Basic Facts Pertinent to the Minneapolis Public Schools

In the days to come, I am going to be examining data pertinent to demographics and basic facts concerning the Minneapolis Public Schools at present and as projected for the future.

 

For now, consider these data for the present academic year of 2017-2018:

 

Student Academic Level/             Absolute Numbers

Classification by Site     

 

Elementary                                               13,521

K-8                                                                7,860

Middle School                                            4,442

High School                                                 9,290

Alternative Schools                                      435

Special Education Sites                                983

 

Total   >>>>>                             36,531

 

 

Student Ethnicity             Percentage of Total

 

American Indian                              3.5%

Asian                                                  5.5%

African American                          38.1%

Hispanic                                           17.7%

White                                               34.7%

 

Staff Ethnicity                   Percentage of Total

 

American Indian                             0.9%

Asian                                                 3.5%

African American                         18.5%

Hispanic                                           5.5%

White                                             68.7%

 

Staff                                  Absolute Numbers

 

Teachers                                     3,521

Educational                                1,689

     Support Staff               

Principals                                      119

& Assistant principals

 

Total    >>>>>              5,329

 

 

Buildings

 

Number:                                              75

Total Square Feet                 8,400,000

 

Total Expenses  >>>>>       $601,152,201

 

Salary                                    $356,159,181

Contract Services                  $66,302,719

Supplies                                   $29,201,511

Extended Time                       $15,751,451

Equipment                                 $3,850,053

Miscellaneous                           $3,430,983

 

Transportation Facts  >>>>>

 

70% of Minneapolis Public Schools students utilize the district’s transportation services.

 

There are 380 buses running 180 routes over the course of 6,000,000 miles per year.

 

The median per school cost for transportation is $494,000 for a total of $40,000,000  annually.

 

Cost for regular buses  >>>>>          $998 per student

 

Cost for special              >>>>>      $4,255 per student

education buses 

 

Cost for homeless/       >>>>>       $3,360 per student

         highly mobile buses