Most And Least Equitable School Districts: Where Stillwater Ranks

STILLWATER, MN — A new study finds that the Stillwater Area Public School District is lacking when it comes to funding equity.

While the average income in the school district is $104,807, per-pupil funding is only 12,045, WalletHub finds.

The Wallethub study ranked 329 school districts in Minnesota based on two metrics: average household income and expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools per pupil. The Stillwater Area Public School District ranks No. 316.

Some districts scored well in the study because they had both high income and high per pupil expenditures. However, districts with relatively high expenditures and low income, or low expenditures and high income, scored worse.

Cannon Falls Public School District is the most equitable district, according to the report.

In Cannon Falls, $11,535 — on average — is spent per student. The average household income in the area is $73,539.

Meanwhile, the Goodhue Public School District — where $9,971 is spent per pupil and where the average income is $77,188 — is the least equitable, the study said.

Read more about the study here.