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Thief River Falls School District
A public school district in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,725
- Students enrolled
- 114.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 261.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,994
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,725 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,098th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 105th of 535 in Minnesota. Larger than 71% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,994 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 25% 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
Thief River Falls School District spent $13,533 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $7,766 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.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $13,533 | $24.5 million | 1,811 |
| FY2023 | $12,994 | $23.5 million | 1,806 |
| FY2022 | $12,756 | $23.6 million | 1,853 |
| FY2021 | $11,603 | $22.2 million | 1,914 |
| FY2020 | $10,945 | $22.2 million | 2,030 |
| FY2019 | $10,717 | $21.6 million | 2,020 |
| FY2018 | $10,562 | $21.5 million | 2,034 |
| FY2017 | $10,541 | $21.5 million | 2,037 |
| FY2016 | $10,439 | $21.2 million | 2,030 |
| FY2015 | $10,429 | $20.6 million | 1,975 |
| FY2014 | $9,789 | $19.8 million | 2,018 |
| FY2013 | $9,419 | $18.7 million | 1,987 |
| FY2012 | $9,204 | $18.2 million | 1,982 |
| FY2011 | $9,031 | $18.2 million | 2,016 |
| FY2010 | $9,887 | $20.0 million | 2,024 |
| FY2009 | $8,871 | $17.8 million | 2,004 |
| FY2008 | $9,479 | $18.8 million | 1,987 |
| FY2007 | $9,011 | $18.3 million | 2,026 |
| FY2006 | $8,099 | $16.6 million | 2,051 |
| FY2005 | $7,766 | $15.8 million | 2,036 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.8 million | 9.2% |
| State | $19.6 million | 63.4% |
| Local | $8.5 million | 27.4% |
| Total | $30.9 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Challenger Elementary | 727 |
| Franklin Middle | 454 |
| Lincoln Senior High | 521 |
| Northwest Area Learning Center | 23 |
| Summer NW Area Learning Center | 0 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- THIEF RIVER FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT
- 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
- 2738850
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 30, 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 2024
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 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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