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Hill City Public School District, MN: schools, enrollment and spending

Hill City Public School District runs 3 public schools with 267 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.1 students per teacher is 3.1 lower than the Minnesota figure of 15.2.

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
267
Teachers (FTE)
22
Students per teacher
12.1
MN: 15.2 · US: 15.3
Address
500 Ione Ave, Hill City, MN 55748
County
Aitkin County
Locale
Rural: Remote
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2714010
State district ID
MN-010002
Total staff (FTE)
49
School counselors (FTE)
1.0About 267 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
1.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district12.1
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 (236), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$4.9 million
Federal revenue
$461,000
State revenue
$3.4 million
Local revenue
$1.0 million
Total spending
$4.9 million
Spending per pupil
$20,932
Salaries
$2.7 million54.7% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$3.7 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 9.4%
  • State: 70.1%
  • Local: 20.5%

Minnesota overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$20,932
Minnesota$17,873
United States$16,826

Schools in Hill City Public School District

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Hill City ElementaryElementaryPK to 411212.4
Hill City Middle SchoolMiddle5 to 88320.8
Hill City Senior HighHigh9 to 127212.0

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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.