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Specialized public school district · Otter Tail County

Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop, MN: schools, enrollment and spending

Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop runs 2 public schools with 21 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 2.1 students per teacher is 13.1 lower than the Minnesota figure of 15.2.Listed in NCES data as "REGION 4-LAKES COUNTRY SERVICE COOP".

At a glance

Schools
2
Students
21
Teachers (FTE)
10
Students per teacher
2.1
MN: 15.2 · US: 15.3
Address
1001 E Mount Faith Ave, Fergus Falls, MN 56537
County
Otter Tail County
Locale
Town: Remote
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Specialized public school district
NCES district ID
2700083
State district ID
MN-830926
Total staff (FTE)
85
School administrators (FTE)
5.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district2.1
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 (), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$33.2 million
Federal revenue
$1.5 million
State revenue
$4.0 million
Local revenue
$27.8 million
Total spending
$39.9 million
Salaries
$5.6 million14.1% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$1.8 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 4.4%
  • State: 12.1%
  • Local: 83.5%

Minnesota overall

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

Schools in Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop

By level: 1 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Lakes Country AcademyCEP schoolOtherK to 12142.3
Lakes Country Academy - ALEXElementaryK to 672.3

Nearby and related

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.