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Fulda Public School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 11 towns

Serves Fulda, Bondin Township, Seward Township, Graham Lakes Township, Belfast Township, Iona Township, Bloom Township, Des Moines River Township, Dundee, Southbrook Township and Kinbrae, and parts of Wilmont Township, Lime Lake Township and Fenton Township.

Fulda’s School Grade B− better than 53% of Minnesota school districts

Students
336
Schools
2
Spent per student
$16,610
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Debt
$0.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fulda Public School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 53% of Minnesota districts
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.5M, about $1,443 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 53% of the 502 Minnesota school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Fulda. Grade by grade →

PK–6Fulda ElementaryThis district
7–12Fulda SecondaryThis district

Test scores vs. MN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45–49%
State average 44.8% · 195 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 51.1% · 206 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 83.3% · 21 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,610 per student · 3% below MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 32%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 68%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
362’20
378’21
383’22
364’23
336’24

Down 7.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 75%Hispanic 15%Asian 7%Two or more races 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Minnesota.