A rational funding formula should account for differences in individual students such as family wealth, family language, and special needs.
—A Framework for a New
Minnesota Education Funding Formula
P.S. Minnesota (November 2006)
Of the 821,423 students served by Minnesota public school districts in 2005-06, 101,281 qualify for Special Education services, 59,060 receive English Language Learning services, and 250,123 (fully 30%) qualify for free or reduced lunch. Even though these aren’t additive (the same student can qualify for multiple services), for purposes of per pupil funding they can be “layered” with costs following the student for each type of services needed.
First Quartile - The following 3 districts serve 25% of Minnesota public school students with Special Needs (Special Education, English Language Learning, and Free and Reduced Lunch).
|
D# |
District |
CTSN |
%MN SN |
|
0625 |
ST. PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
50,040 |
12% |
|
0001 |
MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. |
38,852 |
9% |
|
0011 |
ANOKA-HENNEPIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. |
17,098 |
4% |
Second Quartile - The following 21 districts serve 25% of Minnesota public school students with Special Needs (Special Education, English Language Learning, and Free and Reduced Lunch).
| D# |
District |
CT SN |
%MN SN |
| 279 |
OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
10,980 |
3% |
| 196 |
ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN |
8,440 |
2% |
| 535 |
ROCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
7,952 |
2% |
| 281 |
ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
7,636 |
2% |
| 742 |
ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
5,662 |
1% |
| 622 |
NORTH ST PAUL-MAPLEWOOD SCHOOL DIST |
5,418 |
1% |
| 271 |
BLOOMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
5,250 |
1% |
| 709 |
DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
5,153 |
1% |
| 191 |
BURNSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
4,930 |
1% |
| 833 |
SOUTH WASHINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DIST |
4,472 |
1% |
| 181 |
BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
3,440 |
1% |
| 280 |
RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
3,381 |
1% |
| 77 |
MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
3,224 |
1% |
| 621 |
MOUNDS VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
3,219 |
1% |
| 728 |
ELK RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
3,120 |
1% |
| 624 |
WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT |
3,073 |
1% |
| 623 |
ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
3,049 |
1% |
| 270 |
HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
2,923 |
1% |
| 347 |
WILLMAR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
2,898 |
1% |
| 720 |
SHAKOPEE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
2,809 |
1% |
| 13 |
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST |
2,801 |
1% |
Third Quartile - The following 73 districts serve 25% of Minnesota public school students with Special Needs (Special Education, English Language Learning, and Free and Reduced Lunch).
| D# |
District |
CT SN |
%MN SN |
| 31 |
BEMIDJI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
2,759 |
1% |
| 492 |
AUSTIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
2,697 |
1% |
| 152 |
MOORHEAD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
2,628 |
1% |
| 112 |
CHASKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
2,616 |
1% |
| 656 |
FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
2,592 |
1% |
| 272 |
EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
2,432 |
1% |
| 197 |
WEST ST. PAUL-MENDOTA HTS.-EAGAN |
2,410 |
1% |
| 761 |
OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
2,288 |
1% |
| 831 |
FOREST LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
2,237 |
1% |
| 241 |
ALBERT LEA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
2,112 |
1% |
| 194 |
LAKEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
2,078 |
1% |
| 283 |
ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. |
2,046 |
0% |
| 861 |
WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,980 |
0% |
| 16 |
SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
1,977 |
0% |
| 284 |
WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,955 |
0% |
| 15 |
ST. FRANCIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,914 |
0% |
| 911 |
CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST |
1,835 |
0% |
| 834 |
STILLWATER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,815 |
0% |
| 877 |
BUFFALO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,784 |
0% |
| 286 |
BROOKLYN CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,769 |
0% |
| 6 |
SOUTH ST. PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. |
1,720 |
0% |
| 318 |
GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,708 |
0% |
| 518 |
WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,659 |
0% |
| 12 |
CENTENNIAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,645 |
0% |
| 14 |
FRIDLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,637 |
0% |
| 206 |
ALEXANDRIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,625 |
0% |
| 192 |
FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,556 |
0% |
| 38 |
RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,544 |
0% |
| 200 |
HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,509 |
0% |
| 47 |
SAUK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,508 |
0% |
| 199 |
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS |
1,498 |
0% |
| 273 |
EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,421 |
0% |
| 482 |
LITTLE FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,397 |
0% |
| 138 |
NORTH BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
1,370 |
0% |
| 276 |
MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,366 |
0% |
| 882 |
MONTICELLO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,364 |
0% |
| 22 |
DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. |
1,308 |
0% |
| 659 |
NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,304 |
0% |
| 2142 |
ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,225 |
0% |
| 701 |
HIBBING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,217 |
0% |
| 94 |
CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,206 |
0% |
| 719 |
PRIOR LAKE-SAVAGE AREA SCHOOLS |
1,153 |
0% |
| 477 |
PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,131 |
0% |
| 423 |
HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,108 |
0% |
| 727 |
BIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,039 |
0% |
| 2752 |
FAIRMONT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,035 |
0% |
| 2170 |
STAPLES-MOTLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,026 |
0% |
| 544 |
FERGUS FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
1,018 |
0% |
| 256 |
RED WING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
974 |
0% |
| 2753 |
LONG PRAIRIE-GREY EAGLE SCHOOL DIST |
969 |
0% |
| 564 |
THIEF RIVER FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT |
964 |
0% |
| 413 |
MARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
963 |
0% |
| 508 |
ST. PETER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
961 |
0% |
| 829 |
WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
949 |
0% |
| 309 |
PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
948 |
0% |
| 115 |
CASS LAKE-BENA PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
936 |
0% |
| 840 |
ST. JAMES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
928 |
0% |
| 593 |
CROOKSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
918 |
0% |
| 2144 |
CHISAGO LAKES SCHOOL DISTRICT |
900 |
0% |
| 2859 |
GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT |
861 |
0% |
| 885 |
ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE SCHOOL DIST |
842 |
0% |
| 129 |
MONTEVIDEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
841 |
0% |
| 595 |
EAST GRAND FORKS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST |
840 |
0% |
| 332 |
MORA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
838 |
0% |
| 466 |
DASSEL-COKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. |
799 |
0% |
| 2155 |
WADENA-DEER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT |
797 |
0% |
| 465 |
LITCHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
795 |
0% |
| 549 |
PERHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
793 |
0% |
| 2310 |
SIBLEY EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT |
791 |
0% |
| 548 |
PELICAN RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. |
766 |
0% |
| 750 |
ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
763 |
0% |
| 740 |
MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
751 |
0% |
| 316 |
GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
751 |
0% |
Fourth Quartile - The remaining 244 districts serve 25% of Minnesota public school students with Special Needs (Special Education, English Language Learning, and Free and Reduced Lunch).
| D# |
District |
CT SN |
| 912 |
MILACA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
747 |
| 2860 |
BLUE EARTH AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL |
742 |
| 726 |
BECKER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
741 |
| 182 |
CROSBY-IRONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. |
723 |
| 706 |
VIRGINIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
722 |
| 162 |
BAGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
721 |
| 578 |
PINE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
703 |
| 317 |
DEER RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
692 |
| 2174 |
PINE RIVER-BACKUS SCHOOL DISTRICT |
692 |
| 2190 |
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST |
690 |
| 2397 |
LESUEUR-HENDERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT |
684 |
| 23 |
FRAZEE-VERGAS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. |
677 |
| 88 |
NEW ULM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
672 |
| 748 |
SARTELL-ST. STEPHEN SCHOOL DISTRICT |
671 |
| 2149 |
MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT |
668 |
| 186 |
PEQUOT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
656 |
| 51 |
FOLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
647 |
| 2689 |
PIPESTONE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT |
647 |
| 381 |
LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. |
641 |
| 1 |
AITKIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
639 |
| 2895 |
JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DIST. |
635 |
| 2897 |
REDWOOD AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT |
626 |
| 883 |
ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
616 |
| 876 |
ANNANDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
605 |
| 721 |
NEW PRAGUE AREA SCHOOLS |
604 |
| 2135 |
MAPLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT |
602 |
| 2184 |
LUVERNE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
597 |
| 480 |
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