Regular local school district · Sibley County
Sibley East School District, MN: schools, enrollment and spending
Sibley East School District runs 3 public schools with 1,089 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.6 students per teacher is about the same as the Minnesota figure of 15.2.Listed in NCES data as "SIBLEY EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 1,089
- Teachers (FTE)
- 70
- Students per teacher
- 15.6
- MN: 15.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 202 3rd Ave NW, Arlington, MN 55307
- Phone
- (507)964-2292
- County
- Sibley County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2700102
- State district ID
- MN-012310
- Total staff (FTE)
- 139
- School counselors (FTE)
- 2.0About 545 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 4.0
Students per teacher compared
This district15.6
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 (1,075), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $17.1 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.6 million
- State revenue
- $11.8 million
- Local revenue
- $3.8 million
- Total spending
- $16.7 million
- Spending per pupil
- $15,546
- Salaries
- $7.5 million44.8% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $35.5 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 9.3%
- State: 68.8%
- Local: 22.0%
Minnesota overall
- Federal: 9.4%
- State: 63.0%
- Local: 27.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$15,546
Minnesota$17,873
United States$16,826
Schools in Sibley East School District
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Sibley East Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 248 | 20.7 |
| Sibley East-Arlington Senior High | High | 9 to 12 | 338 | 21.1 |
| Sibley East-Gaylord Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 503 | 12.0 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Sibley County
- GFW Public Schools 572 students
- Minnesota New Country School 217 students
- Edvisions Off Campus School 98 students
- Green Isle Community School
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.