Regular local school district · Otter Tail County
Battle Lake Public School District, MN: schools, enrollment and spending
Battle Lake Public School District runs 2 public schools with 414 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 12.9 students per teacher is 2.3 lower than the Minnesota figure of 15.2.Listed in NCES data as "BATTLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 2
- Students
- 414
- Teachers (FTE)
- 32
- Students per teacher
- 12.9
- MN: 15.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 402 W Summit St, Battle Lake, MN 56515
- Phone
- (218)864-5215
- County
- Otter Tail County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- K to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2703750
- State district ID
- MN-010542
- Total staff (FTE)
- 74
- School counselors (FTE)
- 1.0About 414 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 1.0
Students per teacher compared
This district12.9
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 (426), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $6.0 million
- Federal revenue
- $590,000
- State revenue
- $3.7 million
- Local revenue
- $1.6 million
- Total spending
- $5.9 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,789
- Salaries
- $3.4 million58.5% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $0
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 9.9%
- State: 62.7%
- Local: 27.4%
Minnesota overall
- Federal: 9.4%
- State: 63.0%
- Local: 27.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,789
Minnesota$17,873
United States$16,826
Schools in Battle Lake Public School District
By level: 1 high, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Battle Lake Elementary | Elementary | K to 6 | 230 | 12.8 |
| Battle Lake Secondary | High | 7 to 12 | 184 | 13.1 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Otter Tail County
- Fergus Falls Public School District 3,235 students
- Perham-Dent Public School District 1,671 students
- Pelican Rapids Public Schools 842 students
- New York Mills Public School Dist. 822 students
- Underwood Public School District 554 students
- Parkers Prairie Public School Dist. 531 students
- Henning Public School District 381 students
- Fergus Falls Area Sp. Ed. Coop. 31 students
- Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop 21 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.