Specialized public school district · Martin County
Southern Plains Education Coop., MN: schools, enrollment and spending
Southern Plains Education Coop. runs 4 public schools with 94 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 6.7 students per teacher is 8.5 lower than the Minnesota figure of 15.2.Listed in NCES data as "SOUTHERN PLAINS EDUCATION COOP.".
At a glance
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 94
- Teachers (FTE)
- 14
- Students per teacher
- 6.7
- MN: 15.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1200 North Park Street, Fairmont, MN 56031
- Phone
- (507)238-1472
- County
- Martin County
- Locale
- Town: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Specialized public school district
- NCES district ID
- 2700046
- State district ID
- MN-520915
- Total staff (FTE)
- 61
- School administrators (FTE)
- 0.0
Students per teacher compared
This district6.7
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
- $6.7 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.3 million
- State revenue
- $2.2 million
- Local revenue
- $3.2 million
- Total spending
- $7.2 million
- Salaries
- $3.9 million54.3% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $10.1 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 19.4%
- State: 32.3%
- Local: 48.3%
Minnesota overall
- Federal: 9.4%
- State: 63.0%
- Local: 27.6%
Schools in Southern Plains Education Coop.
By level: 1 high, 1 elementary, 2 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Positive Approach to LearningCEP school | Other | K to 12 | 5 | 5.0 |
| Southern Plains Area Learning Cntr.CEP school | High | 8 to 12 | 47 | 11.8 |
| Southern Plains BridgesCEP school | Other | K to 12 | 23 | 4.6 |
| Southern Plains Education Coop. | Elementary | PK to K | 19 | 9.5 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Martin County
- Fairmont Area School District 1,846 students
- Martin County West School District 624 students
- Granada Huntley East Chain School District 317 students
- Truman Public School District 229 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.