Regular local school district · Beltrami County
Kelliher Public School District, MN: schools, enrollment and spending
Kelliher Public School District runs 2 public schools with 311 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.0 students per teacher is 2.2 lower than the Minnesota figure of 15.2.Listed in NCES data as "KELLIHER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 2
- Students
- 311
- Teachers (FTE)
- 24
- Students per teacher
- 13.0
- MN: 15.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 345 4th St NW, Kelliher, MN 56650
- Phone
- (218)647-8286
- County
- Beltrami County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2717010
- State district ID
- MN-010036
- Total staff (FTE)
- 54
- School administrators (FTE)
- 1.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.0
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 (295), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $8.2 million
- Federal revenue
- $2.4 million
- State revenue
- $4.9 million
- Local revenue
- $895,000
- Total spending
- $6.4 million
- Spending per pupil
- $21,620
- Salaries
- $3.4 million53.0% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $6.2 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 28.8%
- State: 60.3%
- Local: 10.9%
Minnesota overall
- Federal: 9.4%
- State: 63.0%
- Local: 27.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$21,620
Minnesota$17,873
United States$16,826
Schools in Kelliher Public School District
By level: 1 high, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Kelliher Elementary | Elementary | PK to 6 | 168 | 14.0 |
| Kelliher Secondary | High | 7 to 12 | 143 | 11.9 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Beltrami County
- Bemidji Public School District 4,722 students
- Red Lake Public School District 1,519 students
- Blackduck Public School District 696 students
- Treknorth High School 253 students
- Schoolcraft Learning Community Chtr 192 students
- Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn 133 students
- Voyageurs Expeditionary 127 students
- Endazhi-Nitaawiging 113 students
- Bemidji Regional Interdist. Council 22 students
- North Country Voc. Coop. Ctr. 0 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.