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Minnesota Department of Education

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About Minnesota

Minnesota serves 823,675 students across 345 districts. Its teachers have had 34,570 projects funded on DonorsChoose, representing $17.4 million in funds.

  • 345
    Districts
  • 823,675
    Students
  • 51,272
    Teachers

Minnesota School Spending

Minnesota spent a total of $11.4 billion in the 2016-17 school year school year on education. 64.8% of that was on instruction, 30.7% on support services, and 4.5% on other costs.

Minnesota spent a total of $13,870 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year school year on education. 64.8% of that was on instruction, 30.7% on support services, and 4.5% on other costs.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Minnesota Department of Education school support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 9, 2024

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Minnesota Department of Education

$17.4 million
raised using DonorsChoose
34,570
projects funded
10,921
teachers funded
122,813
donors
2,141
projects for basic supplies
3,894
projects for technology
6,554
projects for books
1,540
projects for art supplies

Minnesota Department of Education has received support from 66,161 individuals from Minnesota and 28,326 individuals out-of-state.

Minnesota Districts

Ada-borup School District 2854 Adrian Independent School District 511 Aitkin Independent School District 1 Albany Area School District 745 Albert Lea Area Schools Alden-conger Ind Sch Dist 242 Alexandria Independent School District 206 Annandale Independent School District 876 Anoka-hennepin Ind Sch Dist 11 Ashby Independent School District 261 Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City Sd Austin Independent School District 492 Badger Independent School District 676 Bagley Independent School District 162 Balaton Ind School Dist 411 Barnesville Independent School District 146 Barnum Independent School District 91 Battle Lake Independent School District 542 Becker Independent School District 726 Belgrade-brootn-elrosa SD 2364 Belle Plaine Independent School District 716 Bellingham Ind School Dist 371 Bemidji Independent School District 31 Benson Independent School District 777 Bertha-hewitt Ind Sch Dist 786 Big Lake Independent School District 727 Blackduck Independent School District 32 Blooming Prairie Independent School District 756 Bloomington Public School District 271 Blue Earth Area Independent School District 2860 Bold Public School District Braham Independent School District 314 Brainerd Independent School District 181 Brandon - Evansville Independent School District 2908 Breckenridge Independent School District 846 Brooklyn Center Independent School District 286 Browerville Independent School District 787 Browns Valley Independent School District 801 Buffalo Hanover Montrose Sd Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart School District Burnsville-eagan-savage SD 191 Butterfield - Odin Independent School District 836 Byron Independent School District 531 Caledonia Independent School District 299 Cambridge-isanti Sch Dist 911 Campbell-tintah Ind SD 852 Canby Independent School District 891 Cannon Falls Independent School District 252 Carlton Independent School District 93 Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools Cedar Mountain School District 2754 Centennial Independent School District 12 Central School District 108 Chatfield Public School District 227 Chisago Lakes Isd 2144 Chisholm Independent School District 695 Chokio-alberta Ind SD 771 Clearbrook-gonvick SD 2311 Cleveland Public School District 391 Climax-shelly Ind Sch Dist 592 Clnton-gracevl-brdsley SD 2888 Cloquet Independent School District 94 Columbia Heights Isd 13 Comfrey Independent School District 81 Cook County School District 166 Cromwell-wright Ind SD 95 Crookston Independent School District 593 Crosby-ironton School Dist 182 Cyrus Ind School District 611 Dassel-cokato Ind Sch Dist 466 Dawson-boyd Isd 378 Deer River Independent School District 317 Delano Independent School District 879 Detroit Lakes Independent School District 22 Dilworth-glyndn-feltn Isd 2164 Dover-eyota Ind Sch Dist 533 Duluth Independent School District 709 Eagle Valley Isd 2759 East Central Isd 2580 East Grand Forks Independent School District 595 Eastern Carver County Schools Eden Prairie Schools Eden Valley-watkins Ind SD 463 Edgerton Independent School District 581 Edina Public School District 273 Elk River Independent School District 728 Ellsworth Independent School District 514 Ely Independent School District 696 Esko Independent School District 99 Fairmont Area School District 2752 Faribault Independent School District 656 Farmington Independent School District 192 Fergus Falls Independent School District 544 Fertile-beltrami Ind SD 599 Fillmore Central School District 2198 Fisher Independent School District 600 Floodwood Independent School District 698 Foley Independent School District 51 Forest Lake Independent School District 831 Fosston Independent School District 601 Frazee-vergas Ind Sch Dist 23 Fridley Independent School District 14 Fulda Independent School District 505 GFW Public School Dist 2365 Glencoe Silver Lake Isd 2859 Glenville-emmons Isd 2886 Goodhue Independent School District 253 Goodridge Independent School District 561 Granada-Huntley-East Chain School District Grand Meadow Public School District 495 Grand Rapids Independent School District 318 Greenbush-middle River SD 2683 Greenway Public School Dist Grygla Independent School District 447 Hancock Independent School District 768 Hastings Independent School District 200 Hawley Independent School District 150 Hayfield Independent School District 203 Hendricks Independent School District 402 Henning Independent School District 545 Herman-Norcross Cmty Sd 264 Hermantown Independent School District 700 Heron Lake-okabena Isd 330 Hibbing Independent School District 701 Hill City Independent School District 2 Hills-beaver Creek Ind SD 671 Hinckley-finlayson Psd 2165 Holdingford Independent School District 738 Hopkins Independent School District 270 Houston Independent School District 294 Hutchinson Independent School District 423 Independent Sd 2687 Intermediate School District #917 International Falls Independent School District 361 Inver Grove Heights Isd 199 ISD 197 - West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan Area Schools Isle Independent School District 473 Ivanhoe Independent School District 403 Jackson County Central School District 2895 Janesvle-wldrf-pmbrtn Isd 2835 Jordan Independent School District 717 Kasson-mantorville Ind SD 204 Kelliher School District 36 Kenyon-wanamingo SD 2172 Kerkhoven-murdck-sunbrg SD 775 Kimball Independent School District 739 Kingsland Public School District 2137 Kittson Central School District 2171 La Crescent-hokah Ind SD 300 Lac Qui Parle Vly Isd 2853 Lake Benton Independent School District 404 Lake City Independent School District 813 Lake Crystal - Wellcome Memorial 2071 Lake Of The Woods Isd 390 Lake Park-audubon Isd 2889 Lake Superior Independent School District 381 Lakeview Independent School District 2167 Lakeville Independent School District 194 Lancaster Independent School District 356 Lanesboro Independent School District 229 Laporte Ind School Dist 306 Le Center Ind School Dist 392 Le Sueur-Henderson Isd 2397 Leroy-ostrander Ind SD 499 Lester Prairie Independent School District 424 Lewiston-Altura Isd 857 Litchfield Independent School District 465 Little Falls Independent School District 482 Littlefork-big Falls SD 362 Long Prairie-grey Eagle 2753 Luverne Independent School District 2184 Lyle Public School District Lynd Independent School District 415 Mabel-canton Ind Sch Dist 238 Maccray Ind School Dist 2180 Madelia Independent School District 837 Mahnomen Independent School District 432 Mahtomedi Independent School District 832 Mankato Area Public Schools Maple Lake Independent School District 881 Maple River School District 2135 Marshall Co Central Isd 441 Marshall Independent School District 413 Martin County West School District 2448 Mcgregor Ind School Dist 4 Mcleod West Sch Dist 2887 Medford Independent School District 763 Melrose Area Public Schools Menahga Independent School District 821 Mesabi East Independent School District 2711 Milaca Independent School District 912 Milroy Independent School District 635 Minneapolis Public Schools Minneota Public Schools Minnetonka Isd 276 Minnewaska Area School District 2149 Montevideo Independent School District 129 Monticello Independent School District 882 Moorhead Independent School District 152 Moose Lake Independent School District 97 Mora School District 332 Morris Independent School District 2769 Mounds View Independent School District 621 Mountain Iron-buhl Isd 712 Mountain Lake Independent School District 173 Murray Co Central Isd 2169 N St Paul Mplwd Oakdale School District 622 Nashwauk-keewatin Ind SD 319 Nett Lake Independent School District 707 Nevis Independent School District 308 New London-spicer Ind SD 0345 New Prague Independent School District 721 New Ulm Ind Sch District 88 New Ulm Public School District 88 New York Mills Independent School District 553 Nicollet Independent School District 507 Norman Co East Isd 2215 Norman Co West Isd 2527 North Branch Independent School District 138 Northeast Metro 916 Intermediate School District Northfield Independent School District 659 Northland Community School District 118 NRHEG Independent School District 2168 Office of Head Start Ogilvie Independent School District 333 Onamia Independent School District 480 Orono Independent School District 278 Ortonville Independent School District 2903 Osakis Independent School District 213 Osseo Independent School District 279 Owatonna School District 761 Park Rapids Independent School District 309 Parkers Prairie Independent School District 547 Paynesville Independent School District 741 Pelican Rapids Independent School District 548 Pequot Lakes Independent School District 186 Perham-dent Ind Sch Dist 549 Pierz School District 484 Pillager Independent School District 116 Pine City School District 578 Pine Island School District 255 Pine Point School District 25 Pine River-backus Ind SD 2174 Pipestone Area School District 2689 Plainview Elgin Millville School District Princeton Public School District 477 Prior Lake-savage Area SD 719 Proctor Independent School District 704 Randolph Public Schools ISD #195 Red Lake County Central Independent School District 2906 Red Lake Falls School District 630 Red Lake Independent School District 38 Red Rock Central Independent School District 2884 Red Wing Public Schools Redwood Falls School District 2897 Renville County West School District 2890 Richfield Public Schools River Bend Education District Robbinsdale Area Schools Rochester Public Schools ISD 535 Rockford School District 883 Rocori Independent School District 750 Roseau Community Schools Rosemount-apple Vly-eagan 196 Roseville Area School District 623 Rothsay School District 850 Round Lake - Brewster School District Royalton Public Schools Rush City Independent School District 139 Rushford-peterson Isd 239 Russell Tyler Ruthton School District 2902 Saint Paul Public Schools Sartell-st Stephen Isd 748 Sauk Centre School District 743 Sauk Rapids-rice Sch Dist 47 Sebeka Independent School District 820 Shakopee Public Schools Sibley East Independent School District 2310 Sleepy Eye School District 84 South Koochiching School District 363 South St Paul Special School District 6 South Washington County School District 833 Southland School District 500 Spring Grove School District 297 Spring Lake Park School District 16 Springfield School District 85 St Anthony-new Brighton SD 282 St Charles Independent School District 858 St Clair School District 75 St Cloud Independent School District 742 St Francis Area School District St James Public Schools St Louis Co Isd 2142 St Louis Park School District 283 St Michael-albertville SD 885 St Peter Independent School District 508 Staples-motley Isd 2170 Stephen-argyle Central SD 2856 Stewartville School District 534 Stillwater Area School District 834 Swanville School District 486 Thief River Falls School District 564 Tracy Independent School District 2904 Tri - City United Public Schools Independent School District 2905 Tri-County Independent School District 2358 Triton Independent School District 2125 Truman School District 458 Ulen-hitterdal Sch Dist 914 Underwood School District 550 United South Central Isd 2134 Upsala Area School District 487 Verndale Independent School District 818 Virginia Public School District 706 Wabasha-kellogg Isd 811 Wabasso School District 640 Waconia School District 110 Wadena-deer Creek SD 2155 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 113 Warren-alvarado-oslo SD 2176 Warroad Public Schools Waseca Public School District Watertown-mayer Sch Dist 111 Waterville-Elysian-Morristown School District 2143 Waubun-Ogema-White Earth PSD Wayzata Public Schools West Central Area School District 2342 Westbrook-walnut Grove SD 2898 Westonka Independent School District 277 Wheaton Area School District White Bear Lake Area Independent School District 624 Willmar School District 347 Willow River School District 577 Win-e-mac School Dist 2609 Windom Area Schools Winona Area Public School District Worthington School District 518 Wrenshall School District 100 Wright School District 966 Yellow Medicine East School District 2190 Zumbrota-mazeppa Isd 2805 [Bureau of Indian Affairs] [County run]
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