, the district
can continue to benefit; if there are fewer contractors, the district will find itself in a terrible
financial bind. In addition, bus drivers rarely benefit when a district switches to a contractor-run
fleet — fewer drivers are hired and they typically take a pay cut. Benefits, if they are offered, are also
slashed.

Even though it is well documented that extracurricular activities create community, a sense of
belonging and ownership among students to their schools, and after school sports and activities
increase academic performance and decrease dropout rates, many schools are ending afterschool
busing or raising the fees for the service.
All parents will find safety
Some parents might find providing transportation to school compromised when
an inconvenience. Others find it difficult because of work students spend less time on
schedules. But all parents will find safety compromised when a bus and more in the car
students spend less time on a bus and more in the car or or walking to school.
walking to school. Riding on a school bus is one of the safest
forms of travel. Nationally, about 75 percent of deaths and 84 percent of injuries resulting from
crashes during normal school travel hours occurred in two passenger vehicle categories; 22 percent
of fatalities and 11 percent of injuries occurred to student bicyclists and pedestrians during school
hours, while only 2 percent of deaths and 4 percent of injuries occurred on school buses.

It is intolerable that state lawmakers have forced districts into these positions. Safe access to school
should not be a negotiating point. The state needs to develop a funding formula that accurately
provides the amount needed to transport students to and from schools.

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How School Transportation is Funded

School districts are required by state law to provide transportation to and from school for all
public, charter and non-public students in secondary school who live two miles or more away
from school, and elementary students who live one mile or more away from school. Under certain
circumstances, the district is also required to provide transportation for disabled children and open
enrollment students. School boards have sole management over scheduling of routes, location of
bus stops, method of transportation and control and discipline of school children. i

In 1997, the state legislature agreed to move transportation funding from a school’s categorical
transportation expense fund and into each school’s general operating fund, where it could be
included with most other district expenses. State budget shortfalls and inconsistent funding have
exposed the problems with shifting transportation from a dedicated source of funds to a more fluid
line item.

“Busing is not a primary focus of education. Transportation “It was a foolish thing
is meant to be on the outside,” says Jan Vanderwall, to blend transportation
Transportation Coordinator for the Roseville Area Schools. funding into the general
“It was a foolish thing to blend transportation funding into education funding formula
the general education funding formula (in 1997) because
now transportation funding goes up or down with the state ... now transportation
budget while costs just keep going up.” funding goes up or down
with the state budget while
Also in 1997, the state added a funding formula for costs just keep going up.”
transportation sparsity along with formulas for non-public
student transportation revenue. Beginning in 1999, special programs transportation funding was
rolled into the special education formula and desegregation transportation funding was rolled into
integration revenue formula. ii

School districts can charge transportation fees for students living within two miles of the school,
transportation to extracurricular activities where attendance is optional, and transportation to
postsecondary institutions for students enrolled under the postsecondary enrollment options. A
district may waive any fee if a student or parent is unable to pay it. Districts can’t charge for field
trips which are required as a part of a basic education program or course. iii

School districts are required to transport charter school students who live within their boundaries
provided the charter school students live an eligible distance from the charter schools. If charter
schools choose district-provided transportation, the districts will receive the transportation portion
of the charter schools’ general education basic revenue. If charter schools decide to provide their
own transportation, students living two miles or more from the charter school must be offered
transportation services by the district. iv

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The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act requires school districts to provide homeless
students with transportation to their school of origin. School districts can be reimbursed for
transporting a formerly homeless student from a permanent home in another district to the school
of origin through the end of the school year. This prevents forcing the student to change schools
during a school year. v

The formula for determining how much revenue the state provides for school transportation is
determined by multiplying three figures: the district’s basic per pupil revenue amount determined
by the state legislature; the adjusted marginal cost pupil unit;
and 4.85 percent, which is determined to be transportation’s When adjusted for inflation,
portion of each district’s general fund. the 2009 per pupil revenue
amount is only $3,903 in
The first hurdle is that state lawmakers don’t index basic 2003 dollars, a 14 percent
per pupil revenue to inflation. This is the minimum amount drop in funding
every district receives per pupil for overall education
expenses. As a result, per pupil revenue has not met inflationary stresses since 2003. From ‘03 to ‘05,
legislature set per pupil basic revenue at $4,601. In 2006, it rose to $4,783, in 2007 to $4,974, in 2008
to $5,074 and in 2009 to $5,124, where it remains.

When adjusted for inflation, the 2009 per pupil revenue amount is only $3,903 in 2003 dollars, a 14
percent drop in funding that the state’s Price of Government Report projects will drop to 15 percent
in the coming years.

In addition, the state determines transportation revenue using the “adjusted marginal cost
pupil unit,” under which students are weighted by the amount they use the school system:
Kindergartners equal .612 students, students in grades 1-3 weigh 1.115 students, those in grades
4-6 weigh 1.06 and secondary students weigh 1.3 students. Once students are counted and the
number open enrolling or attending charter or private schools is subtracted, this weight is applied
to determine the “adjusted pupil units.” To help districts that are adjusting to declining enrollment,
the “adjusted marginal cost pupil unit” is determined by using either the greater of its current
year adjusted pupil units or the sum of 77 percent of its current year’s adjusted pupil units plus 23
percent of the previous year’s adjusted pupil units. vi

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“The system is inequitable. We have 832 square miles to cover and Richfield has 16 square miles but
we get the same amount for transportation they do because the transportation formula is based on
how many students are in the district. They spend half of what they get on transportation and the
rest goes into the general fund. Last year we had to dip into our general fund to cover $600,000 in
transportation costs,” said Greg Liedl, Transportation Coordinator for Bemidji Area Schools.

22% shortfall
Total transportation costs for
bemidji Public School District:

$2.88 million
08-09 state funding allocated
for transportation:

$2.24 million

Critics argue this funding formula favors those districts that have large student populations living
in close proximity to their schools. They say districts get the money for students they don’t have to
transport and are free to use these transportation funds elsewhere in their budget.

The 1997 transportation sparsity revenue formula was intended to correct this by giving more
money to large, sparsely populated districts. The formula is based on the ACMPU as well as the
district’s square mileage. vii

Critics argue that fix did little to correct the issue. It still doesn’t meet the needs of rural districts
and most densely populated metropolitan districts qualify for at least some transportation
sparsity revenue. Since this revenue is part of the district’s general operating fund, it’s not used for
transportation but becomes part of the district’s regular revenue stream. viii

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The Effects of Transportation Underfunding

Transportation underfunding is the result of overall school underfunding. However, because


transportation funding was removed as a separate, categorical expenditure in 1997 and became a
portion of what each district receives from the state as general operating revenue, districts have the
ability to move transportation funds to pay for other underfunded necessities such as books and
teachers.

Some districts have shifted transportation funding to other education needs by instituting a
four-day school week. By closing school one day each week, districts believe they can reduce
transportation expenditures up to 20 percent. These districts typically travel many bus miles yet
have a relatively small overall budget, therefore the savings can be a large part of their budget. In
2008, MACCRAY became the first recent Minnesota district to start a four-day week, followed last
year by Blackduck, Warroad and Ogilvie. St. James started a four-day week last winter. Clearbrook-
Gonvick, Onamia, North Branch, Pelican Rapids, Lake Superior and A.C.G.C. will start next fall.

13% shortfall
Total transportation costs for
maccray Public School District:

$ 451,898
08-09 state funding allocated
for transportation:

$ 392,308

The four-day week was used to save money during the 1980s, although all Minnesota schools that
experimented with the schedule reverted to a regular school week after several years. The practice
hung on in some rural districts in Wyoming, South Dakota and Louisiana, and districts in states
such as Kentucky and West Virginia have recently moved to four-day weeks to save money.

After examining the four-day week, several Minnesota districts have rejected the idea citing
insufficient savings or lack of academic rigor. Crookston, Norman County East, Rush City, Yellow
Medicine East, Le Sueur-Henderson and Southland all considered and rejected the four-day week.

Many districts will offer transportation for fewer students by lengthening the radius around the
schools in which they will offer busing. While statistical information about how many districts
have done this or are considering this are unavailable, anecdotal information shows that many
districts — especially those in densely populated areas — can realize significant savings by pushing
the costs of transporting students to school back onto parents.

“Seven or eight years ago, (Owatonna Public Schools) moved the busing borders for secondary
(grades 7 to 12) from one mile to two miles away from school. It was a financially driven decision.
We save about $300,000 per year, which is about 1 percent of our total budget,” said Tom Sager,
Director of Finance and Operations, Owatonna Public Schools.

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Additionally, although studies have shown that extracurricular experience helps students stay in
school and improve both academic and social performance, many districts have added fees to after-
school busing or dropped the service all together.

Minnesota 2020 examined state records to see which districts were given the most in transportation
funding and which were given the least.

As previously explained, transportation funds are determined by the weighted number of students,
a transportation sparsity component and charter transportation funding. This method of funding is
tremendously unfair to districts, giving some hundreds of thousands of dollars extra that they can
funnel to other needs. Most importantly, underfunding other districts forces them to remove money
from other educational needs to fund transportation.

Those with the biggest funding disadvantages tend to be rural or exurban districts that cover many
square miles, thus making it impossible to expand the radius of service around schools to cut costs.

Transported
Distr # Dist Name ACMPU Total Revenue Costs Difference
Students

831 FOREST LAKE PUBLIC 8,159 $ 2,718,036.36 $ 3,962,423.82 $ (1,244,387.47) 8,549


SCHOOL DISTRICT
31 BEMIDJI PUBLIC SCHOOL 5,344 $ 2,238,139.86 $ 2,884,037.03 $(645,897.17) 5,194
DISTRICT
112 EASTERN CARVER COUNTY 10,348 $ 2,783,720.75 $ 3,426,593.04 $(642,872.29) 9,236
284 WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL 11,856 $ 2,949,242.34 $ 3,277,371.64 $(328,129.30) 10,168
DISTRICT
347 WILLMAR PUBLIC SCHOOL 4,690 $ 1,561,736.88 $ 1,879,378.57 $(317,641.69) 3,733
DISTRICT
16 SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC 5,293 $ 1,316,722.09 $ 1,597,995.75 $(281,273.66) 3,864
SCHOOLS
750 ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL 2,568 $ 866,475.91 $ 1,143,108.82 $(276,632.91) 1,671
DISTRICT
194 LAKEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL 13,043 $ 3,350,184.52 $ 3,612,819.98 $(262,635.46) 10,179
DISTRICT
197 WEST ST. PAUL-MENDOTA 5,146 $ 1,283,381.55 $ 1,510,492.22 $(227,110.67) 4,770
HTS.-EAGAN
152 MOORHEAD PUBLIC 6,182 $ 1,954,190.73 $ 2,176,584.49 $(222,393.76) 4,613
SCHOOL DISTRICT

31% shortfall
Total transportation costs for
forest lake Public School District:

$3.96 million
08-09 state funding allocated
for transportation:

$2.72 million

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When the transportation deficit is ranked on a per-student basis, small school districts lose the most
per student for transportation. Here are the 10 most underfunded districts when listed by the
per-student difference between revenue and costs:

Rev. Per Costs Per


Distr # Dist Name ACMPU Total Funding Costs Difference
Student Student

581 EDGERTON 364 $ 191,224.24 $ 324,310.57 $525.02 $890.42 $ (365.40)


403 IVANHOE 201 $ 110,554.96 $ 173,855.35 $550.98 $866.46 $ (315.48)
118 NORTHLAND 497 $ 342,418.66 $ 488,204.84 $688.72 $981.95 $ (293.23)
COMMUNITY
611 CYRUS 103 $ 58,253.78 $ 87,680.47 $567.89 $854.75 $ (286.87)
319 NASHWAUK- 723 $ 345,460.87 $ 530,173.66 $478.02 $733.61 $ (255.59)
KEEWATIN
447 GRYGLA 232 $ 204,831.31 $ 259,769.02 $881.64 $ 1,118.10 $ (236.46)
435 WAUBUN 697 $ 365,213.15 $ 521,424.44 $523.81 $747.85 $ (224.05)
2396 A.C.G.C. 922 $ 425,626.82 $ 569,538.16 $461.69 $617.79 $ (156.10)
831 FOREST LAKE 8,159 $ 2,718,036.36 $ 3,962,423.82 $333.14 $485.65 $ (152.52)
207 BRANDON 333 $ 147,961.77 $ 197,337.50 $444.86 $593.32 $ (148.45)

Some transportation experts say this formula gives an inaccurate picture of transportation
funding. They argue that transportation funding should be based on the actual number of students
transported, not on the ACMPU. Here are the 10 most underfunded districts when number of
students transported replaces ACMPU in the transportation formula: ix

Distr # Dist Name # Transported Rev. Per Student Costs Per Student Difference

403 IVANHOE 153 $ 722.58 $ 1,136.31 $ (413.73)


581 EDGERTON 339 $ 564.08 $956.67 $ (392.59)
447 GRYGLA 166 $1,233.92 $ 1,564.87 $ (330.95)
611 CYRUS 99 $ 588.42 $885.66 $ (297.24)
319 NASHWAUK- 633 $ 545.75 $837.56 $ (291.81)
KEEWATIN
118 NORTHLAND 511 $ 670.10 $955.39 $ (285.30)
COMMUNITY
435 WAUBUN 616 $ 592.88 $846.47 $ (253.59)
2689 PIPESTONE AREA 562 $ 1,082.92 $ 1,323.99 $ (241.07)
207 BRANDON 239 $ 619.09 $825.68 $ (206.59)
2396 A.C.G.C. 778 $ 547.08 $732.05 $ (184.98)

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Other transportation experts say revenue shouldn’t be determined by students transported but by
miles driven. Here are the 10 most underfunded districts when revenue and costs are measured by
miles driven:

Distr # Dist Name Miles Driven 2008-09 Rev. Per Student Costs Per Student Difference

81 EDGERTON 69,645 $2.75 $4.66 $ (1.91)


207 BRANDON 33,405 $4.43 $5.91 $ (1.48)
403 IVANHOE 43,917 $2.52 $3.96 $ (1.44)
741 PAYNESVILLE 128,723 $3.63 $4.70 $ (1.07)
435 WAUBUN 152,668 $2.39 $3.42 $ (1.02)
831 FOREST LAKE 1,259,077 $2.16 $3.15 $ (0.99)
2169 MURRAY COUNTY 114,894 $3.51 $4.47 $ (0.96)
CENTRAL
16 SPRING LAKE PARK 335,455 $3.93 $4.76 $ (0.84)
118 NORTHLAND 180,105 $1.90 $2.71 $ (0.81)
COMMUNITY
750 ROCORI 348,895 $2.48 $3.28 $ (0.79)

Urban and large districts tend to wind up with extra transportation funding because more students
can walk to school and bus routes are compact. Schools typically use the additional revenue to plug
other budget holes. Here are the districts with the biggest transportation surpluses: x

Distr # Dist Name ACMPU Total Revenue Costs Difference Transported


Students

625 ST. PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOL 44,281 $ 11,015,075.88 $ 3,653,895.25 $ 7,361,180.64 8,754
DISTRICT
196 ROSEMOUNT-APPLE 31,846 $ 7,921,765.16 $ 4,897,828.04 $ 3,023,937.12 24,881
VALLEY-EAGAN
11 ANOKA-HENNEPIN 45,880 $ 11,463,202.90 $ 9,138,672.22 $ 2,324,530.68 25,539
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
1 MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC 38,544 $ 9,668,556.73 $ 7,524,712.51 $ 2,143,844.22 9,661
SCHOOL DIST.
709 DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL 10,975 $ 3,454,452.80 $ 2,163,051.67 $ 1,291,401.13 7,194
DISTRICT
279 OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL 24,561 $ 6,109,624.61 $ 4,852,895.12 $ 1,256,729.49 16,510
DISTRICT
276 MINNETONKA PUBLIC 9,445 $ 2,349,528.80 $ 1,298,618.62 $ 1,050,910.17 3,817
SCHOOL DISTRICT
535 ROCHESTER PUBLIC 18,276 $ 5,101,115.39 $ 4,081,064.79 $ 1,020,050.60 12,631
SCHOOL DISTRICT
621 MOUNDS VIEW PUBLIC 11,580 $ 2,880,496.70 $ 1,895,180.58 $985,316.12 5,678
SCHOOL DISTRICT
77 MANKATO PUBLIC 8,205 $ 2,389,289.33 $ 1,557,975.43 $831,313.90 3,415
SCHOOL DISTRICT

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Bus Radius, Student Safety, Other Factors

The state’s transportation mandate requires school districts to provide transportation to and from
school for any secondary student who lives two miles or more from school and elementary student
who lives one mile or more away from school. A district also is required to provide transportation
for nonpublic students, disabled children, nonresident open enrollment students, and resident
students attending a charter school that is located within the district if the charter school has
declined to provide transportation services to its students. xi

Many school districts cite safety factors among their reasons to offer transportation within the
radius required by state law. However, under pressure of declining budgets, some districts will
expand that radius and require parents to find their own transportation or rely on their children to
either walk, bike or drive to school.

“The challenge is how to get kindergartners, first, second “The challenge is how to
or third graders to school when they live more than one get kindergartners, first,
mile away. It’s a concern for all students but it’s the biggest second or third graders to
concern for the younger students,” Sager said. school when they live more
than one mile away.”
School bus travel is one of the safest forms of travel.
Nationally, school bus service accounts for approximately 25 percent of trips and 28 percent of
student-miles traveled during normal school travel hours. Passenger vehicles (with adult and teen
drivers) represent 60 percent of trips and 66 percent of student-miles traveled. Student pedestrian
travel accounts for 12 percent of trips and 1 percent of student miles. About 75 percent of deaths
and 84 percent of injuries resulting from crashes during normal school travel hours occurred in
two passenger vehicle categories, while only 2 percent of deaths and 4 percent of injuries occurred
on school buses. Fatalities and injuries to student bicyclists and pedestrians involved in crashes
represent the next-largest share — 22 percent and 11 percent, respectively. xii

In Minnesota, 2009 saw 670 school bus crashes, a 2 percent increase from the prior year. There were
four deaths: One was a child hit by the bus after exiting; one was an elderly pedestrian hit by a bus
while in a crosswalk; two were drivers of other vehicles that were struck while failing to yield at
intersections. Nearly two out of three crashes and injuries occurred between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m., and
between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. xiii

While it’s difficult to determine how many bicycle-related and pedestrian-related deaths and
injuries come from students heading to and from school, 32 percent of all weekday bicycle crashes
occurred from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., and of the 963 bicyclists injured, 54 percent were 24 years of age or
younger. xiv

Meanwhile, people less than 25 years of age accounted for 22 percent of the pedestrians killed and
39 percent of pedestrians injured. Males accounted for 56 percent of all pedestrian fatalities. Three
out of ten pedestrian crashes occurred Monday through Friday between 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
to 6 p.m. xv

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Safety isn’t the only consideration. The availability of before- and after-school busing increases
participation in extracurricular activities. It has been proven that participation in extracurricular
activities predict lower marijuana use, higher grades and academic aspirations, and more positive
attitudes toward school. Participation in extracurricular activities helps bind students to the values
of the school, such as good academic performance and high academic aspirations. xvi

There is anecdotal information conducted by researchers that shows families reported concerns
about the length of rides and the loss of sleep due to early pick-ups. xvii Another reported a small
but statistically significant negative relationship between distance traveled on buses and school
achievement. xviii

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Conclusion

Minnesota’s school funding system is abhorrent. Students are not getting the money from the state
they need to receive an education. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the desperate decisions
made by school officials to find money to keep their schools running.

School transportation is a matter of state law. Districts must provide it. Yet the funds they receive
for transportation can be siphoned off to other areas, leaving a poor atmosphere for transportation
that includes four day school weeks, larger transportation zones, no after school activity buses or
other decisions.

These decisions affect the very core of education. If students These decisions affect the
have a hard time getting to school, or if they have to take a very core of education. If
less safe method of transportation, then their educational students have a hard time
experience is compromised. getting to school, or if they
have to take a less safe
The transportation funding formula is extremely flawed method of transportation,
and needs an overhaul. The current formula, based on then their educational
a weighted system of student population, needs to be experience is compromised.
scrapped for a more effective system based on miles
traveled and student usage.

In addition, transportation funds should be put back into a categorical fund and allowed to cross
over into other funding areas only as a last resort and then with oversight from the Minnesota
Department of Education.

Minnesota’s students deserve the confidence that they will be able to get to and from school in a
safe, timely and efficient manner.

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Endnotes

i House Research Department, “Minnesota School Finance, A Guide for Legislators,” September 2009

ii  Tom Melcher, “Minnesota School Finance History 1849 - 2005,” September, 2005

iii  House Research Department, “Minnesota School Finance, A Guide for Legislators,” September 2009

iv  “Transportation of Non-Public School Students,” Minnesota Department of Education, 2010

v  “Transportation Of Students Experiencing Homelessness,” Minnesota Department of Education, 2009

vi House Research Department, “Minnesota School Finance, A Guide for Legislators,” September 2009

vii  Ibid

viii ACMPU, transportation sparsity and charter transportation funding are found on the District
Revenue FY 2002 - FY 2011 February 2010 Forecast spreadsheet on the Minnesota Department of
Education web site at http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/Data/Data_Downloads/SchoolFinance/
index.htm

Costs and number of transported students are found on the 2008-09 Pupil Transportation Data
spreadsheet on the Minnesota Department of Education web site at http://education.state.mn.us/
MDE/Accountability_Programs/Program_Finance/Transportation/Resources/index.html

District mileage is found on the 2008-09 District Total Mileage, Hours and Routes spreadsheet on the
Minnesota Department of Education web site at http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/Accountability_
Programs/Program_Finance/Transportation/Resources/index.html

ix  ibid

x  ibid

xi  “Transportation of Non-Public School Students,” Minnesota Department of Education, 2010

xii “Relative Risks of School Travel, A National Perspective and Guidance for Local Community
Assessment,” Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, 2002, accessed at http://
onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/sr/sr269.pdf 7/17/2010

xiii “Minnesota Motor Vehicle Crash Facts, 2009,” Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety,
2009, accessed at http://www.dps.state.mn.us/OTS/crashdata/2009CFacts/CF09-B-TitlePage.pdf
7/16.2010

xiv Ibid

xv  Ibid

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xvi  Darling, Nancy, Caldwell, Linda L., Smith, Robert, “Participation in School-Based Extracurricular
Activities and Adolescent Adjustment,” National Recreation and Park Association, 2005,

xvii  Fox, M., “Rural School Transportation As A Daily Constraint In Students’ Lives,” The Rural
Educator, 1996

xviii Lu, Y., Tweeten, L., “The Impact of Busing on Student Achievement,” Growth and Change, 1973

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AppendiX

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Important Information about the following data:

These tables are based on data provided to the Minnesota Department of Education
by each school district outlining the number of students traveling to and from school
and the amount it costs to transport them. The numbers do not include interdistrict or
intradistrict integration students or revenue and, as such, can appear misleading. These
students and revenue would affect only the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth district,
as well as the neighboring districts that collaborate with them on integration. Minnesota
2020’s next school transportation report will examine these unique challenges.

added 10/6/2010

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Total Rev Per


# Trans Rev per Costs
rev per cost per non- Costs Per Dist. Mile-
Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

A.C.G.C. 2396 922 $425,626.82 $569,538.16 $(143,911.34) $461.69 $617.79 $(156.10) 778 $547.08 $732.05 $(184.98) 223,666 $1.90 $2.55 $(0.64)
ADA-BORUP PUBLIC
2854 654 $344,874.17 $235,172.31 $109,701.86 $527.57 $359.76 $167.82 443 $778.50 $530.86 $247.63 136,248 $2.53 $1.73 $0.81
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ADRIAN PUBLIC
511 721 $321,031.89 $393,195.78 $(72,163.89) $445.49 $545.64 $(100.14) 424 $757.15 $927.35 $(170.20) 131,201 $2.45 $3.00 $(0.55)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
AITKIN PUBLIC
1 1,470 $778,274.93 $685,800.74 $92,474.18 $529.55 $466.63 $62.92 1,127 $690.57 $608.52 $82.05 216,555 $3.59 $3.17 $0.43
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ALBANY PUBLIC
745 1,825 $659,431.69 $515,315.68 $144,116.01 $361.26 $282.30 $78.95 1,649 $399.90 $312.50 $87.40 177,429 $3.72 $2.90 $0.81
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ALBERT LEA PUBLIC
241 3,765 $1,288,177.49 $1,304,208.91 $(16,031.42) $342.17 $346.43 $(4.26) 2,523 $510.57 $516.93 $(6.35) 271,491 $4.74 $4.80 $(0.06)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ALDEN-CONGER
PUBLIC SCHOOL 242 525 $229,813.22 $192,589.12 $37,224.10 $437.83 $366.91 $70.92 366 $627.90 $526.20 $101.71 88,219 $2.61 $2.18 $0.42
DISTRICT
ALEXANDRIA PUBLIC
206 4,551 $1,607,043.39 $1,632,413.40 $(25,370.01) $353.10 $358.68 $(5.57) 3,425 $469.21 $476.62 $(7.41) 603,132 $2.66 $2.71 $(0.04)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ANNANDALE PUBLIC
876 2,002 $705,373.21 $646,099.04 $59,274.17 $352.41 $322.80 $29.61 1,723 $409.39 $374.98 $34.40 N/A
SCHOOL DISTRICT*
ANOKA-HENNEPIN
11 45,880 $11,463,202.90 $9,138,672.22 $2,324,530.68 $249.85 $199.19 $50.67 25,539 $448.85 $357.83 $91.02 2,549,373 $4.50 $3.58 $0.91
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
ASHBY PUBLIC
261 303 $143,057.70 $86,904.63 $56,153.07 $472.09 $286.79 $185.31 201 $711.73 $432.36 $279.37 47,721 $3.00 $1.82 $1.18
SCHOOL DISTRICT
AUSTIN PUBLIC
492 4,945 $1,540,863.56 $1,007,228.77 $533,634.79 $311.62 $203.70 $107.92 3,234 $476.46 $311.45 $165.01 249,800 $6.17 $4.03 $2.14
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BADGER PUBLIC
676 262 $146,593.23 $87,734.38 $58,858.85 $560.37 $335.38 $225.00 203 $722.13 $432.19 $289.95 38,331 $3.82 $2.29 $1.54
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BAGLEY PUBLIC
162 1,138 $581,603.20 $548,770.24 $32,832.96 $511.11 $482.25 $28.85 997 $583.35 $550.42 $32.93 202,637 $2.87 $2.71 $0.16
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BARNESVILLE PUBLIC
146 899 $428,613.87 $320,556.19 $108,057.68 $476.58 $356.43 $120.15 679 $631.24 $472.10 $159.14 135,192 $3.17 $2.37 $0.80
SCHOOL DIST.
BARNUM PUBLIC
91 831 $354,279.88 $305,015.76 $49,264.12 $426.28 $367.00 $59.28 713 $496.89 $427.79 $69.09 102,793 $3.45 $2.97 $0.48
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BATTLE LAKE PUBLIC
542 596 $264,008.06 $295,272.12 $(31,264.06) $442.62 $495.03 $(52.42) 484 $545.47 $610.07 $(64.60) 122,543 $2.15 $2.41 $(0.26)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BECKER PUBLIC
726 3,147 $1,011,742.83 $750,513.88 $261,228.95 $321.53 $238.52 $83.02 2,488 $406.65 $301.65 $105.00 185,886 $5.44 $4.04 $1.41
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BELGRADE-BROOTEN-
2364 802 $383,832.51 $355,196.90 $28,635.61 $478.62 $442.92 $35.71 679 $565.29 $523.12 $42.17 155,252 $2.47 $2.29 $0.18
ELROSA SCHOOL DIST
BELLE PLAINE PUBLIC
716 1,746 $597,660.11 $335,369.83 $262,290.28 $342.25 $192.05 $150.20 1,444 $413.89 $232.25 $181.64 124,584 $4.80 $2.69 $2.11
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BEMIDJI PUBLIC
31 5,344 $2,238,139.86 $2,884,037.03 $(645,897.17) $418.81 $539.67 $(120.86) 5,194 $430.91 $555.26 $(124.35) 836,651 $2.68 $3.45 $(0.77)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BENSON PUBLIC
777 1,120 $520,283.59 $317,030.95 $203,252.64 $464.73 $283.18 $181.55 655 $794.33 $484.02 $310.31 123,461 $4.21 $2.57 $1.65
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BERTHA-HEWITT
786 546 $242,518.45 $274,844.50 $(32,326.05) $443.77 $502.93 $(59.15) 409 $592.95 $671.99 $(79.04) 119,700 $2.03 $2.30 $(0.27)
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
BIG LAKE PUBLIC
727 4,084 $1,168,724.71 $932,096.20 $236,628.51 $286.19 $228.25 $57.94 3,250 $359.61 $286.80 $72.81 334,880 $3.49 $2.78 $0.71
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BIRD ISLAND-OLIVIA-
2534 917 $393,945.46 $288,066.48 $105,878.97 $429.80 $314.29 $115.52 824 $478.09 $349.60 $128.49 140,870 $2.80 $2.04 $0.75
LAKE LILLIAN
BLACKDUCK PUBLIC
32 739 $394,104.31 $330,193.87 $63,910.43 $533.52 $447.00 $86.52 590 $667.97 $559.65 $108.32 164,083 $2.40 $2.01 $0.39
SCHOOL DISTRICT
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*Some districts don’t report “miles driven” to the Department of Education. They are listed as NA in this spreadsheet.
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Total Rev Per


# Trans Rev per Costs
rev per cost per non- Costs Per Dist. Mile-
Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

BLOOMING PRAIRIE
756 816 $331,585.44 $243,990.69 $87,594.75 $406.55 $299.15 $107.40 475 $698.07 $513.66 $184.41 119,844 $2.77 $2.04 $0.73
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST
BLOOMINGTON
PUBLIC SCHOOL 271 12,035 $2,993,829.01 $2,225,869.54 $767,959.48 $248.75 $184.95 $63.81 8,373 $357.56 $265.84 $91.72 541,360 $5.53 $4.11 $1.42
DISTRICT
BLUE EARTH AREA
2860 1,426 $616,622.73 $446,923.02 $169,699.71 $432.38 $313.38 $118.99 990 $622.85 $451.44 $171.41 165,232 $3.73 $2.70 $1.03
PUBLIC SCHOOL
BRAHAM PUBLIC
314 1,072 $400,253.30 $453,393.95 $(53,140.65) $373.20 $422.75 $(49.55) 892 $448.71 $508.29 $(59.57) 148,676 $2.69 $3.05 $(0.36)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BRAINERD PUBLIC
181 7,751 $2,709,596.01 $2,410,096.31 $299,499.70 $349.57 $310.93 $38.64 5,022 $539.55 $479.91 $59.64 596,541 $4.54 $4.04 $0.50
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BRANDON PUBLIC
207 333 $147,961.77 $197,337.50 $(49,375.73) $444.86 $593.32 $(148.45) 239 $619.09 $825.68 $(206.59) 33,405 $4.43 $5.91 $(1.48)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BRECKENRIDGE
PUBLIC SCHOOL 846 951 $444,988.87 $251,827.92 $193,160.95 $467.76 $264.71 $203.05 650 $684.60 $387.43 $297.17 107,788 $4.13 $2.34 $1.79
DISTRICT
BREWSTER PUBLIC
513 186 $88,827.09 $70,478.85 $18,348.24 $478.83 $379.92 $98.91 143 $621.17 $492.86 $128.31 32,697 $2.72 $2.16 $0.56
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BROOKLYN CENTER
286 2,357 $586,201.24 $148,827.75 $437,373.48 $248.75 $63.15 $185.60 1,080 $542.78 $137.80 $404.98 23,163 $25.31 $6.43 $18.88
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BROWERVILLE
PUBLIC SCHOOL 787 588 $257,060.76 $299,085.63 $(42,024.87) $436.91 $508.34 $(71.43) 453 $567.46 $660.23 $(92.77) 56,470 $4.55 $5.30 $(0.74)
DISTRICT
BROWNS VALLEY
801 125 $59,089.59 $31,694.43 $27,395.16 $471.28 $252.79 $218.50 55 $1,074.36 $576.26 $498.09 13,187 $4.48 $2.40 $2.08
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
BUFFALO LAKE-
HECTOR SCHOOL 2159 689 $321,871.54 $223,359.26 $98,512.28 $466.92 $324.01 $142.91 590 $545.54 $378.58 $166.97 111,521 $2.89 $2.00 $0.88
DISTRICT
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BUFFALO PUBLIC
877 6,686 $2,015,268.17 $1,826,210.68 $189,057.49 $301.41 $273.14 $28.28 5,433 $370.93 $336.13 $34.80 713,234 $2.83 $2.56 $0.27
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BURNSVILLE PUBLIC
191 11,601 $2,885,869.78 $2,133,518.15 $752,351.63 $248.75 $183.90 $64.85 8,138 $354.62 $262.17 $92.45 631,213 $4.57 $3.38 $1.19
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BUTTERFIELD PUBLIC
836 277 $134,341.86 $19,296.43 $115,045.44 $485.80 $69.78 $416.02 169 $794.92 $114.18 $680.74 32,400 $4.15 $0.60 $3.55
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BYRON PUBLIC
531 1,944 $636,032.62 $331,257.98 $304,774.64 $327.22 $170.42 $156.80 1,508 $421.77 $219.67 $202.11 101,703 $6.25 $3.26 $3.00
SCHOOL DISTRICT
CALEDONIA PUBLIC
299 925 $391,436.69 $433,525.96 $(42,089.27) $423.06 $468.55 $(45.49) 801 $488.69 $541.23 $(52.55) 182,709 $2.14 $2.37 $(0.23)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI
911 5,942 $1,957,463.19 $1,348,100.09 $609,363.11 $329.44 $226.89 $102.56 4,913 $398.43 $274.39 $124.03 469,557 $4.17 $2.87 $1.30
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST
CAMPBELL-TINTAH
852 144 $100,121.80 $82,323.55 $17,798.25 $695.73 $572.05 $123.68 94 $1,065.13 $875.78 $189.34 59,203 $1.69 $1.39 $0.30
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
CANBY PUBLIC
891 592 $311,134.06 $264,668.25 $46,465.82 $525.61 $447.11 $78.50 362 $859.49 $731.13 $128.36 117,009 $2.66 $2.26 $0.40
SCHOOL DISTRICT
CANNON FALLS
PUBLIC SCHOOL 252 1,484 $534,917.10 $312,677.22 $222,239.87 $360.46 $210.70 $149.76 1,304 $410.21 $239.78 $170.43 149,132 $3.59 $2.10 $1.49
DISTRICT
CARLTON PUBLIC
93 676 $255,696.93 $147,690.68 $108,006.24 $377.98 $218.32 $159.66 601 $425.45 $245.74 $179.71 83,857 $3.05 $1.76 $1.29
SCHOOL DISTRICT
CASS LAKE-BENA
115 1,206 $581,738.08 $644,939.43 $(63,201.35) $482.40 $534.81 $(52.41) 1,344 $432.84 $479.87 $(47.02) 230,699 $2.52 $2.80 $(0.27)
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CEDAR MOUNTAIN
2754 491 $239,544.31 $253,585.57 $(14,041.26) $488.15 $516.76 $(28.61) 406 $590.01 $624.59 $(34.58) 107,301 $2.23 $2.36 $(0.13)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Total Rev Per


# Trans Rev per Costs
rev per cost per non- Costs Per Dist. Mile-
Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

CENTENNIAL PUBLIC
12 7,919 $1,969,770.97 $2,096,989.47 $(127,218.50) $248.75 $264.82 $(16.07) 6,249 $315.21 $335.57 $(20.36) 669,947 $2.94 $3.13 $(0.19)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
CHATFIELD PUBLIC
227 1,021 $398,432.96 $322,756.02 $75,676.94 $390.31 $316.17 $74.13 703 $566.76 $459.11 $107.65 95,326 $4.18 $3.39 $0.79
SCHOOLS
CHISAGO LAKES
2144 4,047 $1,371,290.61 $1,290,033.51 $81,257.10 $338.81 $318.73 $20.08 3,600 $380.91 $358.34 $22.57 446,745 $3.07 $2.89 $0.18
SCHOOL DISTRICT
CHISHOLM PUBLIC
695 881 $310,304.29 $147,165.75 $163,138.54 $352.11 $166.99 $185.12 634 $489.44 $232.12 $257.32 39,992 $7.76 $3.68 $4.08
SCHOOL DISTRICT
CHOKIO-ALBERTA
771 190 $116,631.36 $104,436.55 $12,194.81 $615.40 $551.06 $64.35 143 $815.60 $730.33 $85.28 47,973 $2.43 $2.18 $0.25
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
CLEARBROOK-
GONVICK SCHOOL 2311 537 $296,975.96 $361,895.08 $(64,919.12) $553.47 $674.46 $(120.99) 469 $633.21 $771.63 $(138.42) 94,302 $3.15 $3.84 $(0.69)
DISTRICT
CLEVELAND PUBLIC
391 489 $189,028.83 $142,871.32 $46,157.51 $386.85 $292.39 $94.46 283 $667.95 $504.85 $163.10 60,229 $3.14 $2.37 $0.77
SCHOOL DISTRICT
CLIMAX PUBLIC
592 164 $95,391.66 $62,796.74 $32,594.92 $580.59 $382.21 $198.39 150 $635.94 $418.64 $217.30 23,820 $4.00 $2.64 $1.37
SCHOOL DISTRICT
CLINTON-
GRACEVILLE- 2888 436 $259,453.32 $283,061.64 $(23,608.32) $594.86 $648.99 $(54.13) 288 $900.88 $982.85 $(81.97) 92,630 $2.80 $3.06 $(0.25)
BEARDSLEY
CLOQUET PUBLIC
94 2,989 $958,577.10 $474,355.79 $484,221.31 $320.71 $158.71 $162.01 1,989 $481.94 $238.49 $243.45 119,375 $8.03 $3.97 $4.06
SCHOOL DISTRICT
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
13 3,353 $833,982.62 $461,613.17 $372,369.45 $248.75 $137.69 $111.07 1,917 $435.05 $240.80 $194.25 78,161 $10.67 $5.91 $4.76
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST
COMFREY PUBLIC
81 178 $95,356.87 $72,084.08 $23,272.79 $536.71 $405.72 $130.99 124 $769.01 $581.32 $187.68 29,619 $3.22 $2.43 $0.79
SCHOOL DISTRICT
COOK COUNTY
166 634 $525,181.50 $182,146.24 $343,035.26 $828.73 $287.42 $541.30 580 $905.49 $314.05 $591.44 127,601 $4.12 $1.43 $2.69
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CROMWELL-WRIGHT
95 356 $195,587.14 $167,664.15 $27,922.99 $548.68 $470.35 $78.33 310 $630.93 $540.85 $90.07 60,557 $3.23 $2.77 $0.46
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CROOKSTON PUBLIC
593 1,519 $649,966.46 $354,971.23 $294,995.23 $427.98 $233.74 $194.25 1,450 $448.25 $244.81 $203.44 132,821 $4.89 $2.67 $2.22
SCHOOL DISTRICT
CROSBY-IRONTON
182 1,394 $573,603.00 $580,241.53 $(6,638.53) $411.36 $416.12 $(4.76) 1,227 $467.48 $472.89 $(5.41) 249,227 $2.30 $2.33 $(0.03)
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
CYRUS PUBLIC
611 103 $58,253.78 $87,680.47 $(29,426.70) $567.89 $854.75 $(286.87) 99 $588.42 $885.66 $(297.24) 48,500 $1.20 $1.81 $(0.61)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
DASSEL-COKATO
466 2,664 $936,210.77 $816,390.13 $119,820.64 $351.46 $306.48 $44.98 2,329 $401.98 $350.53 $51.45 221,331 $4.23 $3.69 $0.54
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
DAWSON-BOYD
PUBLIC SCHOOL 378 602 $296,148.97 $221,221.98 $74,926.99 $491.56 $367.19 $124.37 327 $905.65 $676.52 $229.13 96,517 $3.07 $2.29 $0.78
DISTRICT
DEER RIVER PUBLIC
317 1,035 $528,422.27 $511,499.35 $16,922.92 $510.66 $494.30 $16.35 925 $571.27 $552.97 $18.30 189,873 $2.78 $2.69 $0.09
SCHOOL DISTRICT
DELANO PUBLIC
879 2,644 $813,972.53 $804,850.78 $9,121.75 $307.90 $304.45 $3.45 2,233 $364.52 $360.43 $4.08 200,149 $4.07 $4.02 $0.05
SCHOOL DISTRICT
DETROIT LAKES
22 3,149 $1,166,792.36 $1,191,532.43 $(24,740.07) $370.58 $378.44 $(7.86) 2,824 $413.17 $421.93 $(8.76) 249,251 $4.68 $4.78 $(0.10)
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
DILWORTH-GLYNDON-
2164 1,532 $622,965.89 $372,093.51 $250,872.38 $406.61 $242.87 $163.74 910 $684.58 $408.89 $275.68 149,178 $4.18 $2.49 $1.68
FELTON
DOVER-EYOTA PUBLIC
533 1,397 $519,552.77 $296,244.39 $223,308.38 $371.96 $212.09 $159.87 874 $594.45 $338.95 $255.50 101,089 $5.14 $2.93 $2.21
SCHOOL DISTRICT
DULUTH PUBLIC
709 10,975 $3,454,452.80 $2,163,051.67 $1,291,401.13 $314.76 $197.09 $117.67 7,194 $480.19 $300.67 $179.51 804,696 $4.29 $2.69 $1.60
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Total Rev Per


# Trans Rev per Costs
rev per cost per non- Costs Per Dist. Mile-
Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

EAGLE VALLEY
PUBLIC SCHOOL 2759 388 $169,346.15 $212,974.34 $(43,628.19) $436.55 $549.02 $(112.47) 286 $592.12 $744.67 $(152.55) 57,834 $2.93 $3.68 $(0.75)
DISTRICT
EAST CENTRAL
2580 884 $480,499.82 $391,137.25 $89,362.57 $543.45 $442.38 $101.07 808 $594.68 $484.08 $110.60 215,085 $2.23 $1.82 $0.42
SCHOOL DISTRICT
EAST GRAND FORKS
595 2,001 $728,523.55 $405,561.55 $322,962.00 $364.01 $202.64 $161.37 1,628 $447.50 $249.12 $198.38 146,769 $4.96 $2.76 $2.20
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST
EASTERN CARVER
COUNTY PUBLIC 112 10,348 $2,783,720.75 $3,426,593.04 $(642,872.29) $269.01 $331.13 $(62.12) 9,236 $301.40 $371.00 $(69.61) N/A
SCHOOL
EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC
272 11,379 $2,830,462.31 $2,787,939.19 $42,523.12 $248.75 $245.02 $3.74 9,451 $299.49 $294.99 $4.50 492,001 $5.75 $5.67 $0.09
SCHOOL DISTRICT
EDEN VALLEY-
WATKINS SCHOOL 463 994 $371,170.75 $418,105.78 $(46,935.03) $373.56 $420.79 $(47.24) 903 $411.04 $463.02 $(51.98) 345,014 $1.08 $1.21 $(0.14)
DISTRICT
EDGERTON PUBLIC
581 364 $191,224.24 $324,310.57 $(133,086.33) $525.02 $890.42 $(365.40) 339 $564.08 $956.67 $(392.59) 69,645 $2.75 $4.66 $(1.91)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
EDINA PUBLIC
273 9,137 $2,272,952.37 $1,998,083.55 $274,868.82 $248.75 $218.67 $30.08 7,582 $299.78 $263.53 $36.25 509,247 $4.46 $3.92 $0.54
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ELK RIVER PUBLIC
728 14,113 $4,107,153.73 $3,315,167.05 $791,986.68 $291.01 $234.90 $56.12 11,587 $354.46 $286.11 $68.35 912,060 $4.50 $3.63 $0.87
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ELLSWORTH PUBLIC
514 217 $102,600.59 $79,685.17 $22,915.42 $473.64 $367.86 $105.79 136 $754.42 $585.92 $168.50 40,136 $2.56 $1.99 $0.57
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ELY PUBLIC SCHOOL
696 631 $308,533.96 $175,803.29 $132,730.67 $489.31 $278.81 $210.50 318 $970.23 $552.84 $417.39 88,554 $3.48 $1.99 $1.50
DISTRICT
ESKO PUBLIC
99 1,335 $431,685.90 $284,671.90 $147,014.00 $323.24 $213.16 $110.08 1,190 $362.76 $239.22 $123.54 77,503 $5.57 $3.67 $1.90
SCHOOL DISTRICT
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EVANSVILLE PUBLIC
208 197 $98,705.04 $68,919.85 $29,785.19 $501.75 $350.34 $151.41 101 $977.28 $682.37 $294.90 32,887 $3.00 $2.10 $0.91
SCHOOL DISTRICT
EVELETH-GILBERT
2154 1,390 $507,298.63 $456,970.47 $50,328.17 $364.97 $328.76 $36.21 918 $552.61 $497.79 $54.82 99,186 $5.11 $4.61 $0.51
SCHOOL DISTRICT
FAIRMONT AREA
2752 2,067 $740,803.72 $836,057.41 $(95,253.69) $358.35 $404.43 $(46.08) 1,436 $515.88 $582.21 $(66.33) N/A
SCHOOL DISTRICT
FARIBAULT PUBLIC
656 4,677 $1,590,228.99 $1,246,158.32 $344,070.67 $340.02 $266.45 $73.57 3,523 $451.38 $353.72 $97.66 332,501 $4.78 $3.75 $1.03
SCHOOL DISTRICT
FARMINGTON PUBLIC
192 7,233 $1,973,940.81 $1,323,383.18 $650,557.63 $272.91 $182.97 $89.95 5,922 $333.32 $223.47 $109.85 329,120 $6.00 $4.02 $1.98
SCHOOL DISTRICT
FERGUS FALLS
PUBLIC SCHOOL 544 2,984 $1,116,754.32 $524,552.29 $592,202.03 $374.23 $175.78 $198.45 2,237 $499.22 234.49 $264.73 N/A
DISTRICT
FERTILE-BELTRAMI
599 542 $302,351.67 $262,136.29 $40,215.38 $557.36 $483.23 $74.13 393 $769.34 $667.01 $102.33 142,066 $2.13 $1.85 $0.28
SCHOOL DISTRICT
FILLMORE CENTRAL 2198 666 $290,777.09 $346,068.90 $(55,291.81) $436.65 $519.68 $(83.03) 530 $548.64 $652.96 $(104.32) 115,171 $2.52 $3.00 $(0.48)
FISHER PUBLIC
600 308 $171,695.07 $196,433.46 $(24,738.39) $557.14 $637.42 $(80.28) 222 $773.40 $884.84 $(111.43) 68,921 $2.49 $2.85 $(0.36)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
FLOODWOOD PUBLIC
698 395 $247,013.71 $216,732.61 $30,281.10 $624.77 $548.18 $76.59 313 $789.18 $692.44 $96.74 89,960 $2.75 $2.41 $0.34
SCHOOL DISTRICT
FOLEY PUBLIC
51 1,918 $738,355.31 $610,732.49 $127,622.82 $385.02 $318.47 $66.55 1,803 $409.51 $338.73 $70.78 190,909 $3.87 $3.20 $0.67
SCHOOL DISTRICT
FOREST LAKE PUBLIC
831 8,159 $2,718,036.36 $3,962,423.82 $(1,244,387.47) $333.14 $485.65 $(152.52) 8,549 $317.94 $463.50 $(145.56) 1,259,077 $2.16 $3.15 $(0.99)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
FOSSTON PUBLIC
601 770 $371,990.20 $242,205.36 $129,784.84 $482.97 $314.46 $168.50 603 $616.90 $401.67 $215.23 127,653 $2.91 $1.90 $1.02
SCHOOL DISTRICT
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# Trans Rev per Costs
rev per cost per non- Costs Per Dist. Mile-
Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

FRANCONIA PUBLIC
323 37 $13,221.48 $14,631.60 $(1,410.12) $361.14 $399.66 $(38.52) 30 $440.72 $487.72 $(47.00) 7,560 $1.75 $1.94 $(0.19)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
FRAZEE-VERGAS
23 1,083 $468,815.39 $609,133.01 $(140,317.62) $432.75 $562.28 $(129.52) 954 $491.42 $638.50 $(147.08) 264,968 $1.77 $2.30 $(0.53)
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
FRIDLEY PUBLIC
14 3,125 $777,333.87 $632,883.26 $144,450.61 $248.75 $202.53 $46.23 2,330 $333.62 $271.62 $62.00 64,097 $12.13 $9.87 $2.25
SCHOOL DISTRICT
FULDA PUBLIC
505 459 $227,132.26 $274,300.39 $(47,168.13) $494.99 $597.79 $(102.79) 299 $759.64 $917.39 $(157.75) 90,172 $2.52 $3.04 $(0.52)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
G.F.W. 2365 889 $413,108.68 $369,277.77 $43,830.92 $464.45 $415.17 $49.28 789 $523.59 $468.03 $55.55 151,127 $2.73 $2.44 $0.29
GLENCOE-SILVER
LAKE SCHOOL 2859 1,878 $693,502.30 $593,507.85 $99,994.45 $369.27 $316.02 $53.24 1,366 $507.69 $434.49 $73.20 163,096 $4.25 $3.64 $0.61
DISTRICT
GLENVILLE-EMMONS
2886 478 $217,257.34 $179,814.28 $37,443.07 $454.20 $375.92 $78.28 214 $1,015.22 $840.25 $174.97 N/A
SCHOOL DISTRICT
GOODHUE PUBLIC
253 760 $302,939.17 $318,086.66 $(15,147.49) $398.58 $418.51 $(19.93) 547 $553.82 $581.51 $(27.69) 88,218 $3.43 $3.61 $(0.17)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
GOODRIDGE PUBLIC
561 218 $150,339.78 $179,230.78 $(28,891.00) $690.99 $823.78 $(132.79) 171 $879.18 $1,048.13 $(168.95) 95,803 $1.57 $1.87 $(0.30)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
GRANADA HUNTLEY-
2536 306 $164,786.05 $164,783.08 $2.96 $538.60 $538.59 $0.01 262 $628.95 $628.94 $0.01 102,276 $1.61 $1.61 $0.00
EAST CHAIN
GRAND MEADOW
PUBLIC SCHOOL 495 429 $180,970.86 $93,945.27 $87,025.59 $422.06 $219.10 $202.96 225 $804.31 $417.53 $386.78 39,456 $4.59 $2.38 $2.21
DISTRICT
GRAND RAPIDS
PUBLIC SCHOOL 318 4,315 $2,196,480.80 $1,730,697.03 $465,783.77 $509.07 $401.12 $107.95 3,939 $557.62 $439.37 $118.25 605,999 $3.62 $2.86 $0.77
DISTRICT
GREENBUSH-MIDDLE
2683 546 $357,959.94 $324,935.81 $33,024.13 $655.86 $595.35 $60.51 438 $817.26 $741.86 $75.40 185,703 $1.93 $1.75 $0.18
RIVER SCHOOL DIST.
GREENWAY PUBLIC
316 1,326 $500,098.02 $505,153.60 $(5,055.58) $377.26 $381.07 $(3.81) 1,134 $441.00 $445.46 $(4.46) 195,391 $2.56 $2.59 $(0.03)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
GRYGLA PUBLIC
447 232 $204,831.31 $259,769.02 $(54,937.71) $881.64 $1,118.10 $(236.46) 166 $1,233.92 $1,564.87 $(330.95) 108,304 $1.89 $2.40 $(0.51)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HANCOCK PUBLIC
768 288 $133,242.05 $92,890.16 $40,351.89 $463.21 $322.93 $140.28 199 $669.56 $466.78 $202.77 66,109 $2.02 $1.41 $0.61
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HASTINGS PUBLIC
200 5,745 $1,806,393.78 $1,175,382.40 $631,011.38 $314.40 $204.58 $109.83 4,261 $423.94 $275.85 $148.09 443,057 $4.08 $2.65 $1.42
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HAWLEY PUBLIC
150 1,035 $403,834.46 $230,453.46 $173,381.00 $390.08 $222.61 $167.48 571 $707.24 $403.60 $303.64 87,700 $4.60 $2.63 $1.98
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HAYFIELD PUBLIC
203 973 $392,187.93 $300,609.99 $91,577.94 $402.98 $308.88 $94.10 677 $579.30 $444.03 $135.27 138,708 $2.83 $2.17 $0.66
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HENDRICKS PUBLIC
402 183 $93,609.78 $65,268.19 $28,341.59 $510.33 $355.82 $154.51 138 $678.33 $472.96 $205.37 23,303 $4.02 $2.80 $1.22
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HENNING PUBLIC
545 426 $197,703.51 $202,047.42 $(4,343.91) $464.05 $474.25 $(10.20) 325 $608.32 $621.68 $(13.37) 69,971 $2.83 $2.89 $(0.06)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HERMAN-NORCROSS
264 122 $78,076.46 $54,791.83 $23,284.63 $642.50 $450.89 $191.61 64 $1,219.94 $856.12 $363.82 50,008 $1.56 $1.10 $0.47
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HERMANTOWN
PUBLIC SCHOOL 700 2,336 $772,910.67 $625,595.46 $147,315.20 $330.90 $267.83 $63.07 1,991 $388.20 $314.21 $73.99 187,968 $4.11 $3.33 $0.78
DISTRICT
HERON LAKE-
OKABENA SCHOOL 330 393 $198,614.59 $143,329.29 $55,285.30 $505.12 $364.52 $140.60 313 $634.55 $457.92 $176.63 82,244 $2.41 $1.74 $0.67
DISTRICT
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Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

HIBBING PUBLIC
701 2,723 $1,030,971.16 $832,185.45 $198,785.71 $378.63 $305.63 $73.01 2,201 $468.41 $378.09 $90.32 212,326 $4.86 $3.92 $0.94
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HILL CITY PUBLIC
2 351 $209,330.09 $155,405.66 $53,924.43 $596.48 $442.83 $153.66 194 $1,079.02 $801.06 $277.96 155,405 $1.35 $1.00 $0.35
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HILLS-BEAVER CREEK
671 379 $167,287.20 $149,181.69 $18,105.51 $441.59 $393.80 $47.79 289 $578.85 $516.20 $62.65 56,809 $2.94 $2.63 $0.32
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON
2165 1,186 $545,672.34 $468,016.88 $77,655.46 $460.07 $394.59 $65.47 1,004 $543.50 $466.15 $77.35 154,734 $3.53 $3.02 $0.50
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HOLDINGFORD
PUBLIC SCHOOL 738 1,172 $435,023.72 $301,972.46 $133,051.26 $371.24 $257.70 $113.54 1,022 $425.66 $295.47 $130.19 120,606 $3.61 $2.50 $1.10
DISTRICT
HOPKINS PUBLIC
270 8,726 $2,197,823.23 $2,085,950.64 $111,872.59 $251.88 $239.06 $12.82 7,966 $275.90 $261.86 $14.04 N/A
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HOUSTON PUBLIC
294 1,769 $777,644.50 $213,484.57 $564,159.93 $439.50 $120.65 $318.84 383 $2,030.40 $557.40 $1,473.00 87,356 $8.90 $2.44 $6.46
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HOWARD LAKE-
2687 1,178 $417,752.98 $287,634.25 $130,118.73 $354.76 $244.26 $110.50 1,196 $349.29 $240.50 $108.79 157,522 $2.65 $1.83 $0.83
WAVERLY-WINSTED
HUTCHINSON PUBLIC
423 3,383 $1,253,044.67 $935,478.00 $317,566.67 $370.44 $276.56 $93.88 3,230 $387.94 $289.62 $98.32 N/A
SCHOOL DISTRICT
INTERNATIONAL
FALLS SCHOOL 361 1,453 $637,435.04 $443,199.72 $194,235.32 $438.60 $304.95 $133.65 1,158 $550.46 $382.73 $167.73 121,002 $5.27 $3.66 $1.61
DISTRICT
INVER GROVE
199 4,414 $1,098,117.08 $837,883.35 $260,233.72 $248.75 $189.80 $58.95 3,878 $283.17 $216.06 $67.11 95,004 $11.56 $8.82 $2.74
HEIGHTS SCHOOLS
ISLE PUBLIC SCHOOL
473 622 $299,064.14 $88,318.66 $210,745.48 $481.05 $142.06 $338.99 568 $526.52 $155.49 $371.03 81,356 $3.68 $1.09 $2.59
DISTRICT
IVANHOE PUBLIC
403 201 $110,554.96 $173,855.35 $(63,300.39) $550.98 $866.46 $(315.48) 153 $722.58 $1,136.31 $(413.73) 43,917 $2.52 $3.96 $(1.44)
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SCHOOL DISTRICT
JACKSON COUNTY
CENTRAL SCHOOL 2895 1,355 $612,557.45 $456,625.42 $155,932.03 $451.94 $336.89 $115.05 890 $688.27 $513.06 $175.20 191,069 $3.21 $2.39 $0.82
DIST.
JANESVILLE-
WALDORF- 2835 619 $262,074.49 $248,416.76 $13,657.73 $423.51 $401.44 $22.07 409 $640.77 $607.38 $33.39 95,945 $2.73 $2.59 $0.14
PEMBERTON
JORDAN PUBLIC
717 1,907 $614,992.33 $550,139.16 $64,853.17 $322.56 $288.55 $34.02 1,545 $398.05 $356.08 $41.98 94,985 $6.47 $5.79 $0.68
SCHOOL DISTRICT
KASSON-
MANTORVILLE 204 2,394 $779,736.56 $477,196.98 $302,539.58 $325.64 $199.29 $126.35 2,011 $387.74 $237.29 $150.44 125,343 $6.22 $3.81 $2.41
SCHOOL DISTRICT
KELLIHER PUBLIC
36 258 $208,040.69 $173,420.27 $34,620.43 $805.92 $671.81 $134.11 223 $932.92 $777.67 $155.25 62,268 $3.34 $2.79 $0.56
SCHOOL DISTRICT
KENYON-WANAMINGO
2172 999 $405,659.40 $408,594.62 $(2,935.22) $406.20 $409.13 $(2.94) 701 $578.69 $582.87 $(4.19) 147,396 $2.75 $2.77 $(0.02)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
KERKHOVEN-
775 618 $305,840.40 $355,940.87 $(50,100.47) $495.25 $576.38 $(81.13) 499 $612.91 $713.31 $(100.40) 106,965 $2.86 $3.33 $(0.47)
MURDOCK-SUNBURG
KIMBALL PUBLIC
739 864 $332,181.39 $369,216.17 $(37,034.78) $384.36 $427.21 $(42.85) 769 $431.97 $480.13 $(48.16) 94,847 $3.50 $3.89 $(0.39)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
KINGSLAND PUBLIC
2137 840 $338,577.37 $291,289.31 $47,288.06 $403.02 $346.73 $56.29 693 $488.57 $420.33 $68.24 120,219 $2.82 $2.42 $0.39
SCHOOL DISTRICT
KITTSON CENTRAL
2171 351 $228,530.96 $148,201.15 $80,329.81 $651.79 $422.68 $229.11 168 $1,360.30 $882.15 $478.15 94,114 $2.43 $1.57 $0.85
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LAC QUI PARLE
2853 1,039 $571,674.10 $507,850.78 $63,823.32 $550.40 $488.95 $61.45 814 $702.30 $623.90 $78.41 191,283 $2.99 $2.65 $0.33
VALLEY SCHOOL DIST.
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rev per cost per non- Costs Per Dist. Mile-
Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

LACRESCENT-HOKAH
300 1,597 $569,003.70 $381,247.56 $187,756.14 $356.30 $238.73 $117.57 1,136 $500.88 $335.61 $165.28 84,041 $6.77 $4.54 $2.23
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LAKE BENTON PUBLIC
404 210 $110,742.24 $74,834.02 $35,908.22 $527.34 $356.35 $170.99 170 $651.42 $440.20 $211.22 47,381 $2.34 $1.58 $0.76
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LAKE CITY PUBLIC
813 1,508 $571,902.24 $476,518.55 $95,383.70 $379.30 $316.04 $63.26 1,162 $492.17 $410.08 $82.09 155,742 $3.67 $3.06 $0.61
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LAKE CRYSTAL-
WELLCOME 2071 933 $373,301.16 $381,284.92 $(7,983.76) $400.19 $408.74 $(8.56) 661 $564.75 $576.83 $(12.08) 151,980 $2.46 $2.51 $(0.05)
MEMORIAL
LAKE OF THE WOODS
390 626 $447,504.03 $511,349.77 $(63,845.74) $715.27 $817.32 $(102.05) 538 $831.79 $950.46 $(118.67) 152,474 $2.93 $3.35 $(0.42)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LAKE PARK AUDUBON
2889 731 $310,267.94 $340,594.74 $(30,326.80) $424.50 $465.99 $(41.49) 589 $526.77 $578.26 $(51.49) 187,328 $1.66 $1.82 $(0.16)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LAKE SUPERIOR
381 1,687 $1,278,525.08 $806,823.35 $471,701.73 $757.79 $478.21 $279.58 1,456 $878.11 $554.14 $323.97 294,572 $4.34 $2.74 $1.60
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
LAKEVIEW SCHOOL
2167 664 $296,078.75 $300,318.57 $(4,239.82) $445.80 $452.18 $(6.38) 607 $487.77 $494.76 $(6.98) 93,426 $3.17 $3.21 $(0.05)
DISTRICT
LAKEVILLE PUBLIC
194 13,043 $3,350,184.52 $3,612,819.98 $(262,635.46) $256.86 $277.00 $(20.14) 10,179 $329.13 $354.93 $(25.80) 687,773 $4.87 $5.25 $(0.38)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LANCASTER PUBLIC
356 228 $167,895.41 $101,099.33 $66,796.09 $736.51 $443.50 $293.02 148 $1,134.43 $683.10 $451.32 49,191 $3.41 $2.06 $1.36
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LANESBORO PUBLIC
229 413 $192,534.65 $233,423.77 $(40,889.12) $465.73 $564.64 $(98.91) 290 $663.91 $804.91 $(141.00) 99,412 $1.94 $2.35 $(0.41)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LAPORTE PUBLIC
306 318 $175,105.64 $214,019.02 $(38,913.39) $550.02 $672.25 $(122.23) 318 $550.65 $673.02 $(122.37) 100,798 $1.74 $2.12 $(0.39)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LECENTER PUBLIC
392 757 $280,879.37 $189,704.62 $91,174.75 $370.99 $250.56 $120.42 545 $515.37 $348.08 $167.29 57,402 $4.89 $3.30 $1.59
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LEROY PUBLIC
499 353 $159,468.91 $108,715.21 $50,753.70 $451.88 $308.06 $143.82 195 $817.79 $557.51 $260.28 41,584 $3.83 $2.61 $1.22
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LESTER PRAIRIE
424 499 $177,897.67 $177,457.18 $440.49 $356.42 $355.54 $0.88 291 $611.33 $609.82 $1.51 49,590 $3.59 $3.58 $0.01
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
LESUEUR-
HENDERSON SCHOOL 2397 1,384 $519,598.50 $305,892.26 $213,706.23 $375.32 $220.95 $154.36 967 $537.33 $316.33 $221.00 98,398 $5.28 $3.11 $2.17
DISTRICT
LEWISTON-ALTURA
857 863 $349,191.82 $346,324.60 $2,867.23 $404.72 $401.40 $3.32 724 $482.31 $478.35 $3.96 122,686 $2.85 $2.82 $0.02
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
LITCHFIELD PUBLIC
465 2,057 $763,829.19 $616,734.99 $147,094.20 $371.38 $299.86 $71.52 1,590 $480.40 $387.88 $92.51 N/A
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LITTLE FALLS PUBLIC
482 2,921 $1,102,715.41 $1,015,465.56 $87,249.85 $377.49 $347.63 $29.87 1,713 $643.73 $592.80 $50.93 284,931 $3.87 $3.56 $0.31
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LITTLEFORK-BIG
362 398 $316,751.82 $151,221.45 $165,530.37 $795.52 $379.79 $415.73 255 $1,242.16 $593.03 $649.14 69,953 $4.53 $2.16 $2.37
FALLS SCHOOL DIST.
LONG PRAIRIE-GREY
2753 1,341 $524,790.83 $460,892.83 $63,898.00 $391.31 $343.67 $47.65 821 $639.21 $561.38 $77.83 231,540 $2.27 $1.99 $0.28
EAGLE SCHOOL DIST
LUVERNE PUBLIC
2184 1,381 $554,466.38 $479,181.84 $75,284.54 $401.62 $347.09 $54.53 775 $715.44 $618.30 $97.14 N/A
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LYLE PUBLIC SCHOOL
497 270 $118,036.77 $85,678.50 $32,358.27 $437.40 $317.49 $119.91 165 $715.37 $519.26 $196.11 21,106 $5.59 $4.06 $1.53
DISTRICT
LYND PUBLIC SCHOOL
415 193 $92,955.01 $95,692.61 $(2,737.60) $482.28 $496.49 $(14.20) 176 $528.15 $543.71 $(15.55) N/A
DISTRICT
M.A.C.C.R.A.Y.
2180 831 $392,308.76 $451,898.75 $(59,589.99) $472.09 $543.79 $(71.71) 778 $504.25 $580.85 $(76.59) 165,496 $2.37 $2.73 $(0.36)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
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rev per cost per non- Costs Per Dist. Mile-
Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

MABEL-CANTON
PUBLIC SCHOOL 238 364 $164,817.17 $149,043.06 $15,774.11 $452.63 $409.31 $43.32 292 $564.44 $510.42 $54.02 64,260 $2.56 $2.32 $0.25
DIST.
MADELIA PUBLIC
837 650 $266,280.68 $172,035.82 $94,244.86 $409.35 $264.47 $144.88 413 $644.75 $416.55 $228.20 83,106 $3.20 $2.07 $1.13
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MAHNOMEN PUBLIC
432 733 $400,823.91 $492,032.35 $(91,208.43) $546.95 $671.41 $(124.46) 731 $548.32 $673.09 $(124.77) 183,207 $2.19 $2.69 $(0.50)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MAHTOMEDI PUBLIC
832 3,798 $1,015,353.07 $696,258.59 $319,094.48 $267.32 $183.31 $84.01 2,685 $378.16 $259.31 $118.84 247,153 $4.11 $2.82 $1.29
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MANKATO PUBLIC
77 8,205 $2,389,289.33 $1,557,975.43 $831,313.90 $291.20 $189.88 $101.32 3,415 $699.65 $456.22 $243.43 319,337 $7.48 $4.88 $2.60
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MAPLE LAKE PUBLIC
881 1,148 $392,228.19 $212,555.51 $179,672.68 $341.56 $185.10 $156.46 728 $538.77 $291.97 $246.80 N/A
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MAPLE RIVER
2135 1,328 $566,827.55 $606,041.02 $(39,213.47) $426.97 $456.51 $(29.54) 1,014 $559.00 $597.67 $(38.67) 187,719 $3.02 $3.23 $(0.21)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MARSHALL COUNTY
441 445 $257,074.30 $247,020.37 $10,053.93 $577.93 $555.33 $22.60 382 $672.97 $646.65 $26.32 99,414 $2.59 $2.48 $0.10
CENTRAL SCHOOLS
MARSHALL PUBLIC
413 2,486 $866,673.48 $711,336.28 $155,337.20 $348.57 $286.10 $62.48 2,300 $376.81 $309.28 $67.54 164,700 $5.26 $4.32 $0.94
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MARTIN COUNTY
WEST SCHOOL 2448 935 $429,084.81 $356,437.77 $72,647.05 $459.01 $381.29 $77.71 718 $597.61 $496.43 $101.18 143,482 $2.99 $2.48 $0.51
DISTRICT
MCGREGOR PUBLIC
4 457 $306,349.25 $312,945.68 $(6,596.44) $670.58 $685.02 $(14.44) 435 $704.25 $719.42 $(15.16) 132,015 $2.32 $2.37 $(0.05)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
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MCLEOD WEST
2887 301 $133,148.01 $113,174.63 $19,973.38 $442.85 $376.42 $66.43 182 $731.58 $621.84 $109.74 69,054 $1.93 $1.64 $0.29
SCHOOLS
MEDFORD PUBLIC
763 854 $315,770.22 $236,379.18 $79,391.04 $369.58 $276.66 $92.92 542 $582.60 $436.12 $146.48 81,570 $3.87 $2.90 $0.97
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MELROSE PUBLIC
740 1,652 $630,615.81 $847,772.82 $(217,157.01) $381.78 $513.24 $(131.47) 1,561 $403.98 $543.10 $(139.11) 317,172 $1.99 $2.67 $(0.68)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MENAHGA PUBLIC
821 871 $381,955.21 $483,837.88 $(101,882.68) $438.28 $555.18 $(116.91) 755 $505.90 $640.84 $(134.94) 184,567 $2.07 $2.62 $(0.55)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MESABI EAST
2711 984 $457,690.32 $404,315.48 $53,374.84 $465.21 $410.96 $54.25 866 $528.51 $466.88 $61.63 132,096 $3.46 $3.06 $0.40
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MILACA PUBLIC
912 2,129 $806,694.20 $776,903.75 $29,790.45 $378.90 $364.91 $13.99 1,949 $413.90 $398.62 $15.28 269,398 $2.99 $2.88 $0.11
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MILROY PUBLIC
635 94 $78,293.06 $53,450.55 $24,842.51 $829.55 $566.33 $263.22 98 $798.91 $545.41 $253.49 35,767 $2.19 $1.49 $0.69
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MINNEAPOLIS
PUBLIC SCHOOL 1 38,544 $9,668,556.73 $7,524,712.51 $2,143,844.22 $250.85 $195.23 $55.62 9,661 $1,000.78 $778.88 $221.91 5,047,150 $1.92 $1.49 $0.42
DIST.
MINNEOTA PUBLIC
414 523 $252,518.99 $155,023.75 $97,495.24 $482.57 $296.25 $186.32 430 $587.25 $360.52 $226.73 59,670 $4.23 $2.60 $1.63
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MINNETONKA
PUBLIC SCHOOL 276 9,445 $2,349,528.80 $1,298,618.62 $1,050,910.17 $248.75 $137.49 $111.26 3,817 $615.54 $340.22 $275.32 N/A
DISTRICT
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Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

MINNEWASKA
2149 1,314 $629,393.13 $734,881.75 $(105,488.62) $478.98 $559.26 $(80.28) 1,186 $530.69 $619.63 $(88.94) 271,957 $2.31 $2.70 $(0.39)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MONTEVIDEO
PUBLIC SCHOOL 129 1,730 $652,263.03 $337,786.63 $314,476.40 $376.97 $195.22 $181.75 647 $522.08 $486.05 108,992 $5.98 $3.10 $2.89
$1,008.13
DISTRICT
MONTGOMERY-
LONSDALE SCHOOL 394 1,237 $448,121.34 $321,813.01 $126,308.33 $362.26 $260.15 $102.11 940 $476.72 $342.35 $134.37 108,137 $4.14 $2.98 $1.17
DISTRICT
MONTICELLO
PUBLIC SCHOOL 882 4,516 $1,380,103.68 $753,064.14 $627,039.54 $305.61 $166.76 $138.85 3,995 $345.46 $188.50 $156.96 279,233 $4.94 $2.70 $2.25
DISTRICT
MOORHEAD PUBLIC
152 6,182 $1,954,190.73 $2,176,584.49 $(222,393.76) $316.12 $352.10 $(35.98) 4,613 $423.63 $471.84 $(48.21) 476,494 $4.10 $4.57 $(0.47)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MOOSE LAKE PUBLIC
97 854 $342,732.11 $313,780.25 $28,951.87 $401.25 $367.35 $33.89 697 $491.72 $450.19 $41.54 95,582 $3.59 $3.28 $0.30
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MORA PUBLIC
332 2,109 $799,721.66 $691,611.86 $108,109.80 $379.26 $327.99 $51.27 1,698 $470.98 $407.31 $63.67 199,824 $4.00 $3.46 $0.54
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MORRIS PUBLIC
769 1,059 $445,101.34 $191,357.23 $253,744.11 $420.33 $180.71 $239.62 983 $452.80 $194.67 $258.13 156,700 $2.84 $1.22 $1.62
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MOUNDS VIEW
PUBLIC SCHOOL 621 11,580 $2,880,496.70 $985,316.12 $248.75 $163.66 $85.09 5,678 $507.31 $333.78 $173.53 653,993 $4.40 $2.90 $1.51
$1,895,180.58
DISTRICT
MOUNTAIN IRON-
BUHL SCHOOL 712 625 $249,777.52 $253,561.16 $(3,783.64) $399.96 $406.02 $(6.06) 518 $482.20 $489.50 $(7.30) 82,785 $3.02 $3.06 $(0.05)
DISTRICT
MOUNTAIN LAKE
173 574 $241,173.48 $94,780.44 $146,393.04 $420.10 $165.10 $255.00 320 $753.67 $296.19 $457.48 50,905 $4.74 $1.86 $2.88
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MURRAY COUNTY
CENTRAL SCHOOL 2169 863 $403,591.55 $513,867.61 $(110,276.06) $467.67 $595.45 $(127.78) 693 $582.38 $741.51 $(159.13) 114,894 $3.51 $4.47 $(0.96)
DIST.
NASHWAUK-
KEEWATIN SCHOOL 319 723 $345,460.87 $530,173.66 $(184,712.79) $478.02 $733.61 $(255.59) 633 $545.75 $837.56 $(291.81) 316,537 $1.09 $1.67 $(0.58)
DISTRICT
NETT LAKE PUBLIC
707 143 $83,960.92 $71,070.45 $12,890.47 $586.40 $496.37 $90.03 91 $922.65 $780.99 $141.65 20,311 $4.13 $3.50 $0.63
SCHOOL DISTRICT
NEVIS PUBLIC
308 647 $297,563.37 $327,000.37 $(29,437.00) $459.93 $505.43 $(45.50) 551 $540.04 $593.47 $(53.42) 72,590 $4.10 $4.50 $(0.41)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
NEW LONDON-
SPICER SCHOOL 345 1,767 $648,961.94 $671,245.98 $(22,284.04) $367.29 $379.91 $(12.61) 1,586 $409.18 $423.23 $(14.05) 165,000 $3.93 $4.07 $(0.14)
DISTRICT
NEW PRAGUE AREA
721 4,096 $1,333,074.34 $29,993.79 $325.43 $318.11 $7.32 3,397 $392.43 $383.60 $8.83 421,550 $3.16 $3.09 $0.07
SCHOOLS $1,303,080.56
NEW ULM PUBLIC
88 2,422 $919,781.36 $967,463.87 $(47,682.51) $379.72 $399.40 $(19.68) 1,390 $661.71 $696.02 $(34.30) 390,768 $2.35 $2.48 $(0.12)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
NEW YORK MILLS
PUBLIC SCHOOL 553 826 $353,438.07 $295,739.10 $57,698.98 $428.11 $358.22 $69.89 715 $494.32 $413.62 $80.70 141,363 $2.50 $2.09 $0.41
DIST.
NICOLLET PUBLIC
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507 367 $170,615.10 $170,644.25 $(29.15) $465.39 $465.47 $(0.08) 373 $457.41 $457.49 $(0.08) 56,055 $3.04 $3.04 $(0.00)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

NORMAN COUNTY
EAST SCHOOL 2215 403 $216,460.39 $138,775.32 $77,685.07 $537.71 $344.73 $192.98 297 $728.82 $467.26 $261.57 93,236 $2.32 $1.49 $0.83
DISTRICT
NORMAN COUNTY
WEST SCHOOL 2527 312 $171,519.38 $185,055.88 $(13,536.49) $549.72 $593.11 $(43.38) 240 $714.66 $771.07 $(56.40) 49,581 $3.46 $3.73 $(0.27)
DISTRICT
NORTH BRANCH
138 4,305 $1,402,439.64 $1,518,560.00 $(116,120.36) $325.76 $352.73 $(26.97) 3,414 $410.79 $444.80 $(34.01) 333,492 $4.21 $4.55 $(0.35)
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
NORTH ST PAUL-
MAPLEWOOD 622 13,357 $3,322,567.38 $2,779,254.11 $543,313.26 $248.75 $208.08 $40.68 8,834 $376.11 $314.61 $61.50 581,473 $5.71 $4.78 $0.93
SCHOOL DIST
NORTHFIELD PUBLIC
659 4,502 $1,554,406.48 $1,120,892.12 $433,514.36 $345.27 $248.98 $96.29 2,682 $579.57 $417.93 $161.64 280,606 $5.54 $3.99 $1.54
SCHOOL DISTRICT
NORTHLAND
COMMUNITY 118 497 $342,418.66 $488,204.84 $(145,786.18) $688.72 $981.95 $(293.23) 511 $670.10 $955.39 $(285.30) 180,105 $1.90 $2.71 $(0.81)
SCHOOLS
NORWOOD PUBLIC
108 1,223 $481,491.21 $260,679.04 $220,812.17 $393.83 $213.22 $180.61 1,171 $411.18 $222.61 $188.57 120,506 $4.00 $2.16 $1.83
SCHOOL DISTRICT
NRHEG SCHOOL
2168 1,121 $465,035.80 $304,525.88 $160,509.92 $414.71 $271.57 $143.14 802 $579.85 $379.71 $200.14 126,287 $3.68 $2.41 $1.27
DISTRICT
OGILVIE PUBLIC
333 716 $285,934.67 $182,536.52 $103,398.15 $399.48 $255.02 $144.46 636 $449.58 $287.01 $162.58 79,559 $3.59 $2.29 $1.30
SCHOOL DISTRICT
OKLEE PUBLIC
627 224 $138,634.15 $117,232.92 $21,401.23 $617.94 $522.54 $95.39 150 $924.23 $781.55 $142.67 60,290 $2.30 $1.94 $0.35
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ONAMIA PUBLIC
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480 766 $375,633.14 $250,257.47 $125,375.67 $490.52 $326.80 $163.72 674 $557.32 $371.30 $186.02 167,405 $2.24 $1.49 $0.75
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ORONO PUBLIC
278 3,146 $934,074.83 $971,687.41 $(37,612.58) $296.90 $308.86 $(11.96) 3,173 $294.38 $306.24 $(11.85) 186,708 $5.00 $5.20 $(0.20)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
OSAKIS PUBLIC
213 889 $369,304.06 $294,964.07 $74,339.98 $415.38 $331.76 $83.61 693 $532.91 $425.63 $107.27 98,508 $3.75 $2.99 $0.75
SCHOOL DISTRICT
OSSEO PUBLIC
279 24,561 $6,109,624.61 $4,852,895.12 $1,256,729.49 $248.75 $197.59 $51.17 16,510 $370.06 $293.94 $76.12 N/A
SCHOOL DISTRICT
OWATONNA PUBLIC
761 5,670 $1,848,315.38 $1,154,231.82 $694,083.56 $325.96 $203.56 $122.41 3,232 $571.88 $357.13 $214.75 368,993 $5.01 $3.13 $1.88
SCHOOL DISTRICT
PARK RAPIDS
PUBLIC SCHOOL 309 1,773 $795,143.92 $814,049.38 $(18,905.46) $448.42 $459.08 $(10.66) 1,532 $519.02 $531.36 $(12.34) 301,712 $2.64 $2.70 $(0.06)
DISTRICT
PARKERS PRAIRIE
PUBLIC SCHOOL 547 649 $303,263.92 $301,934.40 $1,329.52 $467.39 $465.34 $2.05 441 $687.67 $684.66 $3.01 92,837 $3.27 $3.25 $0.01
DIST.
PAYNESVILLE
PUBLIC SCHOOL 741 1,212 $467,304.91 $604,477.23 $(137,172.32) $385.52 $498.68 $(113.16) 976 $478.80 $619.34 $(140.55) 128,723 $3.63 $4.70 $(1.07)
DISTRICT
PELICAN RAPIDS
PUBLIC SCHOOL 548 1,128 $483,919.05 $517,806.66 $(33,887.61) $428.93 $458.97 $(30.04) 696 $695.29 $743.98 $(48.69) 129,928 $3.72 $3.99 $(0.26)
DIST.
PEQUOT LAKES
186 1,777 $646,615.85 $588,565.46 $58,050.39 $363.85 $331.19 $32.67 1,633 $395.97 $360.42 $35.55 200,444 $3.23 $2.94 $0.29
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

PERHAM PUBLIC
549 1,727 $698,484.43 $602,897.77 $95,586.66 $404.57 $349.20 $55.36 1,525 $458.02 $395.34 $62.68 271,511 $2.57 $2.22 $0.35
SCHOOL DISTRICT
PIERZ PUBLIC
484 1,213 $508,380.13 $428,611.68 $79,768.45 $418.99 $353.24 $65.74 988 $514.55 $433.82 $80.74 157,106 $3.24 $2.73 $0.51
SCHOOL DISTRICT
PILLAGER PUBLIC
116 916 $361,597.24 $415,571.99 $(53,974.75) $394.80 $453.73 $(58.93) 813 $444.77 $511.16 $(66.39) 147,778 $2.45 $2.81 $(0.37)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
PINE CITY PUBLIC
578 1,858 $695,963.57 $798,018.32 $(102,054.75) $374.49 $429.40 $(54.91) 1,678 $414.76 $475.58 $(60.82) 195,524 $3.56 $4.08 $(0.52)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
PINE ISLAND PUBLIC
SCHOOL DIST.
255 1,420 $496,980.16 $343,278.71 $153,701.45 $349.90 $241.69 $108.22 938 $529.83 $365.97 $163.86 94,179 $5.28 $3.64 $1.63

PINE POINT PUBLIC


25 73 $25,364.85 $24,303.26 $1,061.59 $348.66 $334.07 $14.59 90 $281.83 $270.04 $11.80 13,419 $1.89 $1.81 $0.08
SCHOOL DISTRICT
PINE RIVER-BACKUS
2174 1,070 $535,553.04 $595,117.70 $(59,564.66) $500.32 $555.97 $(55.65) 963 $556.13 $617.98 $(61.85) 181,205 $2.96 $3.28 $(0.33)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
PIPESTONE AREA
2689 1,391 $608,599.20 $744,081.23 $(135,482.03) $437.50 $534.89 $(97.39) 562 $(241.07) 291,408 $2.09 $2.55 $(0.46)
SCHOOL DISTRICT $1,082.92 $1,323.99
PLAINVIEW-ELGIN-
2899 1,807 $691,393.58 $508,216.18 $183,177.40 $382.55 $281.19 $101.35 1,435 $481.81 $354.16 $127.65 206,760 $3.34 $2.46 $0.89
MILLVILLE
PLUMMER PUBLIC
628 166 $93,295.61 $93,839.85 $(544.24) $562.02 $565.30 $(3.28) 162 $575.90 $579.26 $(3.36) 39,269 $2.38 $2.39 $(0.01)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
PRINCETON PUBLIC
477 3,967 $1,353,608.24 $129,816.45 $341.24 $308.52 $32.73 3,378 $400.71 $362.28 $38.43 335,250 $4.04 $3.65 $0.39
SCHOOL DISTRICT $1,223,791.79
PRINSBURG PUBLIC
815 0 $- $23,760.00 $(23,760.00) N/A N/A N/A 115 $- $206.61 $(206.61) 11,696 $- $2.03 $(2.03)
SCHOOL DIST. **
PRIOR LAKE-SAVAGE
719 7,931 $2,024,476.12 $(169,032.40) $255.27 $276.59 $(21.31) 6,897 $293.53 $318.04 $(24.51) 428,800 $4.72 $5.12 $(0.39)
AREA SCHOOLS $2,193,508.52
PROCTOR PUBLIC
704 2,010 $702,805.78 $751,968.14 $(49,162.36) $349.72 $374.18 $(24.46) 1,477 $475.83 $509.12 $(33.29) 244,307 $2.88 $3.08 $(0.20)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
RANDOLPH PUBLIC
195 625 $240,450.16 $164,124.55 $76,325.61 $384.78 $262.64 $122.14 510 $471.47 $321.81 $149.66 53,593 $4.49 $3.06 $1.42
SCHOOL DISTRICT
RED LAKE FALLS
PUBLIC SCHOOL 630 446 $218,651.18 $140,831.33 $77,819.86 $490.59 $315.98 $174.61 407 $537.23 $346.02 $191.20 70,819 $3.09 $1.99 $1.10
DISTRICT
RED LAKE PUBLIC
38 1,521 $800,472.15 $786,696.28 $13,775.86 $526.17 $517.11 $9.06 1,580 $506.63 $497.91 $8.72 186,059 $4.30 $4.23 $0.07
SCHOOL DISTRICT
RED ROCK CENTRAL
2884 555 $284,027.57 $163,362.22 $120,665.35 $511.72 $294.33 $217.40 401 $708.30 $407.39 $300.91 110,663 $2.57 $1.48 $1.09
SCHOOL DISTRICT
RED WING PUBLIC
256 3,281 $1,106,073.71 $25,933.00 $337.10 $329.20 $7.90 2,049 $539.81 $527.16 $12.66 306,974 $3.60 $3.52 $0.08
SCHOOL DISTRICT $1,080,140.71
REDWOOD AREA
2897 1,450 $582,546.23 $530,079.51 $52,466.72 $401.88 $365.68 $36.19 1,097 $531.04 $483.21 $47.83 113,488 $5.13 $4.67 $0.46
SCHOOL DISTRICT
RENVILLE COUNTY
2890 652 $313,676.76 $222,405.94 $91,270.82 $481.46 $341.37 $140.09 593 $528.97 $375.05 $153.91 131,272 $2.39 $1.69 $0.70
WEST SCHOOL DIST.
RICHFIELD PUBLIC
280 4,714 $1,241,027.62 $715,501.12 $525,526.50 $263.25 $151.77 $111.47 3,066 $404.77 $233.37 $171.40 165,013 $7.52 $4.34 $3.18
SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

ROBBINSDALE
PUBLIC SCHOOL 281 14,763 $3,672,357.79 $3,772,589.63 $(100,231.84) $248.75 $255.54 $(6.79) 10,794 $340.22 $349.51 $(9.29) 1,105,081 $3.32 $3.41 $(0.09)
DISTRICT
ROCHESTER
PUBLIC SCHOOL 535 18,276 $5,101,115.39 $4,081,064.79 $1,020,050.60 $279.11 $223.30 $55.81 12,631 $403.86 $323.10 $80/76 N/A
DISTRICT
ROCKFORD
PUBLIC SCHOOL 883 1,772 $536,425.46 $589,535.07 $(53,109.61) $302.64 $332.61 $(29.96) 1,487 $360.74 $396.46 $(35.72) 118,554 $4.52 $4.97 $(0.45)
DISTRICT
ROCORI PUBLIC
750 2,568 $866,475.91 $1,143,108.82 $(276,632.91) $337.44 $445.18 $(107.73) 1,671 $518.54 $684.09 $(165.55) 348,895 $2.48 $3.28 $(0.79)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ROSEAU PUBLIC
682 1,481 $741,861.00 $517,896.07 $223,964.93 $501.03 $349.77 $151.26 1,127 $658.26 $459.54 $198.73 225,197 $3.29 $2.30 $0.99
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ROSEMOUNT-APPLE
196 31,846 $7,921,765.16 $4,897,828.04 $3,023,937.12 $248.75 $153.80 $94.96 24,881 $318.39 $196.85 $121.54 1,400,838 $5.66 $3.50 $2.16
VALLEY-EAGAN
ROSEVILLE PUBLIC
623 7,724 $1,921,348.54 $1,521,028.01 $400,320.53 $248.75 $196.93 $51.83 6,361 $302.05 $239.12 $62.93 N/A
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ROTHSAY PUBLIC
850 234 $140,581.97 $132,501.33 $8,080.64 $600.03 $565.54 $34.49 172 $817.34 $770.36 $46.98 55,706 $2.52 $2.38 $0.15
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ROUND LAKE PUBLIC
516 124 $65,150.78 $(16,143.35) $81,294.13 $526.81 $657.35 75 $868.68 $(215.24) $1,083.92 16,431 $3.97 $(0.98) $4.95
SCHOOL DISTRICT $(130.54)
ROYALTON PUBLIC
485 845 $327,653.13 $292,703.85 $34,949.27 $387.75 $346.39 $41.36 694 $472.12 $421.76 $50.36 113,654 $2.88 $2.58 $0.31
SCHOOL DISTRICT
RTR PUBLIC
2902 642 $320,315.24 $385,342.33 $(65,027.09) $498.86 $600.13 $(101.27) 557 $575.07 $691.82 $(116.75) 146,714 $2.18 $2.63 $(0.44)
SCHOOLS
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RUSH CITY PUBLIC


139 1,041 $383,099.63 $285,194.90 $97,904.73 $367.87 $273.85 $94.01 881 $434.85 $323.72 $111.13 85,029 $4.51 $3.35 $1.15
SCHOOL DISTRICT
RUSHFORD-
PETERSON PUBLIC 239 735 $308,776.43 $281,417.56 $27,358.88 $420.14 $382.92 $37.23 547 $564.49 $514.47 $50.02 103,000 $3.00 $2.73 $0.27
SCHOOLS
SARTELL-ST.
STEPHEN SCHOOL 748 3,800 $1,063,760.71 $741,695.59 $322,065.13 $279.93 $195.18 $84.75 2,815 $377.89 $263.48 $114.41 209,667 $5.07 $3.54 $1.54
DISTRICT
SAUK CENTRE
PUBLIC SCHOOL 743 1,251 $485,771.10 $456,935.87 $28,835.24 $388.31 $365.26 $23.05 1,076 $451.46 $424.66 $26.80 129,036 $3.76 $3.54 $0.22
DISTRICT
SAUK RAPIDS
PUBLIC SCHOOL 47 4,229 $1,346,437.98 $665,496.01 $680,941.97 $318.41 $157.38 $161.03 2,743 $490.86 $242.62 $248.25 233,695 $5.76 $2.85 $2.91
DISTRICT
SEBEKA PUBLIC
820 605 $292,275.16 $301,173.27 $(8,898.11) $483.06 $497.77 $(14.71) 505 $578.76 $596.38 $(17.62) 54,598 $5.35 $5.52 $(0.16)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
SHAKOPEE PUBLIC
720 7,433 $1,916,962.58 $81,564.70 $257.89 $246.92 $10.97 4,719 $406.22 $388.94 $17.28 528,961 $3.62 $3.47 $0.15
SCHOOL DISTRICT $1,835,397.88
SIBLEY EAST
2310 1,409 $585,930.90 $373,392.34 $212,538.55 $415.96 $265.07 $150.88 1,223 $479.09 $305.31 $173.78 147,230 $3.98 $2.54 $1.44
SCHOOL DISTRICT
SLEEPY EYE PUBLIC
84 695 $308,085.89 $300,568.18 $7,517.71 $443.14 $432.33 $10.81 378 $815.04 $795.15 $19.89 108,512 $2.84 $2.77 $0.07
SCHOOL DISTRICT
SOUTH
KOOCHICHING 363 436 $444,609.45 $362,278.23 $82,331.21 $1,020.92 $831.87 $189.05 412 $1,079.15 $879.32 $199.83 280,166 $1.59 $1.29 $0.29
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# Trans Rev per Costs
rev per cost per non- Costs Per Dist. Mile-
Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

SOUTH ST. PAUL


PUBLIC SCHOOL 6 3,845 $956,541.23 $213,628.46 $742,912.77 $248.75 $55.56 $193.20 1,060 $902.40 $201.54 $700.86 41,760 $22.91 $5.12 $17.79
DIST.
SOUTH
WASHINGTON
833 19,318 $4,907,693.40 $4,723,930.48 $183,762.92 $254.05 $244.54 $9.51 14,765 $332.39 $319.94 $12.45 1,861,610 $2.64 $2.54 $0.10
COUNTY SCHOOL
DIST
SOUTHLAND PUBLIC
500 665 $294,967.98 $370,486.51 $(75,518.53) $443.76 $557.37 $(113.61) 576 $512.10 $643.21 $(131.11) 100,760 $2.93 $3.68 $(0.75)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
SPRING GROVE
297 388 $160,654.72 $124,603.77 $36,050.95 $414.37 $321.38 $92.98 191 $841.12 $652.38 $188.75 53,766 $2.99 $2.32 $0.67
SCHOOL DISTRICT
SPRING LAKE PARK
16 5,293 $1,316,722.09 $(281,273.66) $248.75 $301.89 $(53.14) 3,864 $340.77 $413.56 $(72.79) 335,455 $3.93 $4.76 $(0.84)
PUBLIC SCHOOLS $1,597,995.75
SPRINGFIELD
PUBLIC SCHOOL 85 687 $290,655.46 $152,613.40 $138,042.06 $423.37 $222.30 $201.07 379 $766.90 $402.67 $364.23 161,174 $1.80 $0.95 $0.86
DISTRICT
ST. ANTHONY-NEW
282 1,984 $493,503.05 $191,951.06 $301,551.99 $248.75 $96.75 $152.00 748 $659.76 $256.62 $403.14 N/A
BRIGHTON SCHOOLS
ST. CHARLES PUBLIC
858 1,163 $430,471.69 $344,221.84 $86,249.85 $370.17 $296.00 $74.17 575 $748.65 $598.65 $150.00 80,609 $5.34 $4.27 $1.07
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST. CLAIR PUBLIC
75 691 $264,673.31 $191,292.16 $73,381.15 $383.27 $277.01 $106.26 550 $481.22 $347.80 $133.42 68,628 $3.86 $2.79 $1.07
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST. CLOUD PUBLIC
742 10,690 $3,295,496.14 $3,446,818.22 $(151,322.09) $308.29 $322.44 $(14.16) 9,870 $333.89 $349.22 $(15.33) 927,559 $3.55 $3.72 $(0.16)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST. FRANCIS PUBLIC
15 6,391 $1,946,215.97 $1,669,359.52 $276,856.45 $304.52 $261.20 $43.32 5,886 $330.65 $283.62 $47.04 641,294 $3.03 $2.60 $0.43
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST. JAMES PUBLIC
840 1,348 $526,083.59 $263,050.18 $263,033.41 $390.40 $195.21 $195.20 1,063 $494.90 $247.46 $247.44 137,773 $3.82 $1.91 $1.91
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST. LOUIS COUNTY
2142 2,355 $1,593,168.45 $1,600,419.77 $(7,251.33) $676.46 $679.53 $(3.08) 1,592 $1,000.73 $1,005.29 $(4.55) 572,781 $2.78 $2.79 $(0.01)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST. LOUIS PARK
PUBLIC SCHOOL 283 4,959 $1,233,553.69 $992,474.46 $241,079.23 $248.75 $200.14 $48.62 4,051 $304.51 $244.99 $59.51 N/A
DIST.
ST. MICHAEL-
ALBERTVILLE 885 5,503 $1,437,895.40 $1,534,100.20 $(96,204.80) $261.29 $278.78 $(17.48) 5,186 $277.26 $295.82 $(18.55) N/A
SCHOOL DIST
ST. PAUL PUBLIC
625 44,281 $11,015,075.88 $3,653,895.25 $7,361,180.64 $248.75 $82.52 $166.24 8,754 $1,258.29 $417.40 $840.89 744,212 $14.80 $4.91 $9.89
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST. PETER PUBLIC
508 2,112 $717,306.09 $400,055.05 $317,251.04 $339.67 $189.44 $150.23 1,622 $442.24 $246.64 $195.59 110,040 $6.52 $3.64 $2.88
SCHOOL DISTRICT
STAPLES-MOTLEY
2170 1,607 $685,322.48 $852,601.98 $(167,279.49) $426.54 $530.65 $(104.11) 1,458 $470.04 $584.78 $(114.73) 311,475 $2.20 $2.74 $(0.54)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
STEPHEN-ARGYLE
2856 405 $247,168.16 $145,380.17 $101,787.99 $610.53 $359.11 $251.43 265 $932.71 $548.60 $384.11 93,488 $2.64 $1.56 $1.09
CENTRAL SCHOOLS
STEWARTVILLE
PUBLIC SCHOOL 534 2,016 $711,204.50 $489,283.25 $221,921.25 $352.73 $242.67 $110.07 1,570 $453.00 $311.65 $141.35 N/A
DISTRICT
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STILLWATER AREA
PUBLIC SCHOOL 834 10,220 $3,166,527.05 $2,793,180.99 $373,346.06 $309.85 $273.32 $36.53 7,748 $408.69 $360.50 $48.19 981,400 $3.23 $2.85 $0.38
DIST.
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# Trans Rev per Costs
rev per cost per non- Costs Per Dist. Mile-
Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

SWANVILLE PUBLIC
486 408 $172,568.31 $153,644.16 $18,924.15 $422.70 $376.35 $46.35 303 $569.53 $507.08 $62.46 94,069 $1.83 $1.63 $0.20
SCHOOL DISTRICT
THIEF RIVER FALLS
564 2,290 $918,680.81 $854,926.68 $63,754.13 $401.25 $373.40 $27.85 1,907 $481.74 $448.31 $33.43 203,730 $4.51 $4.20 $0.31
SCHOOL DISTRICT
TRACY AREA PUBLIC
2904 924 $420,817.64 $365,065.78 $55,751.86 $455.39 $395.06 $60.33 832 $505.79 $438.78 $67.01 109,493 $3.84 $3.33 $0.51
SCHOOL DISTRICT
TRI-COUNTY
2358 267 $174,697.08 $181,048.46 $(6,351.38) $653.90 $677.68 $(23.77) 260 $671.91 $696.34 $(24.43) 112,230 $1.56 $1.61 $(0.06)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
TRITON SCHOOL
2125 1,283 $498,841.70 $449,861.34 $48,980.36 $388.92 $350.74 $38.19 1,105 $451.44 $407.11 $44.33 161,946 $3.08 $2.78 $0.30
DISTRICT
TRUMAN PUBLIC
458 383 $174,922.99 $149,191.63 $25,731.36 $456.67 $389.49 $67.18 345 $507.02 $432.44 $74.58 90,100 $1.94 $1.66 $0.29
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ULEN-HITTERDAL
PUBLIC SCHOOL 914 319 $175,568.55 $186,377.09 $(10,808.55) $549.80 $583.65 $(33.85) 224 $783.79 $832.04 $(48.25) 57,460 $3.06 $3.24 $(0.19)
DIST
UNDERWOOD
PUBLIC SCHOOL 550 621 $275,553.31 $176,083.41 $99,469.91 $443.70 $283.53 $160.17 506 $544.57 $347.99 $196.58 66,422 $4.15 $2.65 $1.50
DISTRICT
UNITED SOUTH
CENTRAL SCHOOL 2134 885 $401,741.05 $245,012.87 $156,728.17 $454.18 $276.99 $177.18 536 $749.52 $457.11 $292.40 130,165 $3.09 $1.88 $1.20
DIST.
UPSALA PUBLIC
487 469 $183,677.85 $66,824.02 $116,853.83 $391.36 $142.38 $248.98 386 $475.85 $173.12 $302.73 29,547 $6.22 $2.26 $3.95
SCHOOL DISTRICT
VERNDALE PUBLIC
818 547 $242,544.44 $194,387.51 $48,156.93 $443.42 $355.38 $88.04 426 $569.35 $456.31 $113.04 59,357 $4.09 $3.27 $0.81
SCHOOL DISTRICT
VIRGINIA PUBLIC
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706 1,836 $671,756.21 $480,845.17 $190,911.04 $365.94 $261.94 $104.00 1,400 $479.83 $343.46 $136.37 127,766 $5.26 $3.76 $1.49
SCHOOL DISTRICT
WABASHA-KELLOGG
PUBLIC SCHOOL 811 753 $295,892.16 $295,477.21 $414.95 $393.07 $392.51 $0.55 704 $420.30 $419.71 $0.59 97,220 $3.04 $3.04 $0.00
DIST.
WABASSO PUBLIC
640 485 $243,566.49 $132,433.35 $111,133.15 $502.65 $273.31 $229.35 442 $551.06 $299.62 $251.43 107,154 $2.27 $1.24 $1.04
SCHOOL DISTRICT
WACONIA PUBLIC
110 3,542 $1,096,454.87 $837,806.73 $258,648.14 $309.58 $236.55 $73.03 3,376 $324.78 $248.17 $76.61 219,400 $5.00 $3.82 $1.18
SCHOOL DISTRICT
WADENA-DEER
CREEK SCHOOL 2155 1,267 $483,450.96 $399,731.80 $83,719.16 $381.48 $315.42 $66.06 975 $495.85 $409.98 $85.87 103,581 $4.67 $3.86 $0.81
DISTRICT
WALKER-
HACKENSACK- 113 970 $465,440.95 $368,065.48 $97,375.47 $480.01 $379.59 $100.42 889 $523.56 $414.02 $109.53 169,356 $2.75 $2.17 $0.57
AKELEY SCHL. DIST
WARREN-
ALVARADO-OSLO 2176 517 $296,002.22 $123,763.73 $172,238.49 $572.18 $239.24 $332.94 271 $456.69 $635.57 99,280 $2.98 $1.25 $1.73
SCHOOL DIST.
$1,092.26

WARROAD PUBLIC
690 1,317 $743,375.83 $524,854.78 $218,521.05 $564.37 $398.47 $165.90 1,112 $668.50 $471.99 $196.51 189,373 $3.93 $2.77 $1.15
SCHOOL DISTRICT
WASECA PUBLIC
829 2,152 $801,863.22 $865,146.69 $(63,283.47) $372.56 $401.97 $(29.40) 1,674 $479.01 $516.81 $(37.80) 125,566 $6.39 $6.89 $(0.50)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
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# Trans Rev per Costs
rev per cost per non- Costs Per Dist. Mile-
Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

WATERTOWN-
MAYER PUBLIC 111 1,907 $644,688.93 $431,395.89 $213,293.03 $338.12 $226.25 $111.86 1,944 $331.63 $221.91 $109.72 128,027 $5.04 $3.37 $1.67
SCHOOL DIST.
WATERVILLE-
ELYSIAN- 2143 1,072 $407,552.56 $312,979.40 $94,573.16 $380.32 $292.07 $88.25 826 $493.41 $378.91 $114.50 142,101 $2.87 $2.20 $0.67
MORRISTOWN
WAUBUN PUBLIC
435 697 $365,213.15 $521,424.44 $(156,211.30) $523.81 $747.85 $(224.05) 616 $592.88 $846.47 $(253.59) 152,668 $2.39 $3.42 $(1.02)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
WAYZATA PUBLIC
284 11,856 $2,949,242.34 $(328,129.30) $248.75 $276.43 $(27.68) 10,168 $290.05 $322.32 $(32.27) 712,252 $4.14 $4.60 $(0.46)
SCHOOL DISTRICT $3,277,371.64
WEST CENTRAL
2342 894 $462,387.04 $421,119.77 $41,267.27 $517.22 $471.06 $46.16 716 $645.79 $588.16 $57.64 158,812 $2.91 $2.65 $0.26
AREA
WEST ST. PAUL-
MENDOTA HTS.- 197 5,146 $1,283,381.55 $(227,110.67) $249.39 $293.53 $(44.13) 4,770 $269.05 $316.67 $(47.61) 718,783 $1.79 $2.10 $(0.32)
$1,510,492.22
EAGAN
WESTBROOK-
WALNUT GROVE 2898 636 $305,545.24 $117,850.57 $187,694.67 $480.67 $185.40 $295.28 412 $741.61 $286.05 $455.57 81,675 $3.74 $1.44 $2.30
SCHOOLS
WESTONKA
PUBLIC SCHOOL 277 2,598 $705,251.35 $592,504.87 $112,746.48 $271.51 $228.10 $43.41 2,304 $306.10 $257.16 $48.94 112,780 $6.25 $5.25 $1.00
DISTRICT
WHEATON AREA
PUBLIC SCHOOL 803 472 $259,825.94 $194,870.75 $64,955.19 $550.77 $413.08 $137.69 228 $1,139.59 $854.70 $284.89 66,193 $3.93 $2.94 $0.98
DISTRICT
WHITE BEAR LAKE
624 9,605 $2,389,359.28 $615,340.16 $248.75 $184.69 $64.06 6,941 $344.24 $255.59 $88.65 581,428 $4.11 $3.05 $1.06
SCHOOL DISTRICT $1,774,019.12
WILLMAR PUBLIC
347 4,690 $1,561,736.88 $(317,641.69) $332.96 $400.69 $(67.72) 3,733 $418.36 $503.45 $(85.09) 402,191 $3.88 $4.67 $(0.79)
SCHOOL DISTRICT $1,879,378.57
WILLOW RIVER
PUBLIC SCHOOL 577 516 $250,984.76 $256,896.56 $(5,911.80) $486.41 $497.87 $(11.46) 461 $544.44 $557.26 $(12.82) 80,106 $3.13 $3.21 $(0.07)
DISTRICT
WIN-E-MAC
2609 542 $276,084.67 $186,810.49 $89,274.18 $509.81 $344.96 $164.85 491 $562.29 $380.47 $181.82 89,406 $3.09 $2.09 $1.00
SCHOOL DISTRICT
WINDOM PUBLIC
177 1,083 $434,488.78 $245,283.66 $189,205.12 $401.12 $226.45 $174.67 947 $458.81 $259.01 $199.79 115,072 $3.78 $2.13 $1.64
SCHOOL DISTRICT
WINONA AREA
PUBLIC SCHOOL 861 4,075 $1,542,539.20 $(10,529.87) $378.57 $381.15 $(2.58) 3,596 $428.96 $431.89 $(2.93) N/A
$1,553,069.07
DISTRICT
WORTHINGTON
PUBLIC SCHOOL 518 2,652 $965,758.26 $527,223.04 $438,535.21 $364.15 $198.80 $165.36 2,139 $451.50 $246.48 $205.02 203,477 $4.75 $2.59 $2.16
DISTRICT
WRENSHALL
PUBLIC SCHOOL 100 365 $172,449.76 $90,319.19 $82,130.57 $471.95 $247.18 $224.77 285 $605.09 $316.91 $288.18 32,648 $5.28 $2.77 $2.52
DISTRICT
YELLOW MEDICINE
2190 1,042 $501,457.03 $484,216.82 $17,240.21 $481.25 $464.71 $16.55 802 $625.26 $603.76 $21.50 230,982 $2.17 $2.10 $0.07
EAST
ZUMBROTA-
MAZEPPA SCHOOL 2805 1,256 $464,470.82 $347,029.98 $117,440.84 $369.95 $276.41 $93.54 958 $484.83 $362.24 $122.59 99,994 $4.64 $3.47 $1.17
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# Trans Rev per Costs
rev per cost per non- Costs Per Dist. Mile-
Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

A.C.G.C. 2396 922 $425,626.82 $569,538.16 $(143,911.34) $461.69 $617.79 $(156.10) 778 $547.08 $732.05 $(184.98) 223,666 $1.90 $2.55 $(0.64)
ADA-BORUP PUBLIC
2854 654 $344,874.17 $235,172.31 $109,701.86 $527.57 $359.76 $167.82 443 $778.50 $530.86 $247.63 136,248 $2.53 $1.73 $0.81
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ADRIAN PUBLIC
511 721 $321,031.89 $393,195.78 $(72,163.89) $445.49 $545.64 $(100.14) 424 $757.15 $927.35 $(170.20) 131,201 $2.45 $3.00 $(0.55)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
AITKIN PUBLIC
1 1,470 $778,274.93 $685,800.74 $92,474.18 $529.55 $466.63 $62.92 1,127 $690.57 $608.52 $82.05 216,555 $3.59 $3.17 $0.43
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ALBANY PUBLIC
745 1,825 $659,431.69 $515,315.68 $144,116.01 $361.26 $282.30 $78.95 1,649 $399.90 $312.50 $87.40 177,429 $3.72 $2.90 $0.81
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ALBERT LEA PUBLIC
241 3,765 $1,288,177.49 $1,304,208.91 $(16,031.42) $342.17 $346.43 $(4.26) 2,523 $510.57 $516.93 $(6.35) 271,491 $4.74 $4.80 $(0.06)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ALDEN-CONGER
PUBLIC SCHOOL 242 525 $229,813.22 $192,589.12 $37,224.10 $437.83 $366.91 $70.92 366 $627.90 $526.20 $101.71 88,219 $2.61 $2.18 $0.42
DISTRICT
ALEXANDRIA PUBLIC
206 4,551 $1,607,043.39 $1,632,413.40 $(25,370.01) $353.10 $358.68 $(5.57) 3,425 $469.21 $476.62 $(7.41) 603,132 $2.66 $2.71 $(0.04)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ANNANDALE PUBLIC
876 2,002 $705,373.21 $646,099.04 $59,274.17 $352.41 $322.80 $29.61 1,723 $409.39 $374.98 $34.40 N/A
SCHOOL DISTRICT*
ANOKA-HENNEPIN
11 45,880 $11,463,202.90 $9,138,672.22 $2,324,530.68 $249.85 $199.19 $50.67 25,539 $448.85 $357.83 $91.02 2,549,373 $4.50 $3.58 $0.91
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
ASHBY PUBLIC
261 303 $143,057.70 $86,904.63 $56,153.07 $472.09 $286.79 $185.31 201 $711.73 $432.36 $279.37 47,721 $3.00 $1.82 $1.18
SCHOOL DISTRICT
AUSTIN PUBLIC
492 4,945 $1,540,863.56 $1,007,228.77 $533,634.79 $311.62 $203.70 $107.92 3,234 $476.46 $311.45 $165.01 249,800 $6.17 $4.03 $2.14
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BADGER PUBLIC
676 262 $146,593.23 $87,734.38 $58,858.85 $560.37 $335.38 $225.00 203 $722.13 $432.19 $289.95 38,331 $3.82 $2.29 $1.54
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BAGLEY PUBLIC
162 1,138 $581,603.20 $548,770.24 $32,832.96 $511.11 $482.25 $28.85 997 $583.35 $550.42 $32.93 202,637 $2.87 $2.71 $0.16
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BARNESVILLE PUBLIC
146 899 $428,613.87 $320,556.19 $108,057.68 $476.58 $356.43 $120.15 679 $631.24 $472.10 $159.14 135,192 $3.17 $2.37 $0.80
SCHOOL DIST.
BARNUM PUBLIC
91 831 $354,279.88 $305,015.76 $49,264.12 $426.28 $367.00 $59.28 713 $496.89 $427.79 $69.09 102,793 $3.45 $2.97 $0.48
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BATTLE LAKE PUBLIC
542 596 $264,008.06 $295,272.12 $(31,264.06) $442.62 $495.03 $(52.42) 484 $545.47 $610.07 $(64.60) 122,543 $2.15 $2.41 $(0.26)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BECKER PUBLIC
726 3,147 $1,011,742.83 $750,513.88 $261,228.95 $321.53 $238.52 $83.02 2,488 $406.65 $301.65 $105.00 185,886 $5.44 $4.04 $1.41
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BELGRADE-BROOTEN-
2364 802 $383,832.51 $355,196.90 $28,635.61 $478.62 $442.92 $35.71 679 $565.29 $523.12 $42.17 155,252 $2.47 $2.29 $0.18
ELROSA SCHOOL DIST
BELLE PLAINE PUBLIC
716 1,746 $597,660.11 $335,369.83 $262,290.28 $342.25 $192.05 $150.20 1,444 $413.89 $232.25 $181.64 124,584 $4.80 $2.69 $2.11
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BEMIDJI PUBLIC
31 5,344 $2,238,139.86 $2,884,037.03 $(645,897.17) $418.81 $539.67 $(120.86) 5,194 $430.91 $555.26 $(124.35) 836,651 $2.68 $3.45 $(0.77)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BENSON PUBLIC
777 1,120 $520,283.59 $317,030.95 $203,252.64 $464.73 $283.18 $181.55 655 $794.33 $484.02 $310.31 123,461 $4.21 $2.57 $1.65
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BERTHA-HEWITT
786 546 $242,518.45 $274,844.50 $(32,326.05) $443.77 $502.93 $(59.15) 409 $592.95 $671.99 $(79.04) 119,700 $2.03 $2.30 $(0.27)
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
BIG LAKE PUBLIC
727 4,084 $1,168,724.71 $932,096.20 $236,628.51 $286.19 $228.25 $57.94 3,250 $359.61 $286.80 $72.81 334,880 $3.49 $2.78 $0.71
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BIRD ISLAND-OLIVIA-
2534 917 $393,945.46 $288,066.48 $105,878.97 $429.80 $314.29 $115.52 824 $478.09 $349.60 $128.49 140,870 $2.80 $2.04 $0.75
LAKE LILLIAN
BLACKDUCK PUBLIC
32 739 $394,104.31 $330,193.87 $63,910.43 $533.52 $447.00 $86.52 590 $667.97 $559.65 $108.32 164,083 $2.40 $2.01 $0.39
SCHOOL DISTRICT
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*Some districts don’t report “miles driven” to the Department of Education. They are listed as NA in this spreadsheet.
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# Trans Rev per Costs
rev per cost per non- Costs Per Dist. Mile-
Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

BLOOMING PRAIRIE
756 816 $331,585.44 $243,990.69 $87,594.75 $406.55 $299.15 $107.40 475 $698.07 $513.66 $184.41 119,844 $2.77 $2.04 $0.73
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST
BLOOMINGTON
PUBLIC SCHOOL 271 12,035 $2,993,829.01 $2,225,869.54 $767,959.48 $248.75 $184.95 $63.81 8,373 $357.56 $265.84 $91.72 541,360 $5.53 $4.11 $1.42
DISTRICT
BLUE EARTH AREA
2860 1,426 $616,622.73 $446,923.02 $169,699.71 $432.38 $313.38 $118.99 990 $622.85 $451.44 $171.41 165,232 $3.73 $2.70 $1.03
PUBLIC SCHOOL
BRAHAM PUBLIC
314 1,072 $400,253.30 $453,393.95 $(53,140.65) $373.20 $422.75 $(49.55) 892 $448.71 $508.29 $(59.57) 148,676 $2.69 $3.05 $(0.36)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BRAINERD PUBLIC
181 7,751 $2,709,596.01 $2,410,096.31 $299,499.70 $349.57 $310.93 $38.64 5,022 $539.55 $479.91 $59.64 596,541 $4.54 $4.04 $0.50
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BRANDON PUBLIC
207 333 $147,961.77 $197,337.50 $(49,375.73) $444.86 $593.32 $(148.45) 239 $619.09 $825.68 $(206.59) 33,405 $4.43 $5.91 $(1.48)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BRECKENRIDGE
PUBLIC SCHOOL 846 951 $444,988.87 $251,827.92 $193,160.95 $467.76 $264.71 $203.05 650 $684.60 $387.43 $297.17 107,788 $4.13 $2.34 $1.79
DISTRICT
BREWSTER PUBLIC
513 186 $88,827.09 $70,478.85 $18,348.24 $478.83 $379.92 $98.91 143 $621.17 $492.86 $128.31 32,697 $2.72 $2.16 $0.56
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BROOKLYN CENTER
286 2,357 $586,201.24 $148,827.75 $437,373.48 $248.75 $63.15 $185.60 1,080 $542.78 $137.80 $404.98 23,163 $25.31 $6.43 $18.88
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BROWERVILLE
PUBLIC SCHOOL 787 588 $257,060.76 $299,085.63 $(42,024.87) $436.91 $508.34 $(71.43) 453 $567.46 $660.23 $(92.77) 56,470 $4.55 $5.30 $(0.74)
DISTRICT
BROWNS VALLEY
801 125 $59,089.59 $31,694.43 $27,395.16 $471.28 $252.79 $218.50 55 $1,074.36 $576.26 $498.09 13,187 $4.48 $2.40 $2.08
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
BUFFALO LAKE-
HECTOR SCHOOL 2159 689 $321,871.54 $223,359.26 $98,512.28 $466.92 $324.01 $142.91 590 $545.54 $378.58 $166.97 111,521 $2.89 $2.00 $0.88
DISTRICT
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BUFFALO PUBLIC
877 6,686 $2,015,268.17 $1,826,210.68 $189,057.49 $301.41 $273.14 $28.28 5,433 $370.93 $336.13 $34.80 713,234 $2.83 $2.56 $0.27
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BURNSVILLE PUBLIC
191 11,601 $2,885,869.78 $2,133,518.15 $752,351.63 $248.75 $183.90 $64.85 8,138 $354.62 $262.17 $92.45 631,213 $4.57 $3.38 $1.19
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BUTTERFIELD PUBLIC
836 277 $134,341.86 $19,296.43 $115,045.44 $485.80 $69.78 $416.02 169 $794.92 $114.18 $680.74 32,400 $4.15 $0.60 $3.55
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BYRON PUBLIC
531 1,944 $636,032.62 $331,257.98 $304,774.64 $327.22 $170.42 $156.80 1,508 $421.77 $219.67 $202.11 101,703 $6.25 $3.26 $3.00
SCHOOL DISTRICT
CALEDONIA PUBLIC
299 925 $391,436.69 $433,525.96 $(42,089.27) $423.06 $468.55 $(45.49) 801 $488.69 $541.23 $(52.55) 182,709 $2.14 $2.37 $(0.23)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI
911 5,942 $1,957,463.19 $1,348,100.09 $609,363.11 $329.44 $226.89 $102.56 4,913 $398.43 $274.39 $124.03 469,557 $4.17 $2.87 $1.30
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST
CAMPBELL-TINTAH
852 144 $100,121.80 $82,323.55 $17,798.25 $695.73 $572.05 $123.68 94 $1,065.13 $875.78 $189.34 59,203 $1.69 $1.39 $0.30
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
CANBY PUBLIC
891 592 $311,134.06 $264,668.25 $46,465.82 $525.61 $447.11 $78.50 362 $859.49 $731.13 $128.36 117,009 $2.66 $2.26 $0.40
SCHOOL DISTRICT
CANNON FALLS
PUBLIC SCHOOL 252 1,484 $534,917.10 $312,677.22 $222,239.87 $360.46 $210.70 $149.76 1,304 $410.21 $239.78 $170.43 149,132 $3.59 $2.10 $1.49
DISTRICT
CARLTON PUBLIC
93 676 $255,696.93 $147,690.68 $108,006.24 $377.98 $218.32 $159.66 601 $425.45 $245.74 $179.71 83,857 $3.05 $1.76 $1.29
SCHOOL DISTRICT
CASS LAKE-BENA
115 1,206 $581,738.08 $644,939.43 $(63,201.35) $482.40 $534.81 $(52.41) 1,344 $432.84 $479.87 $(47.02) 230,699 $2.52 $2.80 $(0.27)
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CEDAR MOUNTAIN
2754 491 $239,544.31 $253,585.57 $(14,041.26) $488.15 $516.76 $(28.61) 406 $590.01 $624.59 $(34.58) 107,301 $2.23 $2.36 $(0.13)
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# Trans Rev per Costs
rev per cost per non- Costs Per Dist. Mile-
Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

CENTENNIAL PUBLIC
12 7,919 $1,969,770.97 $2,096,989.47 $(127,218.50) $248.75 $264.82 $(16.07) 6,249 $315.21 $335.57 $(20.36) 669,947 $2.94 $3.13 $(0.19)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
CHATFIELD PUBLIC
227 1,021 $398,432.96 $322,756.02 $75,676.94 $390.31 $316.17 $74.13 703 $566.76 $459.11 $107.65 95,326 $4.18 $3.39 $0.79
SCHOOLS
CHISAGO LAKES
2144 4,047 $1,371,290.61 $1,290,033.51 $81,257.10 $338.81 $318.73 $20.08 3,600 $380.91 $358.34 $22.57 446,745 $3.07 $2.89 $0.18
SCHOOL DISTRICT
CHISHOLM PUBLIC
695 881 $310,304.29 $147,165.75 $163,138.54 $352.11 $166.99 $185.12 634 $489.44 $232.12 $257.32 39,992 $7.76 $3.68 $4.08
SCHOOL DISTRICT
CHOKIO-ALBERTA
771 190 $116,631.36 $104,436.55 $12,194.81 $615.40 $551.06 $64.35 143 $815.60 $730.33 $85.28 47,973 $2.43 $2.18 $0.25
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
CLEARBROOK-
GONVICK SCHOOL 2311 537 $296,975.96 $361,895.08 $(64,919.12) $553.47 $674.46 $(120.99) 469 $633.21 $771.63 $(138.42) 94,302 $3.15 $3.84 $(0.69)
DISTRICT
CLEVELAND PUBLIC
391 489 $189,028.83 $142,871.32 $46,157.51 $386.85 $292.39 $94.46 283 $667.95 $504.85 $163.10 60,229 $3.14 $2.37 $0.77
SCHOOL DISTRICT
CLIMAX PUBLIC
592 164 $95,391.66 $62,796.74 $32,594.92 $580.59 $382.21 $198.39 150 $635.94 $418.64 $217.30 23,820 $4.00 $2.64 $1.37
SCHOOL DISTRICT
CLINTON-
GRACEVILLE- 2888 436 $259,453.32 $283,061.64 $(23,608.32) $594.86 $648.99 $(54.13) 288 $900.88 $982.85 $(81.97) 92,630 $2.80 $3.06 $(0.25)
BEARDSLEY
CLOQUET PUBLIC
94 2,989 $958,577.10 $474,355.79 $484,221.31 $320.71 $158.71 $162.01 1,989 $481.94 $238.49 $243.45 119,375 $8.03 $3.97 $4.06
SCHOOL DISTRICT
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
13 3,353 $833,982.62 $461,613.17 $372,369.45 $248.75 $137.69 $111.07 1,917 $435.05 $240.80 $194.25 78,161 $10.67 $5.91 $4.76
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST
COMFREY PUBLIC
81 178 $95,356.87 $72,084.08 $23,272.79 $536.71 $405.72 $130.99 124 $769.01 $581.32 $187.68 29,619 $3.22 $2.43 $0.79
SCHOOL DISTRICT
COOK COUNTY
166 634 $525,181.50 $182,146.24 $343,035.26 $828.73 $287.42 $541.30 580 $905.49 $314.05 $591.44 127,601 $4.12 $1.43 $2.69
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CROMWELL-WRIGHT
95 356 $195,587.14 $167,664.15 $27,922.99 $548.68 $470.35 $78.33 310 $630.93 $540.85 $90.07 60,557 $3.23 $2.77 $0.46
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CROOKSTON PUBLIC
593 1,519 $649,966.46 $354,971.23 $294,995.23 $427.98 $233.74 $194.25 1,450 $448.25 $244.81 $203.44 132,821 $4.89 $2.67 $2.22
SCHOOL DISTRICT
CROSBY-IRONTON
182 1,394 $573,603.00 $580,241.53 $(6,638.53) $411.36 $416.12 $(4.76) 1,227 $467.48 $472.89 $(5.41) 249,227 $2.30 $2.33 $(0.03)
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
CYRUS PUBLIC
611 103 $58,253.78 $87,680.47 $(29,426.70) $567.89 $854.75 $(286.87) 99 $588.42 $885.66 $(297.24) 48,500 $1.20 $1.81 $(0.61)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
DASSEL-COKATO
466 2,664 $936,210.77 $816,390.13 $119,820.64 $351.46 $306.48 $44.98 2,329 $401.98 $350.53 $51.45 221,331 $4.23 $3.69 $0.54
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
DAWSON-BOYD
PUBLIC SCHOOL 378 602 $296,148.97 $221,221.98 $74,926.99 $491.56 $367.19 $124.37 327 $905.65 $676.52 $229.13 96,517 $3.07 $2.29 $0.78
DISTRICT
DEER RIVER PUBLIC
317 1,035 $528,422.27 $511,499.35 $16,922.92 $510.66 $494.30 $16.35 925 $571.27 $552.97 $18.30 189,873 $2.78 $2.69 $0.09
SCHOOL DISTRICT
DELANO PUBLIC
879 2,644 $813,972.53 $804,850.78 $9,121.75 $307.90 $304.45 $3.45 2,233 $364.52 $360.43 $4.08 200,149 $4.07 $4.02 $0.05
SCHOOL DISTRICT
DETROIT LAKES
22 3,149 $1,166,792.36 $1,191,532.43 $(24,740.07) $370.58 $378.44 $(7.86) 2,824 $413.17 $421.93 $(8.76) 249,251 $4.68 $4.78 $(0.10)
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
DILWORTH-GLYNDON-
2164 1,532 $622,965.89 $372,093.51 $250,872.38 $406.61 $242.87 $163.74 910 $684.58 $408.89 $275.68 149,178 $4.18 $2.49 $1.68
FELTON
DOVER-EYOTA PUBLIC
533 1,397 $519,552.77 $296,244.39 $223,308.38 $371.96 $212.09 $159.87 874 $594.45 $338.95 $255.50 101,089 $5.14 $2.93 $2.21
SCHOOL DISTRICT
DULUTH PUBLIC
709 10,975 $3,454,452.80 $2,163,051.67 $1,291,401.13 $314.76 $197.09 $117.67 7,194 $480.19 $300.67 $179.51 804,696 $4.29 $2.69 $1.60
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# Trans Rev per Costs
rev per cost per non- Costs Per Dist. Mile-
Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

EAGLE VALLEY
PUBLIC SCHOOL 2759 388 $169,346.15 $212,974.34 $(43,628.19) $436.55 $549.02 $(112.47) 286 $592.12 $744.67 $(152.55) 57,834 $2.93 $3.68 $(0.75)
DISTRICT
EAST CENTRAL
2580 884 $480,499.82 $391,137.25 $89,362.57 $543.45 $442.38 $101.07 808 $594.68 $484.08 $110.60 215,085 $2.23 $1.82 $0.42
SCHOOL DISTRICT
EAST GRAND FORKS
595 2,001 $728,523.55 $405,561.55 $322,962.00 $364.01 $202.64 $161.37 1,628 $447.50 $249.12 $198.38 146,769 $4.96 $2.76 $2.20
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST
EASTERN CARVER
COUNTY PUBLIC 112 10,348 $2,783,720.75 $3,426,593.04 $(642,872.29) $269.01 $331.13 $(62.12) 9,236 $301.40 $371.00 $(69.61) N/A
SCHOOL
EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC
272 11,379 $2,830,462.31 $2,787,939.19 $42,523.12 $248.75 $245.02 $3.74 9,451 $299.49 $294.99 $4.50 492,001 $5.75 $5.67 $0.09
SCHOOL DISTRICT
EDEN VALLEY-
WATKINS SCHOOL 463 994 $371,170.75 $418,105.78 $(46,935.03) $373.56 $420.79 $(47.24) 903 $411.04 $463.02 $(51.98) 345,014 $1.08 $1.21 $(0.14)
DISTRICT
EDGERTON PUBLIC
581 364 $191,224.24 $324,310.57 $(133,086.33) $525.02 $890.42 $(365.40) 339 $564.08 $956.67 $(392.59) 69,645 $2.75 $4.66 $(1.91)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
EDINA PUBLIC
273 9,137 $2,272,952.37 $1,998,083.55 $274,868.82 $248.75 $218.67 $30.08 7,582 $299.78 $263.53 $36.25 509,247 $4.46 $3.92 $0.54
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ELK RIVER PUBLIC
728 14,113 $4,107,153.73 $3,315,167.05 $791,986.68 $291.01 $234.90 $56.12 11,587 $354.46 $286.11 $68.35 912,060 $4.50 $3.63 $0.87
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ELLSWORTH PUBLIC
514 217 $102,600.59 $79,685.17 $22,915.42 $473.64 $367.86 $105.79 136 $754.42 $585.92 $168.50 40,136 $2.56 $1.99 $0.57
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ELY PUBLIC SCHOOL
696 631 $308,533.96 $175,803.29 $132,730.67 $489.31 $278.81 $210.50 318 $970.23 $552.84 $417.39 88,554 $3.48 $1.99 $1.50
DISTRICT
ESKO PUBLIC
99 1,335 $431,685.90 $284,671.90 $147,014.00 $323.24 $213.16 $110.08 1,190 $362.76 $239.22 $123.54 77,503 $5.57 $3.67 $1.90
SCHOOL DISTRICT
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EVANSVILLE PUBLIC
208 197 $98,705.04 $68,919.85 $29,785.19 $501.75 $350.34 $151.41 101 $977.28 $682.37 $294.90 32,887 $3.00 $2.10 $0.91
SCHOOL DISTRICT
EVELETH-GILBERT
2154 1,390 $507,298.63 $456,970.47 $50,328.17 $364.97 $328.76 $36.21 918 $552.61 $497.79 $54.82 99,186 $5.11 $4.61 $0.51
SCHOOL DISTRICT
FAIRMONT AREA
2752 2,067 $740,803.72 $836,057.41 $(95,253.69) $358.35 $404.43 $(46.08) 1,436 $515.88 $582.21 $(66.33) N/A
SCHOOL DISTRICT
FARIBAULT PUBLIC
656 4,677 $1,590,228.99 $1,246,158.32 $344,070.67 $340.02 $266.45 $73.57 3,523 $451.38 $353.72 $97.66 332,501 $4.78 $3.75 $1.03
SCHOOL DISTRICT
FARMINGTON PUBLIC
192 7,233 $1,973,940.81 $1,323,383.18 $650,557.63 $272.91 $182.97 $89.95 5,922 $333.32 $223.47 $109.85 329,120 $6.00 $4.02 $1.98
SCHOOL DISTRICT
FERGUS FALLS
PUBLIC SCHOOL 544 2,984 $1,116,754.32 $524,552.29 $592,202.03 $374.23 $175.78 $198.45 2,237 $499.22 234.49 $264.73 N/A
DISTRICT
FERTILE-BELTRAMI
599 542 $302,351.67 $262,136.29 $40,215.38 $557.36 $483.23 $74.13 393 $769.34 $667.01 $102.33 142,066 $2.13 $1.85 $0.28
SCHOOL DISTRICT
FILLMORE CENTRAL 2198 666 $290,777.09 $346,068.90 $(55,291.81) $436.65 $519.68 $(83.03) 530 $548.64 $652.96 $(104.32) 115,171 $2.52 $3.00 $(0.48)
FISHER PUBLIC
600 308 $171,695.07 $196,433.46 $(24,738.39) $557.14 $637.42 $(80.28) 222 $773.40 $884.84 $(111.43) 68,921 $2.49 $2.85 $(0.36)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
FLOODWOOD PUBLIC
698 395 $247,013.71 $216,732.61 $30,281.10 $624.77 $548.18 $76.59 313 $789.18 $692.44 $96.74 89,960 $2.75 $2.41 $0.34
SCHOOL DISTRICT
FOLEY PUBLIC
51 1,918 $738,355.31 $610,732.49 $127,622.82 $385.02 $318.47 $66.55 1,803 $409.51 $338.73 $70.78 190,909 $3.87 $3.20 $0.67
SCHOOL DISTRICT
FOREST LAKE PUBLIC
831 8,159 $2,718,036.36 $3,962,423.82 $(1,244,387.47) $333.14 $485.65 $(152.52) 8,549 $317.94 $463.50 $(145.56) 1,259,077 $2.16 $3.15 $(0.99)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
FOSSTON PUBLIC
601 770 $371,990.20 $242,205.36 $129,784.84 $482.97 $314.46 $168.50 603 $616.90 $401.67 $215.23 127,653 $2.91 $1.90 $1.02
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Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

FRANCONIA PUBLIC
323 37 $13,221.48 $14,631.60 $(1,410.12) $361.14 $399.66 $(38.52) 30 $440.72 $487.72 $(47.00) 7,560 $1.75 $1.94 $(0.19)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
FRAZEE-VERGAS
23 1,083 $468,815.39 $609,133.01 $(140,317.62) $432.75 $562.28 $(129.52) 954 $491.42 $638.50 $(147.08) 264,968 $1.77 $2.30 $(0.53)
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
FRIDLEY PUBLIC
14 3,125 $777,333.87 $632,883.26 $144,450.61 $248.75 $202.53 $46.23 2,330 $333.62 $271.62 $62.00 64,097 $12.13 $9.87 $2.25
SCHOOL DISTRICT
FULDA PUBLIC
505 459 $227,132.26 $274,300.39 $(47,168.13) $494.99 $597.79 $(102.79) 299 $759.64 $917.39 $(157.75) 90,172 $2.52 $3.04 $(0.52)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
G.F.W. 2365 889 $413,108.68 $369,277.77 $43,830.92 $464.45 $415.17 $49.28 789 $523.59 $468.03 $55.55 151,127 $2.73 $2.44 $0.29
GLENCOE-SILVER
LAKE SCHOOL 2859 1,878 $693,502.30 $593,507.85 $99,994.45 $369.27 $316.02 $53.24 1,366 $507.69 $434.49 $73.20 163,096 $4.25 $3.64 $0.61
DISTRICT
GLENVILLE-EMMONS
2886 478 $217,257.34 $179,814.28 $37,443.07 $454.20 $375.92 $78.28 214 $1,015.22 $840.25 $174.97 N/A
SCHOOL DISTRICT
GOODHUE PUBLIC
253 760 $302,939.17 $318,086.66 $(15,147.49) $398.58 $418.51 $(19.93) 547 $553.82 $581.51 $(27.69) 88,218 $3.43 $3.61 $(0.17)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
GOODRIDGE PUBLIC
561 218 $150,339.78 $179,230.78 $(28,891.00) $690.99 $823.78 $(132.79) 171 $879.18 $1,048.13 $(168.95) 95,803 $1.57 $1.87 $(0.30)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
GRANADA HUNTLEY-
2536 306 $164,786.05 $164,783.08 $2.96 $538.60 $538.59 $0.01 262 $628.95 $628.94 $0.01 102,276 $1.61 $1.61 $0.00
EAST CHAIN
GRAND MEADOW
PUBLIC SCHOOL 495 429 $180,970.86 $93,945.27 $87,025.59 $422.06 $219.10 $202.96 225 $804.31 $417.53 $386.78 39,456 $4.59 $2.38 $2.21
DISTRICT
GRAND RAPIDS
PUBLIC SCHOOL 318 4,315 $2,196,480.80 $1,730,697.03 $465,783.77 $509.07 $401.12 $107.95 3,939 $557.62 $439.37 $118.25 605,999 $3.62 $2.86 $0.77
DISTRICT
GREENBUSH-MIDDLE
2683 546 $357,959.94 $324,935.81 $33,024.13 $655.86 $595.35 $60.51 438 $817.26 $741.86 $75.40 185,703 $1.93 $1.75 $0.18
RIVER SCHOOL DIST.
GREENWAY PUBLIC
316 1,326 $500,098.02 $505,153.60 $(5,055.58) $377.26 $381.07 $(3.81) 1,134 $441.00 $445.46 $(4.46) 195,391 $2.56 $2.59 $(0.03)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
GRYGLA PUBLIC
447 232 $204,831.31 $259,769.02 $(54,937.71) $881.64 $1,118.10 $(236.46) 166 $1,233.92 $1,564.87 $(330.95) 108,304 $1.89 $2.40 $(0.51)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HANCOCK PUBLIC
768 288 $133,242.05 $92,890.16 $40,351.89 $463.21 $322.93 $140.28 199 $669.56 $466.78 $202.77 66,109 $2.02 $1.41 $0.61
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HASTINGS PUBLIC
200 5,745 $1,806,393.78 $1,175,382.40 $631,011.38 $314.40 $204.58 $109.83 4,261 $423.94 $275.85 $148.09 443,057 $4.08 $2.65 $1.42
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HAWLEY PUBLIC
150 1,035 $403,834.46 $230,453.46 $173,381.00 $390.08 $222.61 $167.48 571 $707.24 $403.60 $303.64 87,700 $4.60 $2.63 $1.98
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HAYFIELD PUBLIC
203 973 $392,187.93 $300,609.99 $91,577.94 $402.98 $308.88 $94.10 677 $579.30 $444.03 $135.27 138,708 $2.83 $2.17 $0.66
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HENDRICKS PUBLIC
402 183 $93,609.78 $65,268.19 $28,341.59 $510.33 $355.82 $154.51 138 $678.33 $472.96 $205.37 23,303 $4.02 $2.80 $1.22
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HENNING PUBLIC
545 426 $197,703.51 $202,047.42 $(4,343.91) $464.05 $474.25 $(10.20) 325 $608.32 $621.68 $(13.37) 69,971 $2.83 $2.89 $(0.06)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HERMAN-NORCROSS
264 122 $78,076.46 $54,791.83 $23,284.63 $642.50 $450.89 $191.61 64 $1,219.94 $856.12 $363.82 50,008 $1.56 $1.10 $0.47
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HERMANTOWN
PUBLIC SCHOOL 700 2,336 $772,910.67 $625,595.46 $147,315.20 $330.90 $267.83 $63.07 1,991 $388.20 $314.21 $73.99 187,968 $4.11 $3.33 $0.78
DISTRICT
HERON LAKE-
OKABENA SCHOOL 330 393 $198,614.59 $143,329.29 $55,285.30 $505.12 $364.52 $140.60 313 $634.55 $457.92 $176.63 82,244 $2.41 $1.74 $0.67
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rev per cost per non- Costs Per Dist. Mile-
Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

HIBBING PUBLIC
701 2,723 $1,030,971.16 $832,185.45 $198,785.71 $378.63 $305.63 $73.01 2,201 $468.41 $378.09 $90.32 212,326 $4.86 $3.92 $0.94
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HILL CITY PUBLIC
2 351 $209,330.09 $155,405.66 $53,924.43 $596.48 $442.83 $153.66 194 $1,079.02 $801.06 $277.96 155,405 $1.35 $1.00 $0.35
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HILLS-BEAVER CREEK
671 379 $167,287.20 $149,181.69 $18,105.51 $441.59 $393.80 $47.79 289 $578.85 $516.20 $62.65 56,809 $2.94 $2.63 $0.32
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON
2165 1,186 $545,672.34 $468,016.88 $77,655.46 $460.07 $394.59 $65.47 1,004 $543.50 $466.15 $77.35 154,734 $3.53 $3.02 $0.50
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HOLDINGFORD
PUBLIC SCHOOL 738 1,172 $435,023.72 $301,972.46 $133,051.26 $371.24 $257.70 $113.54 1,022 $425.66 $295.47 $130.19 120,606 $3.61 $2.50 $1.10
DISTRICT
HOPKINS PUBLIC
270 8,726 $2,197,823.23 $2,085,950.64 $111,872.59 $251.88 $239.06 $12.82 7,966 $275.90 $261.86 $14.04 N/A
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HOUSTON PUBLIC
294 1,769 $777,644.50 $213,484.57 $564,159.93 $439.50 $120.65 $318.84 383 $2,030.40 $557.40 $1,473.00 87,356 $8.90 $2.44 $6.46
SCHOOL DISTRICT
HOWARD LAKE-
2687 1,178 $417,752.98 $287,634.25 $130,118.73 $354.76 $244.26 $110.50 1,196 $349.29 $240.50 $108.79 157,522 $2.65 $1.83 $0.83
WAVERLY-WINSTED
HUTCHINSON PUBLIC
423 3,383 $1,253,044.67 $935,478.00 $317,566.67 $370.44 $276.56 $93.88 3,230 $387.94 $289.62 $98.32 N/A
SCHOOL DISTRICT
INTERNATIONAL
FALLS SCHOOL 361 1,453 $637,435.04 $443,199.72 $194,235.32 $438.60 $304.95 $133.65 1,158 $550.46 $382.73 $167.73 121,002 $5.27 $3.66 $1.61
DISTRICT
INVER GROVE
199 4,414 $1,098,117.08 $837,883.35 $260,233.72 $248.75 $189.80 $58.95 3,878 $283.17 $216.06 $67.11 95,004 $11.56 $8.82 $2.74
HEIGHTS SCHOOLS
ISLE PUBLIC SCHOOL
473 622 $299,064.14 $88,318.66 $210,745.48 $481.05 $142.06 $338.99 568 $526.52 $155.49 $371.03 81,356 $3.68 $1.09 $2.59
DISTRICT
IVANHOE PUBLIC
403 201 $110,554.96 $173,855.35 $(63,300.39) $550.98 $866.46 $(315.48) 153 $722.58 $1,136.31 $(413.73) 43,917 $2.52 $3.96 $(1.44)
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SCHOOL DISTRICT
JACKSON COUNTY
CENTRAL SCHOOL 2895 1,355 $612,557.45 $456,625.42 $155,932.03 $451.94 $336.89 $115.05 890 $688.27 $513.06 $175.20 191,069 $3.21 $2.39 $0.82
DIST.
JANESVILLE-
WALDORF- 2835 619 $262,074.49 $248,416.76 $13,657.73 $423.51 $401.44 $22.07 409 $640.77 $607.38 $33.39 95,945 $2.73 $2.59 $0.14
PEMBERTON
JORDAN PUBLIC
717 1,907 $614,992.33 $550,139.16 $64,853.17 $322.56 $288.55 $34.02 1,545 $398.05 $356.08 $41.98 94,985 $6.47 $5.79 $0.68
SCHOOL DISTRICT
KASSON-
MANTORVILLE 204 2,394 $779,736.56 $477,196.98 $302,539.58 $325.64 $199.29 $126.35 2,011 $387.74 $237.29 $150.44 125,343 $6.22 $3.81 $2.41
SCHOOL DISTRICT
KELLIHER PUBLIC
36 258 $208,040.69 $173,420.27 $34,620.43 $805.92 $671.81 $134.11 223 $932.92 $777.67 $155.25 62,268 $3.34 $2.79 $0.56
SCHOOL DISTRICT
KENYON-WANAMINGO
2172 999 $405,659.40 $408,594.62 $(2,935.22) $406.20 $409.13 $(2.94) 701 $578.69 $582.87 $(4.19) 147,396 $2.75 $2.77 $(0.02)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
KERKHOVEN-
775 618 $305,840.40 $355,940.87 $(50,100.47) $495.25 $576.38 $(81.13) 499 $612.91 $713.31 $(100.40) 106,965 $2.86 $3.33 $(0.47)
MURDOCK-SUNBURG
KIMBALL PUBLIC
739 864 $332,181.39 $369,216.17 $(37,034.78) $384.36 $427.21 $(42.85) 769 $431.97 $480.13 $(48.16) 94,847 $3.50 $3.89 $(0.39)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
KINGSLAND PUBLIC
2137 840 $338,577.37 $291,289.31 $47,288.06 $403.02 $346.73 $56.29 693 $488.57 $420.33 $68.24 120,219 $2.82 $2.42 $0.39
SCHOOL DISTRICT
KITTSON CENTRAL
2171 351 $228,530.96 $148,201.15 $80,329.81 $651.79 $422.68 $229.11 168 $1,360.30 $882.15 $478.15 94,114 $2.43 $1.57 $0.85
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LAC QUI PARLE
2853 1,039 $571,674.10 $507,850.78 $63,823.32 $550.40 $488.95 $61.45 814 $702.30 $623.90 $78.41 191,283 $2.99 $2.65 $0.33
VALLEY SCHOOL DIST.
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Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

LACRESCENT-HOKAH
300 1,597 $569,003.70 $381,247.56 $187,756.14 $356.30 $238.73 $117.57 1,136 $500.88 $335.61 $165.28 84,041 $6.77 $4.54 $2.23
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LAKE BENTON PUBLIC
404 210 $110,742.24 $74,834.02 $35,908.22 $527.34 $356.35 $170.99 170 $651.42 $440.20 $211.22 47,381 $2.34 $1.58 $0.76
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LAKE CITY PUBLIC
813 1,508 $571,902.24 $476,518.55 $95,383.70 $379.30 $316.04 $63.26 1,162 $492.17 $410.08 $82.09 155,742 $3.67 $3.06 $0.61
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LAKE CRYSTAL-
WELLCOME 2071 933 $373,301.16 $381,284.92 $(7,983.76) $400.19 $408.74 $(8.56) 661 $564.75 $576.83 $(12.08) 151,980 $2.46 $2.51 $(0.05)
MEMORIAL
LAKE OF THE WOODS
390 626 $447,504.03 $511,349.77 $(63,845.74) $715.27 $817.32 $(102.05) 538 $831.79 $950.46 $(118.67) 152,474 $2.93 $3.35 $(0.42)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LAKE PARK AUDUBON
2889 731 $310,267.94 $340,594.74 $(30,326.80) $424.50 $465.99 $(41.49) 589 $526.77 $578.26 $(51.49) 187,328 $1.66 $1.82 $(0.16)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LAKE SUPERIOR
381 1,687 $1,278,525.08 $806,823.35 $471,701.73 $757.79 $478.21 $279.58 1,456 $878.11 $554.14 $323.97 294,572 $4.34 $2.74 $1.60
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
LAKEVIEW SCHOOL
2167 664 $296,078.75 $300,318.57 $(4,239.82) $445.80 $452.18 $(6.38) 607 $487.77 $494.76 $(6.98) 93,426 $3.17 $3.21 $(0.05)
DISTRICT
LAKEVILLE PUBLIC
194 13,043 $3,350,184.52 $3,612,819.98 $(262,635.46) $256.86 $277.00 $(20.14) 10,179 $329.13 $354.93 $(25.80) 687,773 $4.87 $5.25 $(0.38)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LANCASTER PUBLIC
356 228 $167,895.41 $101,099.33 $66,796.09 $736.51 $443.50 $293.02 148 $1,134.43 $683.10 $451.32 49,191 $3.41 $2.06 $1.36
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LANESBORO PUBLIC
229 413 $192,534.65 $233,423.77 $(40,889.12) $465.73 $564.64 $(98.91) 290 $663.91 $804.91 $(141.00) 99,412 $1.94 $2.35 $(0.41)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LAPORTE PUBLIC
306 318 $175,105.64 $214,019.02 $(38,913.39) $550.02 $672.25 $(122.23) 318 $550.65 $673.02 $(122.37) 100,798 $1.74 $2.12 $(0.39)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LECENTER PUBLIC
392 757 $280,879.37 $189,704.62 $91,174.75 $370.99 $250.56 $120.42 545 $515.37 $348.08 $167.29 57,402 $4.89 $3.30 $1.59
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LEROY PUBLIC
499 353 $159,468.91 $108,715.21 $50,753.70 $451.88 $308.06 $143.82 195 $817.79 $557.51 $260.28 41,584 $3.83 $2.61 $1.22
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LESTER PRAIRIE
424 499 $177,897.67 $177,457.18 $440.49 $356.42 $355.54 $0.88 291 $611.33 $609.82 $1.51 49,590 $3.59 $3.58 $0.01
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
LESUEUR-
HENDERSON SCHOOL 2397 1,384 $519,598.50 $305,892.26 $213,706.23 $375.32 $220.95 $154.36 967 $537.33 $316.33 $221.00 98,398 $5.28 $3.11 $2.17
DISTRICT
LEWISTON-ALTURA
857 863 $349,191.82 $346,324.60 $2,867.23 $404.72 $401.40 $3.32 724 $482.31 $478.35 $3.96 122,686 $2.85 $2.82 $0.02
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
LITCHFIELD PUBLIC
465 2,057 $763,829.19 $616,734.99 $147,094.20 $371.38 $299.86 $71.52 1,590 $480.40 $387.88 $92.51 N/A
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LITTLE FALLS PUBLIC
482 2,921 $1,102,715.41 $1,015,465.56 $87,249.85 $377.49 $347.63 $29.87 1,713 $643.73 $592.80 $50.93 284,931 $3.87 $3.56 $0.31
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LITTLEFORK-BIG
362 398 $316,751.82 $151,221.45 $165,530.37 $795.52 $379.79 $415.73 255 $1,242.16 $593.03 $649.14 69,953 $4.53 $2.16 $2.37
FALLS SCHOOL DIST.
LONG PRAIRIE-GREY
2753 1,341 $524,790.83 $460,892.83 $63,898.00 $391.31 $343.67 $47.65 821 $639.21 $561.38 $77.83 231,540 $2.27 $1.99 $0.28
EAGLE SCHOOL DIST
LUVERNE PUBLIC
2184 1,381 $554,466.38 $479,181.84 $75,284.54 $401.62 $347.09 $54.53 775 $715.44 $618.30 $97.14 N/A
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LYLE PUBLIC SCHOOL
497 270 $118,036.77 $85,678.50 $32,358.27 $437.40 $317.49 $119.91 165 $715.37 $519.26 $196.11 21,106 $5.59 $4.06 $1.53
DISTRICT
LYND PUBLIC SCHOOL
415 193 $92,955.01 $95,692.61 $(2,737.60) $482.28 $496.49 $(14.20) 176 $528.15 $543.71 $(15.55) N/A
DISTRICT
M.A.C.C.R.A.Y.
2180 831 $392,308.76 $451,898.75 $(59,589.99) $472.09 $543.79 $(71.71) 778 $504.25 $580.85 $(76.59) 165,496 $2.37 $2.73 $(0.36)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
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rev per cost per non- Costs Per Dist. Mile-
Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

MABEL-CANTON
PUBLIC SCHOOL 238 364 $164,817.17 $149,043.06 $15,774.11 $452.63 $409.31 $43.32 292 $564.44 $510.42 $54.02 64,260 $2.56 $2.32 $0.25
DIST.
MADELIA PUBLIC
837 650 $266,280.68 $172,035.82 $94,244.86 $409.35 $264.47 $144.88 413 $644.75 $416.55 $228.20 83,106 $3.20 $2.07 $1.13
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MAHNOMEN PUBLIC
432 733 $400,823.91 $492,032.35 $(91,208.43) $546.95 $671.41 $(124.46) 731 $548.32 $673.09 $(124.77) 183,207 $2.19 $2.69 $(0.50)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MAHTOMEDI PUBLIC
832 3,798 $1,015,353.07 $696,258.59 $319,094.48 $267.32 $183.31 $84.01 2,685 $378.16 $259.31 $118.84 247,153 $4.11 $2.82 $1.29
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MANKATO PUBLIC
77 8,205 $2,389,289.33 $1,557,975.43 $831,313.90 $291.20 $189.88 $101.32 3,415 $699.65 $456.22 $243.43 319,337 $7.48 $4.88 $2.60
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MAPLE LAKE PUBLIC
881 1,148 $392,228.19 $212,555.51 $179,672.68 $341.56 $185.10 $156.46 728 $538.77 $291.97 $246.80 N/A
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MAPLE RIVER
2135 1,328 $566,827.55 $606,041.02 $(39,213.47) $426.97 $456.51 $(29.54) 1,014 $559.00 $597.67 $(38.67) 187,719 $3.02 $3.23 $(0.21)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MARSHALL COUNTY
441 445 $257,074.30 $247,020.37 $10,053.93 $577.93 $555.33 $22.60 382 $672.97 $646.65 $26.32 99,414 $2.59 $2.48 $0.10
CENTRAL SCHOOLS
MARSHALL PUBLIC
413 2,486 $866,673.48 $711,336.28 $155,337.20 $348.57 $286.10 $62.48 2,300 $376.81 $309.28 $67.54 164,700 $5.26 $4.32 $0.94
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MARTIN COUNTY
WEST SCHOOL 2448 935 $429,084.81 $356,437.77 $72,647.05 $459.01 $381.29 $77.71 718 $597.61 $496.43 $101.18 143,482 $2.99 $2.48 $0.51
DISTRICT
MCGREGOR PUBLIC
4 457 $306,349.25 $312,945.68 $(6,596.44) $670.58 $685.02 $(14.44) 435 $704.25 $719.42 $(15.16) 132,015 $2.32 $2.37 $(0.05)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
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MCLEOD WEST
2887 301 $133,148.01 $113,174.63 $19,973.38 $442.85 $376.42 $66.43 182 $731.58 $621.84 $109.74 69,054 $1.93 $1.64 $0.29
SCHOOLS
MEDFORD PUBLIC
763 854 $315,770.22 $236,379.18 $79,391.04 $369.58 $276.66 $92.92 542 $582.60 $436.12 $146.48 81,570 $3.87 $2.90 $0.97
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MELROSE PUBLIC
740 1,652 $630,615.81 $847,772.82 $(217,157.01) $381.78 $513.24 $(131.47) 1,561 $403.98 $543.10 $(139.11) 317,172 $1.99 $2.67 $(0.68)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MENAHGA PUBLIC
821 871 $381,955.21 $483,837.88 $(101,882.68) $438.28 $555.18 $(116.91) 755 $505.90 $640.84 $(134.94) 184,567 $2.07 $2.62 $(0.55)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MESABI EAST
2711 984 $457,690.32 $404,315.48 $53,374.84 $465.21 $410.96 $54.25 866 $528.51 $466.88 $61.63 132,096 $3.46 $3.06 $0.40
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MILACA PUBLIC
912 2,129 $806,694.20 $776,903.75 $29,790.45 $378.90 $364.91 $13.99 1,949 $413.90 $398.62 $15.28 269,398 $2.99 $2.88 $0.11
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MILROY PUBLIC
635 94 $78,293.06 $53,450.55 $24,842.51 $829.55 $566.33 $263.22 98 $798.91 $545.41 $253.49 35,767 $2.19 $1.49 $0.69
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MINNEAPOLIS
PUBLIC SCHOOL 1 38,544 $9,668,556.73 $7,524,712.51 $2,143,844.22 $250.85 $195.23 $55.62 9,661 $1,000.78 $778.88 $221.91 5,047,150 $1.92 $1.49 $0.42
DIST.
MINNEOTA PUBLIC
414 523 $252,518.99 $155,023.75 $97,495.24 $482.57 $296.25 $186.32 430 $587.25 $360.52 $226.73 59,670 $4.23 $2.60 $1.63
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MINNETONKA
PUBLIC SCHOOL 276 9,445 $2,349,528.80 $1,298,618.62 $1,050,910.17 $248.75 $137.49 $111.26 3,817 $615.54 $340.22 $275.32 N/A
DISTRICT
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rev per cost per non- Costs Per Dist. Mile-
Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

MINNEWASKA
2149 1,314 $629,393.13 $734,881.75 $(105,488.62) $478.98 $559.26 $(80.28) 1,186 $530.69 $619.63 $(88.94) 271,957 $2.31 $2.70 $(0.39)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MONTEVIDEO
PUBLIC SCHOOL 129 1,730 $652,263.03 $337,786.63 $314,476.40 $376.97 $195.22 $181.75 647 $522.08 $486.05 108,992 $5.98 $3.10 $2.89
$1,008.13
DISTRICT
MONTGOMERY-
LONSDALE SCHOOL 394 1,237 $448,121.34 $321,813.01 $126,308.33 $362.26 $260.15 $102.11 940 $476.72 $342.35 $134.37 108,137 $4.14 $2.98 $1.17
DISTRICT
MONTICELLO
PUBLIC SCHOOL 882 4,516 $1,380,103.68 $753,064.14 $627,039.54 $305.61 $166.76 $138.85 3,995 $345.46 $188.50 $156.96 279,233 $4.94 $2.70 $2.25
DISTRICT
MOORHEAD PUBLIC
152 6,182 $1,954,190.73 $2,176,584.49 $(222,393.76) $316.12 $352.10 $(35.98) 4,613 $423.63 $471.84 $(48.21) 476,494 $4.10 $4.57 $(0.47)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MOOSE LAKE PUBLIC
97 854 $342,732.11 $313,780.25 $28,951.87 $401.25 $367.35 $33.89 697 $491.72 $450.19 $41.54 95,582 $3.59 $3.28 $0.30
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MORA PUBLIC
332 2,109 $799,721.66 $691,611.86 $108,109.80 $379.26 $327.99 $51.27 1,698 $470.98 $407.31 $63.67 199,824 $4.00 $3.46 $0.54
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MORRIS PUBLIC
769 1,059 $445,101.34 $191,357.23 $253,744.11 $420.33 $180.71 $239.62 983 $452.80 $194.67 $258.13 156,700 $2.84 $1.22 $1.62
SCHOOL DISTRICT
MOUNDS VIEW
PUBLIC SCHOOL 621 11,580 $2,880,496.70 $985,316.12 $248.75 $163.66 $85.09 5,678 $507.31 $333.78 $173.53 653,993 $4.40 $2.90 $1.51
$1,895,180.58
DISTRICT
MOUNTAIN IRON-
BUHL SCHOOL 712 625 $249,777.52 $253,561.16 $(3,783.64) $399.96 $406.02 $(6.06) 518 $482.20 $489.50 $(7.30) 82,785 $3.02 $3.06 $(0.05)
DISTRICT
MOUNTAIN LAKE
173 574 $241,173.48 $94,780.44 $146,393.04 $420.10 $165.10 $255.00 320 $753.67 $296.19 $457.48 50,905 $4.74 $1.86 $2.88
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MURRAY COUNTY
CENTRAL SCHOOL 2169 863 $403,591.55 $513,867.61 $(110,276.06) $467.67 $595.45 $(127.78) 693 $582.38 $741.51 $(159.13) 114,894 $3.51 $4.47 $(0.96)
DIST.
NASHWAUK-
KEEWATIN SCHOOL 319 723 $345,460.87 $530,173.66 $(184,712.79) $478.02 $733.61 $(255.59) 633 $545.75 $837.56 $(291.81) 316,537 $1.09 $1.67 $(0.58)
DISTRICT
NETT LAKE PUBLIC
707 143 $83,960.92 $71,070.45 $12,890.47 $586.40 $496.37 $90.03 91 $922.65 $780.99 $141.65 20,311 $4.13 $3.50 $0.63
SCHOOL DISTRICT
NEVIS PUBLIC
308 647 $297,563.37 $327,000.37 $(29,437.00) $459.93 $505.43 $(45.50) 551 $540.04 $593.47 $(53.42) 72,590 $4.10 $4.50 $(0.41)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
NEW LONDON-
SPICER SCHOOL 345 1,767 $648,961.94 $671,245.98 $(22,284.04) $367.29 $379.91 $(12.61) 1,586 $409.18 $423.23 $(14.05) 165,000 $3.93 $4.07 $(0.14)
DISTRICT
NEW PRAGUE AREA
721 4,096 $1,333,074.34 $29,993.79 $325.43 $318.11 $7.32 3,397 $392.43 $383.60 $8.83 421,550 $3.16 $3.09 $0.07
SCHOOLS $1,303,080.56
NEW ULM PUBLIC
88 2,422 $919,781.36 $967,463.87 $(47,682.51) $379.72 $399.40 $(19.68) 1,390 $661.71 $696.02 $(34.30) 390,768 $2.35 $2.48 $(0.12)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
NEW YORK MILLS
PUBLIC SCHOOL 553 826 $353,438.07 $295,739.10 $57,698.98 $428.11 $358.22 $69.89 715 $494.32 $413.62 $80.70 141,363 $2.50 $2.09 $0.41
DIST.
NICOLLET PUBLIC
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507 367 $170,615.10 $170,644.25 $(29.15) $465.39 $465.47 $(0.08) 373 $457.41 $457.49 $(0.08) 56,055 $3.04 $3.04 $(0.00)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

NORMAN COUNTY
EAST SCHOOL 2215 403 $216,460.39 $138,775.32 $77,685.07 $537.71 $344.73 $192.98 297 $728.82 $467.26 $261.57 93,236 $2.32 $1.49 $0.83
DISTRICT
NORMAN COUNTY
WEST SCHOOL 2527 312 $171,519.38 $185,055.88 $(13,536.49) $549.72 $593.11 $(43.38) 240 $714.66 $771.07 $(56.40) 49,581 $3.46 $3.73 $(0.27)
DISTRICT
NORTH BRANCH
138 4,305 $1,402,439.64 $1,518,560.00 $(116,120.36) $325.76 $352.73 $(26.97) 3,414 $410.79 $444.80 $(34.01) 333,492 $4.21 $4.55 $(0.35)
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
NORTH ST PAUL-
MAPLEWOOD 622 13,357 $3,322,567.38 $2,779,254.11 $543,313.26 $248.75 $208.08 $40.68 8,834 $376.11 $314.61 $61.50 581,473 $5.71 $4.78 $0.93
SCHOOL DIST
NORTHFIELD PUBLIC
659 4,502 $1,554,406.48 $1,120,892.12 $433,514.36 $345.27 $248.98 $96.29 2,682 $579.57 $417.93 $161.64 280,606 $5.54 $3.99 $1.54
SCHOOL DISTRICT
NORTHLAND
COMMUNITY 118 497 $342,418.66 $488,204.84 $(145,786.18) $688.72 $981.95 $(293.23) 511 $670.10 $955.39 $(285.30) 180,105 $1.90 $2.71 $(0.81)
SCHOOLS
NORWOOD PUBLIC
108 1,223 $481,491.21 $260,679.04 $220,812.17 $393.83 $213.22 $180.61 1,171 $411.18 $222.61 $188.57 120,506 $4.00 $2.16 $1.83
SCHOOL DISTRICT
NRHEG SCHOOL
2168 1,121 $465,035.80 $304,525.88 $160,509.92 $414.71 $271.57 $143.14 802 $579.85 $379.71 $200.14 126,287 $3.68 $2.41 $1.27
DISTRICT
OGILVIE PUBLIC
333 716 $285,934.67 $182,536.52 $103,398.15 $399.48 $255.02 $144.46 636 $449.58 $287.01 $162.58 79,559 $3.59 $2.29 $1.30
SCHOOL DISTRICT
OKLEE PUBLIC
627 224 $138,634.15 $117,232.92 $21,401.23 $617.94 $522.54 $95.39 150 $924.23 $781.55 $142.67 60,290 $2.30 $1.94 $0.35
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ONAMIA PUBLIC
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480 766 $375,633.14 $250,257.47 $125,375.67 $490.52 $326.80 $163.72 674 $557.32 $371.30 $186.02 167,405 $2.24 $1.49 $0.75
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ORONO PUBLIC
278 3,146 $934,074.83 $971,687.41 $(37,612.58) $296.90 $308.86 $(11.96) 3,173 $294.38 $306.24 $(11.85) 186,708 $5.00 $5.20 $(0.20)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
OSAKIS PUBLIC
213 889 $369,304.06 $294,964.07 $74,339.98 $415.38 $331.76 $83.61 693 $532.91 $425.63 $107.27 98,508 $3.75 $2.99 $0.75
SCHOOL DISTRICT
OSSEO PUBLIC
279 24,561 $6,109,624.61 $4,852,895.12 $1,256,729.49 $248.75 $197.59 $51.17 16,510 $370.06 $293.94 $76.12 N/A
SCHOOL DISTRICT
OWATONNA PUBLIC
761 5,670 $1,848,315.38 $1,154,231.82 $694,083.56 $325.96 $203.56 $122.41 3,232 $571.88 $357.13 $214.75 368,993 $5.01 $3.13 $1.88
SCHOOL DISTRICT
PARK RAPIDS
PUBLIC SCHOOL 309 1,773 $795,143.92 $814,049.38 $(18,905.46) $448.42 $459.08 $(10.66) 1,532 $519.02 $531.36 $(12.34) 301,712 $2.64 $2.70 $(0.06)
DISTRICT
PARKERS PRAIRIE
PUBLIC SCHOOL 547 649 $303,263.92 $301,934.40 $1,329.52 $467.39 $465.34 $2.05 441 $687.67 $684.66 $3.01 92,837 $3.27 $3.25 $0.01
DIST.
PAYNESVILLE
PUBLIC SCHOOL 741 1,212 $467,304.91 $604,477.23 $(137,172.32) $385.52 $498.68 $(113.16) 976 $478.80 $619.34 $(140.55) 128,723 $3.63 $4.70 $(1.07)
DISTRICT
PELICAN RAPIDS
PUBLIC SCHOOL 548 1,128 $483,919.05 $517,806.66 $(33,887.61) $428.93 $458.97 $(30.04) 696 $695.29 $743.98 $(48.69) 129,928 $3.72 $3.99 $(0.26)
DIST.
PEQUOT LAKES
186 1,777 $646,615.85 $588,565.46 $58,050.39 $363.85 $331.19 $32.67 1,633 $395.97 $360.42 $35.55 200,444 $3.23 $2.94 $0.29
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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# Trans Rev per Costs
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Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

PERHAM PUBLIC
549 1,727 $698,484.43 $602,897.77 $95,586.66 $404.57 $349.20 $55.36 1,525 $458.02 $395.34 $62.68 271,511 $2.57 $2.22 $0.35
SCHOOL DISTRICT
PIERZ PUBLIC
484 1,213 $508,380.13 $428,611.68 $79,768.45 $418.99 $353.24 $65.74 988 $514.55 $433.82 $80.74 157,106 $3.24 $2.73 $0.51
SCHOOL DISTRICT
PILLAGER PUBLIC
116 916 $361,597.24 $415,571.99 $(53,974.75) $394.80 $453.73 $(58.93) 813 $444.77 $511.16 $(66.39) 147,778 $2.45 $2.81 $(0.37)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
PINE CITY PUBLIC
578 1,858 $695,963.57 $798,018.32 $(102,054.75) $374.49 $429.40 $(54.91) 1,678 $414.76 $475.58 $(60.82) 195,524 $3.56 $4.08 $(0.52)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
PINE ISLAND PUBLIC
SCHOOL DIST.
255 1,420 $496,980.16 $343,278.71 $153,701.45 $349.90 $241.69 $108.22 938 $529.83 $365.97 $163.86 94,179 $5.28 $3.64 $1.63

PINE POINT PUBLIC


25 73 $25,364.85 $24,303.26 $1,061.59 $348.66 $334.07 $14.59 90 $281.83 $270.04 $11.80 13,419 $1.89 $1.81 $0.08
SCHOOL DISTRICT
PINE RIVER-BACKUS
2174 1,070 $535,553.04 $595,117.70 $(59,564.66) $500.32 $555.97 $(55.65) 963 $556.13 $617.98 $(61.85) 181,205 $2.96 $3.28 $(0.33)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
PIPESTONE AREA
2689 1,391 $608,599.20 $744,081.23 $(135,482.03) $437.50 $534.89 $(97.39) 562 $(241.07) 291,408 $2.09 $2.55 $(0.46)
SCHOOL DISTRICT $1,082.92 $1,323.99
PLAINVIEW-ELGIN-
2899 1,807 $691,393.58 $508,216.18 $183,177.40 $382.55 $281.19 $101.35 1,435 $481.81 $354.16 $127.65 206,760 $3.34 $2.46 $0.89
MILLVILLE
PLUMMER PUBLIC
628 166 $93,295.61 $93,839.85 $(544.24) $562.02 $565.30 $(3.28) 162 $575.90 $579.26 $(3.36) 39,269 $2.38 $2.39 $(0.01)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
PRINCETON PUBLIC
477 3,967 $1,353,608.24 $129,816.45 $341.24 $308.52 $32.73 3,378 $400.71 $362.28 $38.43 335,250 $4.04 $3.65 $0.39
SCHOOL DISTRICT $1,223,791.79
PRINSBURG PUBLIC
815 0 $- $23,760.00 $(23,760.00) N/A N/A N/A 115 $- $206.61 $(206.61) 11,696 $- $2.03 $(2.03)
SCHOOL DIST. **
PRIOR LAKE-SAVAGE
719 7,931 $2,024,476.12 $(169,032.40) $255.27 $276.59 $(21.31) 6,897 $293.53 $318.04 $(24.51) 428,800 $4.72 $5.12 $(0.39)
AREA SCHOOLS $2,193,508.52
PROCTOR PUBLIC
704 2,010 $702,805.78 $751,968.14 $(49,162.36) $349.72 $374.18 $(24.46) 1,477 $475.83 $509.12 $(33.29) 244,307 $2.88 $3.08 $(0.20)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
RANDOLPH PUBLIC
195 625 $240,450.16 $164,124.55 $76,325.61 $384.78 $262.64 $122.14 510 $471.47 $321.81 $149.66 53,593 $4.49 $3.06 $1.42
SCHOOL DISTRICT
RED LAKE FALLS
PUBLIC SCHOOL 630 446 $218,651.18 $140,831.33 $77,819.86 $490.59 $315.98 $174.61 407 $537.23 $346.02 $191.20 70,819 $3.09 $1.99 $1.10
DISTRICT
RED LAKE PUBLIC
38 1,521 $800,472.15 $786,696.28 $13,775.86 $526.17 $517.11 $9.06 1,580 $506.63 $497.91 $8.72 186,059 $4.30 $4.23 $0.07
SCHOOL DISTRICT
RED ROCK CENTRAL
2884 555 $284,027.57 $163,362.22 $120,665.35 $511.72 $294.33 $217.40 401 $708.30 $407.39 $300.91 110,663 $2.57 $1.48 $1.09
SCHOOL DISTRICT
RED WING PUBLIC
256 3,281 $1,106,073.71 $25,933.00 $337.10 $329.20 $7.90 2,049 $539.81 $527.16 $12.66 306,974 $3.60 $3.52 $0.08
SCHOOL DISTRICT $1,080,140.71
REDWOOD AREA
2897 1,450 $582,546.23 $530,079.51 $52,466.72 $401.88 $365.68 $36.19 1,097 $531.04 $483.21 $47.83 113,488 $5.13 $4.67 $0.46
SCHOOL DISTRICT
RENVILLE COUNTY
2890 652 $313,676.76 $222,405.94 $91,270.82 $481.46 $341.37 $140.09 593 $528.97 $375.05 $153.91 131,272 $2.39 $1.69 $0.70
WEST SCHOOL DIST.
RICHFIELD PUBLIC
280 4,714 $1,241,027.62 $715,501.12 $525,526.50 $263.25 $151.77 $111.47 3,066 $404.77 $233.37 $171.40 165,013 $7.52 $4.34 $3.18
SCHOOL DISTRICT
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rev per cost per non- Costs Per Dist. Mile-
Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

ROBBINSDALE
PUBLIC SCHOOL 281 14,763 $3,672,357.79 $3,772,589.63 $(100,231.84) $248.75 $255.54 $(6.79) 10,794 $340.22 $349.51 $(9.29) 1,105,081 $3.32 $3.41 $(0.09)
DISTRICT
ROCHESTER
PUBLIC SCHOOL 535 18,276 $5,101,115.39 $4,081,064.79 $1,020,050.60 $279.11 $223.30 $55.81 12,631 $403.86 $323.10 $80/76 N/A
DISTRICT
ROCKFORD
PUBLIC SCHOOL 883 1,772 $536,425.46 $589,535.07 $(53,109.61) $302.64 $332.61 $(29.96) 1,487 $360.74 $396.46 $(35.72) 118,554 $4.52 $4.97 $(0.45)
DISTRICT
ROCORI PUBLIC
750 2,568 $866,475.91 $1,143,108.82 $(276,632.91) $337.44 $445.18 $(107.73) 1,671 $518.54 $684.09 $(165.55) 348,895 $2.48 $3.28 $(0.79)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ROSEAU PUBLIC
682 1,481 $741,861.00 $517,896.07 $223,964.93 $501.03 $349.77 $151.26 1,127 $658.26 $459.54 $198.73 225,197 $3.29 $2.30 $0.99
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ROSEMOUNT-APPLE
196 31,846 $7,921,765.16 $4,897,828.04 $3,023,937.12 $248.75 $153.80 $94.96 24,881 $318.39 $196.85 $121.54 1,400,838 $5.66 $3.50 $2.16
VALLEY-EAGAN
ROSEVILLE PUBLIC
623 7,724 $1,921,348.54 $1,521,028.01 $400,320.53 $248.75 $196.93 $51.83 6,361 $302.05 $239.12 $62.93 N/A
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ROTHSAY PUBLIC
850 234 $140,581.97 $132,501.33 $8,080.64 $600.03 $565.54 $34.49 172 $817.34 $770.36 $46.98 55,706 $2.52 $2.38 $0.15
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ROUND LAKE PUBLIC
516 124 $65,150.78 $(16,143.35) $81,294.13 $526.81 $657.35 75 $868.68 $(215.24) $1,083.92 16,431 $3.97 $(0.98) $4.95
SCHOOL DISTRICT $(130.54)
ROYALTON PUBLIC
485 845 $327,653.13 $292,703.85 $34,949.27 $387.75 $346.39 $41.36 694 $472.12 $421.76 $50.36 113,654 $2.88 $2.58 $0.31
SCHOOL DISTRICT
RTR PUBLIC
2902 642 $320,315.24 $385,342.33 $(65,027.09) $498.86 $600.13 $(101.27) 557 $575.07 $691.82 $(116.75) 146,714 $2.18 $2.63 $(0.44)
SCHOOLS
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RUSH CITY PUBLIC


139 1,041 $383,099.63 $285,194.90 $97,904.73 $367.87 $273.85 $94.01 881 $434.85 $323.72 $111.13 85,029 $4.51 $3.35 $1.15
SCHOOL DISTRICT
RUSHFORD-
PETERSON PUBLIC 239 735 $308,776.43 $281,417.56 $27,358.88 $420.14 $382.92 $37.23 547 $564.49 $514.47 $50.02 103,000 $3.00 $2.73 $0.27
SCHOOLS
SARTELL-ST.
STEPHEN SCHOOL 748 3,800 $1,063,760.71 $741,695.59 $322,065.13 $279.93 $195.18 $84.75 2,815 $377.89 $263.48 $114.41 209,667 $5.07 $3.54 $1.54
DISTRICT
SAUK CENTRE
PUBLIC SCHOOL 743 1,251 $485,771.10 $456,935.87 $28,835.24 $388.31 $365.26 $23.05 1,076 $451.46 $424.66 $26.80 129,036 $3.76 $3.54 $0.22
DISTRICT
SAUK RAPIDS
PUBLIC SCHOOL 47 4,229 $1,346,437.98 $665,496.01 $680,941.97 $318.41 $157.38 $161.03 2,743 $490.86 $242.62 $248.25 233,695 $5.76 $2.85 $2.91
DISTRICT
SEBEKA PUBLIC
820 605 $292,275.16 $301,173.27 $(8,898.11) $483.06 $497.77 $(14.71) 505 $578.76 $596.38 $(17.62) 54,598 $5.35 $5.52 $(0.16)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
SHAKOPEE PUBLIC
720 7,433 $1,916,962.58 $81,564.70 $257.89 $246.92 $10.97 4,719 $406.22 $388.94 $17.28 528,961 $3.62 $3.47 $0.15
SCHOOL DISTRICT $1,835,397.88
SIBLEY EAST
2310 1,409 $585,930.90 $373,392.34 $212,538.55 $415.96 $265.07 $150.88 1,223 $479.09 $305.31 $173.78 147,230 $3.98 $2.54 $1.44
SCHOOL DISTRICT
SLEEPY EYE PUBLIC
84 695 $308,085.89 $300,568.18 $7,517.71 $443.14 $432.33 $10.81 378 $815.04 $795.15 $19.89 108,512 $2.84 $2.77 $0.07
SCHOOL DISTRICT
SOUTH
KOOCHICHING 363 436 $444,609.45 $362,278.23 $82,331.21 $1,020.92 $831.87 $189.05 412 $1,079.15 $879.32 $199.83 280,166 $1.59 $1.29 $0.29
SCHOOL DISTRICT
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# Trans Rev per Costs
rev per cost per non- Costs Per Dist. Mile-
Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

SOUTH ST. PAUL


PUBLIC SCHOOL 6 3,845 $956,541.23 $213,628.46 $742,912.77 $248.75 $55.56 $193.20 1,060 $902.40 $201.54 $700.86 41,760 $22.91 $5.12 $17.79
DIST.
SOUTH
WASHINGTON
833 19,318 $4,907,693.40 $4,723,930.48 $183,762.92 $254.05 $244.54 $9.51 14,765 $332.39 $319.94 $12.45 1,861,610 $2.64 $2.54 $0.10
COUNTY SCHOOL
DIST
SOUTHLAND PUBLIC
500 665 $294,967.98 $370,486.51 $(75,518.53) $443.76 $557.37 $(113.61) 576 $512.10 $643.21 $(131.11) 100,760 $2.93 $3.68 $(0.75)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
SPRING GROVE
297 388 $160,654.72 $124,603.77 $36,050.95 $414.37 $321.38 $92.98 191 $841.12 $652.38 $188.75 53,766 $2.99 $2.32 $0.67
SCHOOL DISTRICT
SPRING LAKE PARK
16 5,293 $1,316,722.09 $(281,273.66) $248.75 $301.89 $(53.14) 3,864 $340.77 $413.56 $(72.79) 335,455 $3.93 $4.76 $(0.84)
PUBLIC SCHOOLS $1,597,995.75
SPRINGFIELD
PUBLIC SCHOOL 85 687 $290,655.46 $152,613.40 $138,042.06 $423.37 $222.30 $201.07 379 $766.90 $402.67 $364.23 161,174 $1.80 $0.95 $0.86
DISTRICT
ST. ANTHONY-NEW
282 1,984 $493,503.05 $191,951.06 $301,551.99 $248.75 $96.75 $152.00 748 $659.76 $256.62 $403.14 N/A
BRIGHTON SCHOOLS
ST. CHARLES PUBLIC
858 1,163 $430,471.69 $344,221.84 $86,249.85 $370.17 $296.00 $74.17 575 $748.65 $598.65 $150.00 80,609 $5.34 $4.27 $1.07
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST. CLAIR PUBLIC
75 691 $264,673.31 $191,292.16 $73,381.15 $383.27 $277.01 $106.26 550 $481.22 $347.80 $133.42 68,628 $3.86 $2.79 $1.07
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST. CLOUD PUBLIC
742 10,690 $3,295,496.14 $3,446,818.22 $(151,322.09) $308.29 $322.44 $(14.16) 9,870 $333.89 $349.22 $(15.33) 927,559 $3.55 $3.72 $(0.16)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST. FRANCIS PUBLIC
15 6,391 $1,946,215.97 $1,669,359.52 $276,856.45 $304.52 $261.20 $43.32 5,886 $330.65 $283.62 $47.04 641,294 $3.03 $2.60 $0.43
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST. JAMES PUBLIC
840 1,348 $526,083.59 $263,050.18 $263,033.41 $390.40 $195.21 $195.20 1,063 $494.90 $247.46 $247.44 137,773 $3.82 $1.91 $1.91
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST. LOUIS COUNTY
2142 2,355 $1,593,168.45 $1,600,419.77 $(7,251.33) $676.46 $679.53 $(3.08) 1,592 $1,000.73 $1,005.29 $(4.55) 572,781 $2.78 $2.79 $(0.01)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST. LOUIS PARK
PUBLIC SCHOOL 283 4,959 $1,233,553.69 $992,474.46 $241,079.23 $248.75 $200.14 $48.62 4,051 $304.51 $244.99 $59.51 N/A
DIST.
ST. MICHAEL-
ALBERTVILLE 885 5,503 $1,437,895.40 $1,534,100.20 $(96,204.80) $261.29 $278.78 $(17.48) 5,186 $277.26 $295.82 $(18.55) N/A
SCHOOL DIST
ST. PAUL PUBLIC
625 44,281 $11,015,075.88 $3,653,895.25 $7,361,180.64 $248.75 $82.52 $166.24 8,754 $1,258.29 $417.40 $840.89 744,212 $14.80 $4.91 $9.89
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST. PETER PUBLIC
508 2,112 $717,306.09 $400,055.05 $317,251.04 $339.67 $189.44 $150.23 1,622 $442.24 $246.64 $195.59 110,040 $6.52 $3.64 $2.88
SCHOOL DISTRICT
STAPLES-MOTLEY
2170 1,607 $685,322.48 $852,601.98 $(167,279.49) $426.54 $530.65 $(104.11) 1,458 $470.04 $584.78 $(114.73) 311,475 $2.20 $2.74 $(0.54)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
STEPHEN-ARGYLE
2856 405 $247,168.16 $145,380.17 $101,787.99 $610.53 $359.11 $251.43 265 $932.71 $548.60 $384.11 93,488 $2.64 $1.56 $1.09
CENTRAL SCHOOLS
STEWARTVILLE
PUBLIC SCHOOL 534 2,016 $711,204.50 $489,283.25 $221,921.25 $352.73 $242.67 $110.07 1,570 $453.00 $311.65 $141.35 N/A
DISTRICT
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STILLWATER AREA
PUBLIC SCHOOL 834 10,220 $3,166,527.05 $2,793,180.99 $373,346.06 $309.85 $273.32 $36.53 7,748 $408.69 $360.50 $48.19 981,400 $3.23 $2.85 $0.38
DIST.
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# Trans Rev per Costs
rev per cost per non- Costs Per Dist. Mile-
Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

SWANVILLE PUBLIC
486 408 $172,568.31 $153,644.16 $18,924.15 $422.70 $376.35 $46.35 303 $569.53 $507.08 $62.46 94,069 $1.83 $1.63 $0.20
SCHOOL DISTRICT
THIEF RIVER FALLS
564 2,290 $918,680.81 $854,926.68 $63,754.13 $401.25 $373.40 $27.85 1,907 $481.74 $448.31 $33.43 203,730 $4.51 $4.20 $0.31
SCHOOL DISTRICT
TRACY AREA PUBLIC
2904 924 $420,817.64 $365,065.78 $55,751.86 $455.39 $395.06 $60.33 832 $505.79 $438.78 $67.01 109,493 $3.84 $3.33 $0.51
SCHOOL DISTRICT
TRI-COUNTY
2358 267 $174,697.08 $181,048.46 $(6,351.38) $653.90 $677.68 $(23.77) 260 $671.91 $696.34 $(24.43) 112,230 $1.56 $1.61 $(0.06)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
TRITON SCHOOL
2125 1,283 $498,841.70 $449,861.34 $48,980.36 $388.92 $350.74 $38.19 1,105 $451.44 $407.11 $44.33 161,946 $3.08 $2.78 $0.30
DISTRICT
TRUMAN PUBLIC
458 383 $174,922.99 $149,191.63 $25,731.36 $456.67 $389.49 $67.18 345 $507.02 $432.44 $74.58 90,100 $1.94 $1.66 $0.29
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ULEN-HITTERDAL
PUBLIC SCHOOL 914 319 $175,568.55 $186,377.09 $(10,808.55) $549.80 $583.65 $(33.85) 224 $783.79 $832.04 $(48.25) 57,460 $3.06 $3.24 $(0.19)
DIST
UNDERWOOD
PUBLIC SCHOOL 550 621 $275,553.31 $176,083.41 $99,469.91 $443.70 $283.53 $160.17 506 $544.57 $347.99 $196.58 66,422 $4.15 $2.65 $1.50
DISTRICT
UNITED SOUTH
CENTRAL SCHOOL 2134 885 $401,741.05 $245,012.87 $156,728.17 $454.18 $276.99 $177.18 536 $749.52 $457.11 $292.40 130,165 $3.09 $1.88 $1.20
DIST.
UPSALA PUBLIC
487 469 $183,677.85 $66,824.02 $116,853.83 $391.36 $142.38 $248.98 386 $475.85 $173.12 $302.73 29,547 $6.22 $2.26 $3.95
SCHOOL DISTRICT
VERNDALE PUBLIC
818 547 $242,544.44 $194,387.51 $48,156.93 $443.42 $355.38 $88.04 426 $569.35 $456.31 $113.04 59,357 $4.09 $3.27 $0.81
SCHOOL DISTRICT
VIRGINIA PUBLIC
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706 1,836 $671,756.21 $480,845.17 $190,911.04 $365.94 $261.94 $104.00 1,400 $479.83 $343.46 $136.37 127,766 $5.26 $3.76 $1.49
SCHOOL DISTRICT
WABASHA-KELLOGG
PUBLIC SCHOOL 811 753 $295,892.16 $295,477.21 $414.95 $393.07 $392.51 $0.55 704 $420.30 $419.71 $0.59 97,220 $3.04 $3.04 $0.00
DIST.
WABASSO PUBLIC
640 485 $243,566.49 $132,433.35 $111,133.15 $502.65 $273.31 $229.35 442 $551.06 $299.62 $251.43 107,154 $2.27 $1.24 $1.04
SCHOOL DISTRICT
WACONIA PUBLIC
110 3,542 $1,096,454.87 $837,806.73 $258,648.14 $309.58 $236.55 $73.03 3,376 $324.78 $248.17 $76.61 219,400 $5.00 $3.82 $1.18
SCHOOL DISTRICT
WADENA-DEER
CREEK SCHOOL 2155 1,267 $483,450.96 $399,731.80 $83,719.16 $381.48 $315.42 $66.06 975 $495.85 $409.98 $85.87 103,581 $4.67 $3.86 $0.81
DISTRICT
WALKER-
HACKENSACK- 113 970 $465,440.95 $368,065.48 $97,375.47 $480.01 $379.59 $100.42 889 $523.56 $414.02 $109.53 169,356 $2.75 $2.17 $0.57
AKELEY SCHL. DIST
WARREN-
ALVARADO-OSLO 2176 517 $296,002.22 $123,763.73 $172,238.49 $572.18 $239.24 $332.94 271 $456.69 $635.57 99,280 $2.98 $1.25 $1.73
SCHOOL DIST.
$1,092.26

WARROAD PUBLIC
690 1,317 $743,375.83 $524,854.78 $218,521.05 $564.37 $398.47 $165.90 1,112 $668.50 $471.99 $196.51 189,373 $3.93 $2.77 $1.15
SCHOOL DISTRICT
WASECA PUBLIC
829 2,152 $801,863.22 $865,146.69 $(63,283.47) $372.56 $401.97 $(29.40) 1,674 $479.01 $516.81 $(37.80) 125,566 $6.39 $6.89 $(0.50)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Total Rev Per


# Trans Rev per Costs
rev per cost per non- Costs Per Dist. Mile-
Dist Name Distr # ACMPU (From Formula, Spar- Costs Diff diff Stu- Diff Mile per Mile Diff
city and some Charter student student weighted Student age
dents Driven Driven
Transportation) Student

WATERTOWN-
MAYER PUBLIC 111 1,907 $644,688.93 $431,395.89 $213,293.03 $338.12 $226.25 $111.86 1,944 $331.63 $221.91 $109.72 128,027 $5.04 $3.37 $1.67
SCHOOL DIST.
WATERVILLE-
ELYSIAN- 2143 1,072 $407,552.56 $312,979.40 $94,573.16 $380.32 $292.07 $88.25 826 $493.41 $378.91 $114.50 142,101 $2.87 $2.20 $0.67
MORRISTOWN
WAUBUN PUBLIC
435 697 $365,213.15 $521,424.44 $(156,211.30) $523.81 $747.85 $(224.05) 616 $592.88 $846.47 $(253.59) 152,668 $2.39 $3.42 $(1.02)
SCHOOL DISTRICT
WAYZATA PUBLIC
284 11,856 $2,949,242.34 $(328,129.30) $248.75 $276.43 $(27.68) 10,168 $290.05 $322.32 $(32.27) 712,252 $4.14 $4.60 $(0.46)
SCHOOL DISTRICT $3,277,371.64
WEST CENTRAL
2342 894 $462,387.04 $421,119.77 $41,267.27 $517.22 $471.06 $46.16 716 $645.79 $588.16 $57.64 158,812 $2.91 $2.65 $0.26
AREA
WEST ST. PAUL-
MENDOTA HTS.- 197 5,146 $1,283,381.55 $(227,110.67) $249.39 $293.53 $(44.13) 4,770 $269.05 $316.67 $(47.61) 718,783 $1.79 $2.10 $(0.32)
$1,510,492.22
EAGAN
WESTBROOK-
WALNUT GROVE 2898 636 $305,545.24 $117,850.57 $187,694.67 $480.67 $185.40 $295.28 412 $741.61 $286.05 $455.57 81,675 $3.74 $1.44 $2.30
SCHOOLS
WESTONKA
PUBLIC SCHOOL 277 2,598 $705,251.35 $592,504.87 $112,746.48 $271.51 $228.10 $43.41 2,304 $306.10 $257.16 $48.94 112,780 $6.25 $5.25 $1.00
DISTRICT
WHEATON AREA
PUBLIC SCHOOL 803 472 $259,825.94 $194,870.75 $64,955.19 $550.77 $413.08 $137.69 228 $1,139.59 $854.70 $284.89 66,193 $3.93 $2.94 $0.98
DISTRICT
WHITE BEAR LAKE
624 9,605 $2,389,359.28 $615,340.16 $248.75 $184.69 $64.06 6,941 $344.24 $255.59 $88.65 581,428 $4.11 $3.05 $1.06
SCHOOL DISTRICT $1,774,019.12
WILLMAR PUBLIC
347 4,690 $1,561,736.88 $(317,641.69) $332.96 $400.69 $(67.72) 3,733 $418.36 $503.45 $(85.09) 402,191 $3.88 $4.67 $(0.79)
SCHOOL DISTRICT $1,879,378.57
WILLOW RIVER
PUBLIC SCHOOL 577 516 $250,984.76 $256,896.56 $(5,911.80) $486.41 $497.87 $(11.46) 461 $544.44 $557.26 $(12.82) 80,106 $3.13 $3.21 $(0.07)
DISTRICT
WIN-E-MAC
2609 542 $276,084.67 $186,810.49 $89,274.18 $509.81 $344.96 $164.85 491 $562.29 $380.47 $181.82 89,406 $3.09 $2.09 $1.00
SCHOOL DISTRICT
WINDOM PUBLIC
177 1,083 $434,488.78 $245,283.66 $189,205.12 $401.12 $226.45 $174.67 947 $458.81 $259.01 $199.79 115,072 $3.78 $2.13 $1.64
SCHOOL DISTRICT
WINONA AREA
PUBLIC SCHOOL 861 4,075 $1,542,539.20 $(10,529.87) $378.57 $381.15 $(2.58) 3,596 $428.96 $431.89 $(2.93) N/A
$1,553,069.07
DISTRICT
WORTHINGTON
PUBLIC SCHOOL 518 2,652 $965,758.26 $527,223.04 $438,535.21 $364.15 $198.80 $165.36 2,139 $451.50 $246.48 $205.02 203,477 $4.75 $2.59 $2.16
DISTRICT
WRENSHALL
PUBLIC SCHOOL 100 365 $172,449.76 $90,319.19 $82,130.57 $471.95 $247.18 $224.77 285 $605.09 $316.91 $288.18 32,648 $5.28 $2.77 $2.52
DISTRICT
YELLOW MEDICINE
2190 1,042 $501,457.03 $484,216.82 $17,240.21 $481.25 $464.71 $16.55 802 $625.26 $603.76 $21.50 230,982 $2.17 $2.10 $0.07
EAST
ZUMBROTA-
MAZEPPA SCHOOL 2805 1,256 $464,470.82 $347,029.98 $117,440.84 $369.95 $276.41 $93.54 958 $484.83 $362.24 $122.59 99,994 $4.64 $3.47 $1.17
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