Regular local school district · Pope County
Minnewaska School District, MN: schools, enrollment and spending
Minnewaska School District runs 7 public schools with 1,324 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.5 students per teacher is about the same as the Minnesota figure of 15.2.Listed in NCES data as "MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 7
- Students
- 1,324
- Teachers (FTE)
- 91
- Students per teacher
- 14.5
- MN: 15.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 25122 State Highway 28, Glenwood, MN 56334
- Phone
- (320)239-4820
- County
- Pope County
- Locale
- Rural: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2700019
- State district ID
- MN-012149
- Total staff (FTE)
- 204
- School counselors (FTE)
- 2.0About 662 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 5.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.5
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 (1,348), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $22.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.7 million
- State revenue
- $15.7 million
- Local revenue
- $5.4 million
- Total spending
- $20.5 million
- Spending per pupil
- $15,191
- Salaries
- $11.0 million53.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $11.6 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 7.6%
- State: 68.9%
- Local: 23.5%
Minnesota overall
- Federal: 9.4%
- State: 63.0%
- Local: 27.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$15,191
Minnesota$17,873
United States$16,826
Schools in Minnewaska School District
By level: 2 high, 2 middle, 1 elementary, 1 other, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Minnewaska Area Elementary | Elementary | K to 3 | 317 | 10.9 |
| Minnewaska Area Intermediate School | Middle | 4 to 6 | 295 | 26.8 |
| Minnewaska Area Junior High | Middle | 7 to 8 | 212 | 17.7 |
| Minnewaska Area WIN AcademyCEP school | Other | K to 12 | 44 | 4.4 |
| Minnewaska Early Childhood Sp.Ed. | Prekindergarten | PK | 32 | 10.7 |
| Minnewaska Secondary | High | 7 to 12 | 424 | 17.7 |
| Minnewaska Secondary Alternative Pg | High | 9 to 12 | 0 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Pope County
- Glacial Hills Elementary 97 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.