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WILLOW RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

Willow River, Minnesota · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

436
Students enrolled
2
Public schools
38
Classroom teachers (FTE)
11.5:1
Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

  • Kindergarten 32
  • Grade 1 36
  • Grade 2 33
  • Grade 3 26
  • Grade 4 30
  • Grade 5 34
  • Grade 6 40
  • Grade 7 32
  • Grade 8 37
  • Grade 9 40
  • Grade 10 30
  • Grade 11 39
  • Grade 12 27

By race/ethnicity

  • White 92%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native 4%
  • Two or more races 3%
  • Hispanic/Latino 2%

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

42% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 181 of 436 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 34%
  • 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

$15,595 spent per student on day-to-day operations Minnesota median: $15,494 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $9,733
  • Support services $5,101
  • Other (food service, etc.) $761

Where the money comes from

  • Local 22%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 9%

Total revenue $8.1 milliontotal spending $7.7 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: Remote

Total staff (FTE)

81

District office

8142 PINE ST, Willow River MN 55795

County

Pine County

Official website

NCES District ID

2742750

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About WILLOW RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

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

Willow River is located 1 hour south of Duluth and 1 1/2 hours north of the Twin Cities along I-35. Our schools focus on setting high standards for students' success in academics, athletics, and community service. We work to accomplish this through providing opportunities for students to learn ideas, lessons, and technology skills that will help them to become better citizens and workers, from Kindergarten through graduation. Because of these opportunities we have become an area leader and are experiencing increasing enrollment from students and families that want a small school atmosphere with a larger school's advantages. Willow River Public Schools is committed to providing the highest quality education to all who enter. Our communities and schools strive to provide a safe, healthy, nurturing, and productive learning environment.
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