Cannon Falls Most Equitable School District in Minnesota

Cannon Falls Most Equitable School District in Minnesota

Cannon Falls High School Middle School. Photo by Gordy Kosfeld

WalletHub scored 329 school districts in Minnesota based on two metrics, average household income and expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools per pupil.

The results put Cannon Falls at the head of the class in terms of equitable funding.  Owatonna Public School ranked 6th, Lewiston-Altura 7th, Stewartville 11th, Chatfield 15th, Maple River 16th, Alden-Conger 19th, Tri-City United 51st.

Faribault is 83rd, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown 90th, Kenyon-Wanamingo 100th, Lake City 102nd, Kasson-Mantorville 130th, Medford 144th, Hayfield 158th, Waseca 160th.

Triton 163rd, Rochester 177th, Zumbrota-Mazeppa 194th, Austin 217th, NRHEG 221st, United South Central 224th, Northfield 235th, Byron 246th, Randolph 261st, Farmington 290th, New Prague 291st, Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan 314th, Lakeville 321st.

WalletHub Financial Writer Adam McCann states in his article that," Minnesota has the 8th most equitable school districts in the United States overall."

I've broken out the Big Nine schools listed here most equitable to least:

  1. Owatonna- (6)  Expenditures per Pupil  $12,416 with Average Household Income $69,265.
  2. Winona- (64) Expenditures per Pupil $14,307 with Avg Household Income $54,438.
  3. Red Wing- (78) Expenditures $12,826 with Avg. Income $61,208
  4. Faribault- (83)  Expenditures $14,344 with Avg. Income $64,844
  5. Mankato- (131)  Expenditures $12,299    Avg. Income $60,731
  6. Albert Lea- (150) Expenditures $13,987   Avg. Income $50,970
  7. Rochester- (177) Expenditures $12,715   Avg. Income $78,850
  8. Austin- (217)    Expenditures  $13,220   Avg. Income  $50,631
  9. Northfield- (235)  Expenditures  $13,517   Avg. Income  $78,949

Here is the Gopher Conference rankings according to this study.

  1. Maple River- (16)  Expenditures $$12,734  Avg. Income  $68,467
  2. Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton- (63) Exp. $13,211  Income $69,336
  3. Blooming Prairie- (77) Exp. $11,020   Income  $70,726
  4. Waterville-Elyisan-Morristown- (90)  Exp. $12,577  Income  $74,535
  5. Kenyon-Wanamingo- (100)  Exp. $13,272   Income $71,573
  6. Medford-(144)  Expenditures $9,884    Income  $72,857
  7. Hayfield-(158)  Expenditures $11,614  Income  $63,125
  8. Triton-(163)  Expenditures $10,173   Income  $70,449
  9. New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva- (221)  $10,593  $64,276
  10. United South Central-(224)  $12,456  $54,066
  11. Randolph-(261)  $10,561  $97,625

Hiawatha Valley League rankings of Most to Least equitable:

  1. Cannon Falls- (1)   $11,535    $73,539
  2. Stewartville- (11)   $9,857   $83,105
  3. Goodhue-(67)   $9,971   $77,188
  4. Pine Island-(75)  $10,267  $85,745
  5. Lake City-(102)  $10,850   $69,488
  6. Kasson-Mantorville-(130)   $9,914   $91,036
  7. Waseca-(160)   $12,787   $56,768
  8. Zumbrota-Mazeppa-(194)  $11,245   $87,646
  9. Byron-(246)   $9,956   $98,517

Here are some other area school district numbers:

Alden-Conger-(19)    $12,711   $66,250
LeSueur-Henderson-(26)   $11,360   $72,898
Dover-Eyota-(41)   $10,508   $75,972
Tri-City United-(51)   $11,106   $71,862
Wabasha-Kellogg-(55)   $14,168   $63,977
Cleveland-(59)   $10,508   $83,333
Belle Plaine-(70)   $9,526  $89,208
Grand Meadow-(98)  $12,074  $63,750
Glenville-Emmons-(118)   $16,025   $58,472
Lanesboro-(173)   $11,538  $62,500
Fillmore Central-(178)  $11,747   $61,086
Mabel-Canton-(184)  $12,237   $58,088
Plainview-Elgin-Millville (185)  $9.629  $71,765
Caledonia-(204)  $11,999   $58,086
St. Paul-(208)  $16,741  $59,717
Jordan-(239)  $11,039   $92,210
Spring Grove-(247)   $12,524  $51,855
Shakopee-(263)   $11,707  $91,957
Lyle-(273)   $11,884    $51,667
Southland-(278)  $15,155  $75,612
Minneapolis-(280)  $17,040  $66,068
Bloomington-(286)  $14,945   $78,124
Farmington-(290)  $11,096  $98,918
New Prague-(291)  $10,474  $102,225
Burnsville-(302)   $14,782  $81,651
Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan-(314)  $12,624  $99,887
Prior Lake-Savage-(318)  $11,198  $112,545
Lakeville-(321)   $12,696  $112,975
Eden Prairie-(323)  $13,678  $115,009

The school district with the highest average family income is Minnetonka $130,482.

Nett Lake provides the largest expenditure per pupil for public elementary and secondary  $44,250.  Their average household income is $30,278

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Filed Under: Blooming Prairie Public Schools, Byron Public Schools, Cannon Falls Public Schools, Faribault Public Schools, Kasson-Mantorville Public Schools, Kenyon-Wanamingo Public Schools, Lakeville Public Schools, Mankato Public Schools, Northfield Public Schools, NRHEG Public Schools, Owatonna Public schools, Rochester Public Schools, Triton Public Schools, wallethub, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Public Schools
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