Regular local school district · Clay County
Barnesville Public School Dist., MN: schools, enrollment and spending
Barnesville Public School Dist. runs 2 public schools with 870 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.5 students per teacher is about the same as the Minnesota figure of 15.2.Listed in NCES data as "BARNESVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.".
At a glance
- Schools
- 2
- Students
- 870
- Teachers (FTE)
- 56
- Students per teacher
- 15.5
- MN: 15.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 310 5th St SE, Barnesville, MN 56514
- Phone
- (218)354-2217
- County
- Clay County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2703660
- State district ID
- MN-010146
- Total staff (FTE)
- 104
- School counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- School administrators (FTE)
- 2.0
Students per teacher compared
This district15.5
Minnesota15.2
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (898), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $13.6 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.0 million
- State revenue
- $9.1 million
- Local revenue
- $3.5 million
- Total spending
- $27.4 million
- Spending per pupil
- $30,491
- Salaries
- $6.2 million22.5% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $28.0 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 7.5%
- State: 66.9%
- Local: 25.6%
Minnesota overall
- Federal: 9.4%
- State: 63.0%
- Local: 27.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$30,491
Minnesota$17,873
United States$16,826
Schools in Barnesville Public School Dist.
By level: 1 high, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Barnesville Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 6 | 490 | 14.8 |
| Barnesville High School | High | 7 to 12 | 380 | 16.5 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Clay County
- Moorhead Area Public Schools 7,571 students
- Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton School District 1,535 students
- Hawley Public School District 1,058 students
- Ulen-Hitterdal Public School Dist 302 students
- Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative 134 students
More in Minnesota
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.