At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
8,219
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
26
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
15.6:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$14,091
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$9,477
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
- 8,347
- Teachers (FTE)
- 599.5
- Student–teacher ratio
- 13.9:1
What current records say about Mankato Public School District
Mankato Public School District operates 26 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in MANKATO, Minnesota. NCES reports 8,219 students and 526.32 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Minnesota agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 24 of 327 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 $14,091 in current expenditure per pupil and $9,477 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 194 of 327 in Minnesota. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 6.4%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 15%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 526.32
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $118,333,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Mankato Public School District
MANKATO, Minnesota
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 44.1651, -94.0055
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White67.9%
- Hispanic8.8%
- Black13.5%
- Asian2%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
- Multiracial6.9%
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 Mankato Public School District
26 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 26 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridges Community Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 251 | 16:1 | |
| Central Freedom School | High07–12 | 1 | 1.2:1 | |
| Central High Area Learning Center | High09–12 | 79 | 8.1:1 | |
| Central Middle School ALC | Middle06–08 | 0 | Not reported | |
| Dakota Meadows Middle School | Middle06–08 | 852 | 19.1:1 | |
| Eagle Lake Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 270 | 13.2:1 | |
| Franklin Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 388 | 12.3:1 | |
| Futures Program | OtherKG–12 | 33 | 2.7:1 | |
| Futures Sun | Other01–12 | 21 | Not reported | |
| Hoover Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 461 | 15.7:1 | |
| INSITE | High12–12 | 18 | Not reported | |
| Jefferson Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 191 | 11.6:1 | |
| Kennedy Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 347 | 13.6:1 | |
| Life Lines Adult Connection | High11–12 | 0 | Not reported | |
| Mankato Area Night School | High09–12 | 0 | Not reported | |
| Mankato Area Summer School | High09–12 | 0 | Not reported | |
| Mankato East Senior High | High09–12 | 1,302 | 19.8:1 | |
| Mankato Schools Center for Learning | OtherPK–PK | 165 | Not reported | |
| Mankato West Senior High | High09–12 | 1,232 | 20.5:1 | |
| Monroe Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 367 | 13.2:1 | |
| Prairie Care Mankato | OtherKG–12 | 18 | 18:1 | |
| Prairie Winds Middle School | Middle06–08 | 887 | 17.9:1 | |
| Roosevelt Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 302 | 13.4:1 | |
| Rosa Parks Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 425 | 11.7:1 |