Regular local school district · Pine County
East Central School District, MN: schools, enrollment and spending
East Central School District runs 4 public schools with 732 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.6 students per teacher is 1.6 lower than the Minnesota figure of 15.2.Listed in NCES data as "EAST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 732
- Teachers (FTE)
- 54
- Students per teacher
- 13.6
- MN: 15.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 61085 State Highway 23, Finlayson, MN 55735
- Phone
- (320)245-6001
- County
- Pine County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2711085
- State district ID
- MN-012580
- Total staff (FTE)
- 113
- School counselors (FTE)
- 2.0About 366 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 3.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.6
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 (735), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $14.1 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.6 million
- State revenue
- $9.5 million
- Local revenue
- $3.0 million
- Total spending
- $13.4 million
- Spending per pupil
- $18,227
- Salaries
- $5.7 million42.2% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $20.8 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 11.3%
- State: 67.5%
- Local: 21.2%
Minnesota overall
- Federal: 9.4%
- State: 63.0%
- Local: 27.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$18,227
Minnesota$17,873
United States$16,826
Schools in East Central School District
By level: 2 high, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Crossroads Area Learning Center | High | 7 to 12 | 32 | 16.0 |
| East Central Early Childhood | Elementary | PK to K | 0 | |
| East Central Elementary | Elementary | PK to 6 | 391 | 14.5 |
| East Central Senior Secondary | High | 7 to 12 | 309 | 14.7 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Pine County
- Pine City Public School District 1,582 students
- Hinckley-Finlayson School District 869 students
- Willow River Public School District 436 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.