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Elk River Public School District, MN: schools, enrollment and spending

Elk River Public School District runs 28 public schools with 14,577 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 20.2 students per teacher is 5.0 higher than the Minnesota figure of 15.2.

At a glance

Schools
28
Students
14,577
Teachers (FTE)
720
Students per teacher
20.2
MN: 15.2 · US: 15.3
Address
11500 193rd Ave NW, Elk River, MN 55330
County
Sherburne County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2711370
State district ID
MN-010728
Total staff (FTE)
1,641
School counselors (FTE)
36.0About 405 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
34.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district20.2
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 (13,464), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$214.3 million
Federal revenue
$12.7 million
State revenue
$133.5 million
Local revenue
$68.0 million
Total spending
$229.4 million
Spending per pupil
$17,036
Salaries
$99.3 million43.3% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$314.8 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 5.9%
  • State: 62.3%
  • Local: 31.7%

Minnesota overall

  • Federal: 9.4%
  • State: 63.0%
  • Local: 27.6%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$17,036
Minnesota$17,873
United States$16,826

Schools in Elk River Public School District

By level: 9 high, 6 middle, 11 elementary, 1 prekindergarten, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
C.O.M.P.A.S.S.High12287.0
Elk River District Shared Time ProgElementaryK to 51
Elk River Senior HighHigh9 to 121,56226.5
Handke Center- EC Special EducationPrekindergartenPK39917.3
Hassan ElementaryElementaryK to 466917.6
ISD 728 Focus/JourneyOther2 to 12237.7
Ivan Sand After School Credit RecovHigh9 to 121
Ivan Sand Community High SchoolHigh9 to 128811.0
Ivan Sand Community School SummerHigh10 to 120
Ivan Sand Community School- ISHigh9 to 120
Ivan Sand Middle School ALCMiddle6 to 811.0
Lincoln ElementaryElementaryK to 555416.8
Meadowvale ElementaryElementaryK to 555417.3
Online728 High SchoolHigh9 to 128110.1
Otsego ElementaryElementaryK to 453617.3
Parker ElementaryElementaryK to 551317.1
Prairie View Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 475517.2
Prairie View Middle SchoolMiddle5 to 895325.8
Rogers ElementaryElementaryK to 469317.8
Rogers Middle SchoolMiddle5 to 81,07728.3
Rogers Senior HighHigh9 to 121,88828.2
Salk Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 863824.5
Twin Lakes ElementaryElementaryK to 570418.1
Vandenberge Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 855724.2
Westwood ElementaryElementary3 to 556220.8
Zimmerman ElementaryElementaryK to 252218.0
Zimmerman High SchoolHigh9 to 1270426.1
Zimmerman MiddleMiddle6 to 851420.6

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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.