Albert Lea Public School District
A public school district in Albert Lea, Minnesota, with 9 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,335
- Students enrolled
- 230.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 497.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,107
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,335 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,942nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 59th of 535 in Minnesota. Larger than 83% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $16,107 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 53% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Albert Lea Public School District spent $16,107 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,431 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $16,107 | $55.7 million | 3,460 |
| FY2022 | $15,247 | $53.5 million | 3,506 |
| FY2021 | $14,580 | $51.0 million | 3,500 |
| FY2020 | $13,987 | $50.0 million | 3,572 |
| FY2019 | $13,683 | $49.2 million | 3,595 |
| FY2018 | $13,331 | $47.1 million | 3,535 |
| FY2017 | $12,844 | $45.2 million | 3,521 |
| FY2016 | $12,567 | $42.7 million | 3,395 |
| FY2015 | $12,199 | $41.2 million | 3,376 |
| FY2014 | $11,963 | $39.3 million | 3,288 |
| FY2013 | $11,431 | $38.0 million | 3,327 |
| FY2012 | $11,053 | $36.1 million | 3,268 |
| FY2011 | $11,088 | $35.7 million | 3,224 |
| FY2010 | $10,266 | $33.8 million | 3,294 |
| FY2009 | $12,198 | $39.9 million | 3,269 |
| FY2008 | $9,801 | $32.9 million | 3,356 |
| FY2007 | $9,148 | $32.5 million | 3,556 |
| FY2006 | $8,705 | $31.3 million | 3,600 |
| FY2005 | $8,431 | $30.3 million | 3,589 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $7.5 million | 11.7% |
| State | $44.3 million | 69.1% |
| Local | $12.3 million | 19.2% |
| Total | $64.1 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
9 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Albert Lea Area Learning Center | 113 |
| Albert Lea Secondary Online Academy | 37 |
| Albert Lea Senior High | 1,196 |
| Brookside Early Childhood Sp Ed | 68 |
| Halverson Elementary | 360 |
| Hawthorne Elementary | 400 |
| Lakeview Elementary | 400 |
| Sibley Elementary | 275 |
| Southwest Middle | 486 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2702970
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Minnesota — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Minnesota — A to Z, each with its page.
- Minnesota on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved