At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
200
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
21
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
7.1:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$64,713
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$56,617
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 58
- Teachers (FTE)
- 8
- Student–teacher ratio
- 7.3:1
What current records say about Freshwater Education District
Freshwater Education District operates 21 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in WADENA, Minnesota. NCES reports 200 students and 28.18 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Minnesota agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 8 of 38 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $64,713 in current expenditure per pupil and $56,617 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 17 of 32 in Minnesota. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 93.1%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 28.18
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $12,166,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Freshwater Education District
WADENA, Minnesota
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 46.4206, -95.1317
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White77%
- Hispanic14%
- Black2%
- Asian0.5%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1.5%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
- Multiracial4.5%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Freshwater Education District
21 current directory entries
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Showing 1–21 of 21 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Special Education | OtherPK–PK | 64 | 9.7:1 | |
| Elm Tree Academy | Other02–12 | 9 | 6.3:1 | |
| F.E.D. Aitkin Credit Recovery | High09–12 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| F.E.D. Browerville Credit Recovery | High09–12 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| F.E.D. Parkers Prairie Credit Recov | High09–12 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| F.E.D. Pequot Lakes Credit Recovery | High09–12 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| F.E.D. Pierz Credit Recovery | High09–12 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| F.E.D. Pillager Credit Recovery | High09–12 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| F.E.D. Royalton Credit Recovery | High09–12 | 0 | Not reported | |
| F.E.D. Underwood Credit Recovery | High09–12 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| FED Bertha-Hewitt Credit Recovery | High09–12 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| FED Norman County East Credit Rec | High09–12 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| FED Staples-Motley Credit Recovery | High09–12 | 0 | Not reported | |
| FED Wadena ALC Middle Level | Other07–10 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Freshwater Long Prairie ALC | High07–12 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Freshwater Menahga ALC | High07–12 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Freshwater Pillager ALC | High07–12 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Freshwater Staples ALC | High07–12 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Freshwater Wadena ALC | High09–12 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Leaf River Academy | OtherKG–12 | 15 | 3.3:1 | |
| White Pine Academy | High05–12 | 11 | 4.4:1 |