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Paynesville Area Schools

Paynesville, Minnesota · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

894
Students enrolled
2
Public schools
62
Classroom teachers (FTE)
14.3:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 21
  • Kindergarten 62
  • Grade 1 67
  • Grade 2 64
  • Grade 3 70
  • Grade 4 78
  • Grade 5 67
  • Grade 6 77
  • Grade 7 60
  • Grade 8 59
  • Grade 9 69
  • Grade 10 68
  • Grade 11 69
  • Grade 12 63

By race/ethnicity

  • White 91%
  • Hispanic/Latino 6%
  • Two or more races 2%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Black or African American <1%
  • Asian <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

29% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 259 of 894 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 22%
  • Reduced-price lunch 7%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$13,495 spent per student on day-to-day operations Minnesota median: $15,494 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $8,543
  • Support services $4,110
  • Other (food service, etc.) $841

Where the money comes from

  • Local 30%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 4%

Total revenue $17.0 milliontotal spending $14.6 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Rural: Distant

Total staff (FTE)

126

District office

801 BUSINESS 23 S, Paynesville MN 56362

County

Stearns County

Official website

NCES District ID

2728140

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About Paynesville Area Schools

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

Paynesville Area Schools Priorities & Goals 1) Continue to be good financial stewards for the district. 2) Maintain buildings & grounds to promote community relationships and student pride. 3) Active & open communication among board, community, parents, staff, administration and students. 4) Be a leader in the use of technology for learning. 5) Improve academic programming along the entire spectrum from at-risk to gifted. 6) Character, Respect, & Integrity.
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