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Ortonville Public Schools, MN: schools, enrollment and spending

Ortonville Public Schools runs 2 public schools with 510 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 11.3 students per teacher is 3.9 lower than the Minnesota figure of 15.2.

At a glance

Schools
2
Students
510
Teachers (FTE)
45
Students per teacher
11.3
MN: 15.2 · US: 15.3
Address
200 Trojan Dr, Ortonville, MN 56278
County
Big Stone County
Locale
Rural: Remote
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2700328
State district ID
MN-012903
Total staff (FTE)
106
School counselors (FTE)
1.0About 510 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
1.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district11.3
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 (482), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$8.4 million
Federal revenue
$1.2 million
State revenue
$5.9 million
Local revenue
$1.3 million
Total spending
$8.8 million
Spending per pupil
$18,346
Salaries
$4.7 million52.7% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$5.2 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 14.5%
  • State: 70.2%
  • Local: 15.2%

Minnesota overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$18,346
Minnesota$17,873
United States$16,826

Schools in Ortonville Public Schools

By level: 1 high, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Knoll ElementaryElementaryPK to 628212.3
Ortonville SecondaryHigh7 to 1222812.7

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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.