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Statewide data on school district expenditures for fiscal year 2011 show that District 196 had total general fund operating expenditures that were slightly more per pupil than the averages for school districts in the state and metro area, but less than the average of the state’s 10 largest districts.

Each year, the Minnesota Department of Education compiles financial data for all of the nearly 350 operating school districts in the state.

In FY2011, District 196 spent $524 per pupil more on regular instruction and $90 per pupil less on district-level administration compared to the averages of the 48 metro-area school districts.

For total general fund operating expenditures, District 196 spent $10,002 per pupil in fiscal year 2011, which was $269 more per pupil than the state average of $9,733, $381 more per pupil than the average of $9,621 for the 48 metro-area school districts and $303 less per pupil than the average of $10,305 for the state’s 10 largest school districts.

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