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Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding was a series of grants totaling roughly $190 billion that Congress sent to K-12 public schools during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Congress included the funding in three separate spending packages between 2020 and 2021. The first of these occurred in March 27, 2020, when President Donald Trump (R) signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, releasing $13.2 billion to schools. In an April 23, 2020, letter sent to state education commissioners, then-Education Secretary Betsy DeVos wrote: "The ESSER Fund provides you, and your local educational agencies, with emergency relief funds to address the impact that COVID-19 has had, and continues to have, on elementary and secondary schools."[1]

In response to the pandemic, all 50 states closed schools to in-person instruction between February and April 2020.

At the time, the $190 billion was the largest injection of federal funding into the education system in a one-year period.[2] Trump signed the second ESSER package, providing roughly $54 billion through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act, into law on December 27, 2020. President Joe Biden (D) signed the final ESSER package on March 11, 2021, apportioning $122 billion to schools through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act. Each of the three ESSER packages came with their own spending deadlines. Districts had until January 2025 to spend the last round of the funding, known as ESSER III.[3]

Congress placed few strings on the grants, largely relying on districts to make their own spending decisions.[4] The expiration of the ESSER funding posed a challenge to districts that allocated a relatively greater portion to recurring expenses, such as teacher salaries or new staff.[5] An August 2023 School Superintendents Association (AASA) survey found that 53% of respondents said they would need to cut support staff in response to the expiration of ESSER funding.[6] A 2024 survey of district leaders by the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company found that 53% of district leaders "expect a fiscal cliff in their district’s spending when ESSER concludes."[7]

On this page, you will find data on the funding Congress allocated to Minnesota school districts through the three ESSER grants (I, II, and III). Data is made available by Georgetown University's Edunomics Lab.[8] Navigate the page using the following links:

ESSER I

The table below shows the total amount of ESSER I funding allocated to each district in Minnesota.

Minnesota ESSER I allocation and expenditures by district
District Name Total ESSER I Allocation
A.C.G.C. Public School District $144,603
Academia Cesar Chavez Charter Sch. $162,660
Academic Arts High School $12,417
Achieve Language Academy $129,819
Ada-Borup-West Public Schools
Adrian Public School District $47,987
Afsa High School $36,812
Agamim Classical Academy $19,875
Aitkin Public School District $205,530
Albany Public School District $94,871
Albert Lea Public School District $599,470
Alden-Conger Public School District $19,898
Alexandria Public School District $330,352
Annandale Public School District $106,819
Anoka-Hennepin School District $3,317,503
Art And Science Academy $40,461
Ashby Public School District $32,360
Aspen Academy $32,321
Athlos Academy Of Saint Cloud $137,386
Athlos Leadership Academy $216,133
Augsburg Fairview Academy $27,045
Aurora Charter School $139,990
Aurora Waasakone Community Of Learn $12,691
Austin Public School District $840,544
Avalon School $21,870
Badger Public School District $20,758
Bagley Public School District $249,601
Barnesville Public School Dist. $60,756
Barnum Public School District $68,621
Battle Lake Public School District $43,748
Bdote Learning Center $27,775
Beacon Academy $59,370
Becker Public School District $60,054
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa School Dist $66,857
Belle Plaine Public School District $47,397
Bemidji Public School District $1,185,543
Benson Public School District $133,050
Bertha-Hewitt Public School Dist. $157,674
Best Academy $254,557
Big Lake Public School District $196,623
Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian $102,136
Blackduck Public School District $190,712
Blooming Prairie Public School Dist $102,540
Bloomington Public School District $1,300,594
Blue Earth Area Public School $193,133
Bluesky Charter School $39,234
Bluffview Montessori $17,933
Braham Public School District $134,758
Brainerd Public School District $895,692
Brandon-Evansville Public Schools $43,748
Breckenridge Public School District $74,874
Brooklyn Center School District $444,616
Browerville Public School District $176,281
Browns Valley Public School Dist $37,489
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart $76,748
Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Public Sch $362,514
Burnsville Public School District $1,296,393
Butterfield Public School District $27,623
Byron Public School District $29,290
Caledonia Public School District $83,159
Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist $408,768
Campbell-Tintah Public School Dist. $17,817
Canby Public School District $75,566
Cannon Falls Public School District $88,711
Cannon River Stem School $42,698
Career Pathways $24,926
Carlton Public School District $81,699
Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools $530,980
Cedar Mountain School District $79,935
Cedar Riverside Community School $53,395
Centennial Public School District $139,720
Central Public School District $34,616
Chatfield Public Schools $68,828
Chisago Lakes School District $168,559
Chisholm Public School District $185,320
Chokio-Alberta Public School Dist. $13,852
City Academy $35,767
Clarkfield Charter School $1,018
Clearbrook-Gonvick School District $98,155
Cleveland Public School District $11,315
Climax-Shelly Public Schools $23,195
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley $45,506
Cloquet Public School District $340,698
College Preparatory Elementary $113,390
Cologne Academy $10,272
Columbia Heights Public School Dist $728,054
Comfrey Public School District $20,906
Community Of Peace Academy $243,618
Community School Of Excellence $345,067
Cook County Public Schools $80,209
Cornerstone Montessori Elementary $21,110
Cromwell-Wright Public Schools $31,662
Crookston Public School District $302,697
Crosby-Ironton Public School Dist. $272,393
Crosslake Community Charter School $24,184
Cyber Village Academy $20,640
Dassel-Cokato Public School Dist. $132,851
Davinci Academy $47,725
Dawson-Boyd Public School District $43,407
Deer River Public School District $224,965
Delano Public School District $40,070
Detroit Lakes Public School Dist. $455,644
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton $107,889
Discovery Charter School $31,101
Discovery Public School Faribault $11,675
Discovery Woods $22,010
Dover-Eyota Public School District $44,429
Duluth Public School District $2,050,456
Duluth Public Schools Academy $195,710
E.C.H.O. Charter School $14,901
Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School $91,907
East Central School District $161,778
East Grand Forks Public School Dist $185,902
East Range Academy Of Tech-Science $45,893
Eastern Carver County Public School $236,558
Eden Prairie Public School District $681,842
Eden Valley-Watkins School District $65,226
Edgerton Public School District $37,006
Edina Public School District $135,905
El Colegio Charter School $24,997
Elk River School District $321,125
Ellsworth Public School District $28,767
Ely Public School District $87,517
Esko Public School District $18,277
Excell Academy Charter $146,912
Face To Face Academy $25,633
Fairmont Area School District $341,718
Faribault Public School District $770,260
Farmington Public School District $163,301
Fergus Falls Public School District $309,483
Fertile-Beltrami School District $83,499
Fillmore Central $237,798
Fisher Public School District $13,234
Fit Academy $22,663
Floodwood Public School District $35,059
Foley Public School District $131,397
Forest Lake Public School District $220,474
Fosston Public School District $139,923
Frazee-Vergas Public School Dist. $246,055
Fridley Public School District $377,444
Friendship Acdmy Of Fine Arts Chtr. $47,186
Fulda Public School District $56,166
G.F.W. $120,307
Gateway Stem Academy $38,940
Glacial Hills Elementary $18,626
Glencoe-Silver Lake School District $186,770
Glenville-Emmons School District $37,627
Global Academy $136,734
Goodhue Public School District $28,165
Goodridge Public School District $25,455
Granada Huntley East Chain $35,535
Grand Meadow Public School District $34,414
Grand Rapids Public School District $574,439
Great Expectations $16,143
Great River School $9,390
Green Isle Community School $674
Greenbush-Middle River School Dist. $41,954
Greenway Public School District $219,116
Grygla Public School District $29,006
Hancock Public School District $20,079
Harbor City International Charter $28,066
Hastings Public School District $297,378
Hawley Public School District $22,629
Hayfield Public School District $62,710
Hendricks Public School District $18,264
Hennepin Elementary School $138,452
Henning Public School District $77,558
Herman-Norcross School District $19,783
Hermantown Public School District $92,640
Heron Lake-Okabena School District $25,152
Hiawatha Academies $419,327
Hibbing Public School District $463,454
High School For Recording Arts $94,372
Higher Ground Academy $263,956
Hill City Public School District $51,391
Hills-Beaver Creek School District $31,282
Hinckley-Finlayson School District $213,144
Hmong College Prep Academy $547,130
Holdingford Public School District $53,141
Hope Community Academy $151,373
Hopkins Public School District $725,820
Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities
Houston Public School District $42,944
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted $97,793
Hutchinson Public School District $242,022
Innovation Science And Technology Academy Charter School
International Falls School District $278,476
Inver Grove Heights Schools $380,502
Isle Public School District $85,647
Ivanhoe Public School District $15,977
Jackson County Central School Dist. $127,616
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton $80,566
Jennings Community School $21,323
Jordan Public School District $63,100
Kaleidoscope Charter School $40,863
Kasson-Mantorville School District $50,915
Kato Public Charter School $11,633
Kelliher Public School District $87,073
Kenyon-Wanamingo School District $77,898
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg $46,320
Kimball Public School District $52,937
Kingsland Public School District $101,350
Kipp Minnesota Charter School $113,784
Kittson Central School District $30,982
La Crescent Montessori & Stem Schoo $899
La Crescent-Hokah School District $79,529
Lac Qui Parle Valley School Dist. $133,433
Lafayette Public Charter School $15,787
Lake Benton Public School District $36,255
Lake City Public School District $99,351
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial $65,172
Lake Of The Woods School District $67,611
Lake Park Audubon School District $77,515
Lake Superior Public School Dist. $183,168
Lakes International Language Academ $18,793
Lakeview School District $43,484
Lakeville Public School District $226,974
Lancaster Public School District $18,627
Lanesboro Public School District $37,412
Laporte Public School District $55,449
Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter $16,287
Le Sueur-Henderson School District $97,593
Legacy Of Dr Josie R Johnson Montes $32,285
Leroy-Ostrander Public Schools $62,344
Lester Prairie Public School Dist. $42,660
Level Up Academy $19,522
Lewiston-Altura Public School Dist $78,589
Life Prep $95,090
Lincoln International School $49,463
Lionsgate Academy $14,580
Litchfield Public School District $172,810
Little Falls Public School District $416,191
Littlefork-Big Falls School Dist. $34,275
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Dist $243,406
Loveworks Academy For Arts $59,604
Luverne Public School District $111,690
Lyle Public School District $24,669
Lynd Public School District $17,270
Mabel-Canton Public School Dist. $89,561
Maccray School District $83,255
Madelia Public School District $83,357
Mahnomen Public School District $418,075
Mahtomedi Public School District $89,799
Mankato Public School District $1,036,582
Maple Lake Public School District $50,595
Maple River School District $111,068
Marshall County Central Schools $28,296
Marshall Public School District $366,831
Martin County West School District $80,591
Mastery School $63,213
Mcgregor Public School District $137,194
Medford Public School District $49,156
Melrose Public School District $140,176
Menahga Public School District $123,781
Mesabi East School District $129,124
Metro Schools Charter $126,838
Midway Star Academy $100,506
Milaca Public School District $282,199
Milroy Public School District $1,596
Minisinaakwaang Leadership Academy $337
Minneapolis Public School District $18,705,817
Minneota Public School District $52,937
Minnesota Excellence In Learning Ac $67,054
Minnesota Internship Center $117,966
Minnesota Math And Science Academy $155,218
Minnesota New Country School $14,987
Minnesota Online High School
Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch $664,174
Minnetonka Public School District $125,148
Minnewaska School District $138,960
Montevideo Public School District $145,969
Monticello Public School District $244,834
Moorhead Public School District $1,125,973
Moose Lake Public School District $58,609
Mora Public School District $282,408
Morris Area Public Schools $88,361
Mounds View Public School District $1,036,717
Mountain Iron-Buhl School District $100,574
Mountain Lake Public Schools $75,746
Murray County Central School Dist. $71,551
Nasha Shkola Charter School $26,077
Nashwauk-Keewatin School District $117,696
Naytahwaush Community School $45,480
Nerstrand Charter School $16,842
Nett Lake Public School District $30,168
Nevis Public School District $55,971
New Century Academy $35,026
New Century School $76,297
New City School $38,300
New Discoveries Montessori Academy $41,134
New Heights School, Inc. $19,868
New London-Spicer School District $88,347
New Millennium Academy Charter Sch $186,397
New Prague Area Schools $78,331
New Ulm Public School District $214,144
New York Mills Public School Dist. $92,959
Nicollet Public School District $12,781
Noble Academy $206,129
Norman County East School District $54,717
Norman County West School District $39,772
North Branch Public Schools $238,602
North Lakes Academy $23,537
North Metro Flex Academy $55,750
North Shore Community School $35,866
North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale $1,410,763
Northeast College Prep $91,522
Northern Lights Community School $27,318
Northfield Public School District $274,875
Northland Community Schools $251,771
Northwest Passage High School $19,614
Nova Classical Academy $18,511
Nrheg School District $80,274
Ogilvie Public School District $92,532
Onamia Public School District $258,419
Orono Public School District $50,480
Ortonville Public Schools $78,448
Osakis Public School District $79,810
Oshki Ogimaag Charter School $562
Osseo Public School District $2,951,833
Owatonna Public School District $625,687
Pact Charter School $15,149
Paladin Career And Tech High School $59,604
Park Rapids Public School District $394,928
Parkers Prairie Public School Dist. $51,046
Parnassus Preparatory Charter Sch $90,691
Partnership Academy, Inc. $86,279
Paynesville Public School District $86,336
Pelican Rapids Public School Dist. $196,845
Pequot Lakes Public Schools $133,071
Perham-Dent Public School District $157,242
Phoenix Academy Charter School $10,734
Pierz Public School District $86,023
Pillager Area Charter School $4,543
Pillager Public School District $107,744
Pim Arts High School $19,954
Pine City Public School District $250,338
Pine Island Public School District $82,585
Pine Point Public School District $60,293
Pine River-Backus School District $212,466
Pipestone Area School District $192,829
Plainview-Elgin-Millville $111,546
Prairie Seeds Academy $178,811
Princeton Public School District $310,489
Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools $184,078
Proctor Public School District $138,285
Prodeo Academy $139,229
Progeny Academy Charter School $19,614
Quantum Steam Academy Charter School
Randolph Public School District $9,325
Red Lake County Central Public Sch $42,198
Red Lake Falls Public School Dist. $40,426
Red Lake Public School District $1,188,469
Red Rock Central School District $67,378
Red Wing Public School District $286,607
Redwood Area School District $200,847
Renville County West School Dist. $71,789
Richfield Public School District $735,655
Riverway Learning Community Charter $27,520
Robbinsdale Public School District $2,315,378
Rochester Beacon Academy $11,208
Rochester Math And Science Academy $76,988
Rochester Public School District $2,199,918
Rochester Stem Academy $41,140
Rock Ridge Public Schools
Rockford Public School District $118,163
Rocori Public School District $195,534
Rosa Parks Charter High School $13,659
Roseau Public School District $83,443
Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan $1,653,269
Roseville Public School District $1,337,089
Rothsay Public School District $17,371
Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools $38,591
Royalton Public School District $87,822
Rtr Public Schools $82,236
Rush City Public School District $78,005
Rushford-Peterson Public Schools $60,812
Sage Academy Charter School $13,659
Saint Cloud Math And Science Academ $57,120
Sartell-St. Stephen School District $88,935
Sauk Centre Public School District $149,166
Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools $308,169
Schoolcraft Learning Community Chtr $31,410
Scitech Academy Charter School $55,878
Sebeka Public School District $111,635
Sejong Academy Of Minnesota $54,809
Seven Hills Preparatory Academy $53,832
Shakopee Public School District $510,854
Sibley East School District $118,646
Skyline Math And Science Academy $73,263
Sleepy Eye Public School District $82,071
Sojourner Truth Academy $132,291
South Koochiching School District $80,385
South St. Paul Public School Dist $357,691
South Washington County School Dist $374,913
Southland Public School District $48,112
Southside Family Charter School $20,137
Spectrum High School $12,946
Spero Academy $18,460
Spring Grove School District $27,996
Spring Lake Park Public Schools $393,891
Springfield Public School District $60,012
St Paul Conservatory Performing Art $10,549
St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools $88,711
St. Charles Public School District $144,501
St. Clair Public School District $41,297
St. Cloud Public School District $2,495,600
St. Francis Area Schools $320,458
St. James Public School District $147,615
St. Louis County School District $325,712
St. Louis Park Public School Dist. $456,839
St. Michael-Albertville School Dist $95,858
St. Paul City School $200,011
St. Paul Public School District $19,974,429
St. Peter Public School District $208,739
Staples-Motley School District $278,583
Star Of The North Academy Charter S $18,626
Step Academy Charter School $141,758
Stephen-Argyle Central Schools $24,472
Stewartville Public School District $171,531
Stillwater Area Public School Dist. $236,451
Stonebridge World School $83,409
Stride Academy Charter School $73,263
Success Academy $22,351
Swanville Public School District $27,059
Team Academy $26,077
Technical Academies Of Minnesota $14,901
Tesfa International School $54,046
Thief River Falls School District $233,467
Tracy Area Public School District $123,024
Treknorth High School $51,067
Tri-City United School District $203,424
Tri-County School District $36,569
Triton School District $135,482
Truman Public School District $64,568
Twin Cities Academy $106,173
Twin Cities German Immersion Chtr $6,403
Twin Cities International Schools $361,096
Ubah Medical Academy Charter School $114,008
Ulen-Hitterdal Public School Dist $18,933
Underwood Public School District $51,965
United South Central School Dist. $162,232
Universal Academy Charter School $116,882
Upper Mississippi Academy $7,028
Upsala Public School District $42,936
Urban Academy Charter School $118,498
Venture Academy $99,637
Vermilion Country School $11,290
Verndale Public School District $59,788
Voyageurs Expeditionary $31,822
Wabasha-Kellogg Public School Dist. $66,228
Wabasso Public School District $26,002
Waconia Public School District $59,583
Wadena-Deer Creek School District $262,667
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Schl. Dist $370,887
Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School Dist. $60,537
Warroad Public School District $117,904
Waseca Public School District $216,298
Watershed High School $11,538
Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist $101,990
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown $88,747
Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Public Sch $277,107
Wayzata Public School District $605,018
West Central Area $137,176
West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan $435,786
Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools $123,201
Westonka Public School District $158,811
Wheaton Area Public School District $55,328
White Bear Lake School District $637,136
Willmar Public School District $814,636
Willow River Public School District $61,907
Win-E-Mac School District $103,690
Windom Public School District $170,048
Winona Area Public School District $431,527
Woodbury Leadership Academy $4,961
Worthington Public School District $452,924
Wrenshall Public School District $26,878
Yellow Medicine East $124,178
Yinghua Academy $13,588
Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District $68,062


ESSER II

The table below shows the total amount of ESSER II funding allocated to each district in Minnesota.

Minnesota ESSER III allocation and expenditures by district
District Name Total ESSER III Allocation
A.C.G.C. Public School District $651,789
Academia Cesar Chavez Charter Sch. $639,610
Academic Arts High School $47,732
Achieve Language Academy $572,785
Ada-Borup-West Public Schools $470,601
Adrian Public School District $234,664
Afsa High School $233,248
Agamim Classical Academy $112,304
Aitkin Public School District $880,404
Albany Public School District $469,327
Albert Lea Public School District $2,335,148
Alden-Conger Public School District $89,506
Alexandria Public School District $1,400,648
Annandale Public School District $359,329
Anoka-Hennepin School District $13,658,954
Art And Science Academy $159,818
Ashby Public School District $125,401
Aspen Academy $138,221
Athlos Academy Of Saint Cloud $677,796
Athlos Leadership Academy $954,642
Augsburg Fairview Academy $100,237
Aurora Charter School $548,919
Aurora Waasakone Community Of Learn $71,598
Austin Public School District $3,517,009
Avalon School $77,749
Badger Public School District $82,821
Bagley Public School District $833,745
Barnesville Public School Dist. $300,663
Barnum Public School District $263,997
Battle Lake Public School District $155,144
Bdote Learning Center $152,743
Beacon Academy $367,149
Becker Public School District $213,858
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa School Dist $326,329
Belle Plaine Public School District $421,661
Bemidji Public School District $5,178,197
Benson Public School District $466,424
Bertha-Hewitt Public School Dist. $581,084
Best Academy $1,250,581
Big Lake Public School District $835,989
Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian $488,478
Blackduck Public School District $999,226
Blooming Prairie Public School Dist $388,374
Bloomington Public School District $5,094,470
Blue Earth Area Public School $689,272
Bluesky Charter School $250,525
Bluffview Montessori $77,749
Braham Public School District $568,326
Brainerd Public School District $4,974,278
Brandon-Evansville Public Schools $282,330
Breckenridge Public School District $340,995
Brooklyn Center School District $1,658,054
Browerville Public School District $615,885
Browns Valley Public School Dist $127,275
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart $437,204
Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Public Sch $697,786
Burnsville Public School District $7,187,245
Butterfield Public School District $121,347
Byron Public School District $93,938
Caledonia Public School District $366,662
Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist $1,660,978
Campbell-Tintah Public School Dist. $111,675
Canby Public School District $370,160
Cannon Falls Public School District $286,782
Cannon River Stem School $181,415
Career Pathways $128,877
Carlton Public School District $379,954
Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools $2,070,594
Cedar Mountain School District $278,034
Cedar Riverside Community School
Centennial Public School District $505,664
Central Public School District $296,996
Chatfield Public Schools $249,330
Chisago Lakes School District $795,656
Chisholm Public School District $815,003
Chokio-Alberta Public School Dist. $69,666
City Academy $157,516
Clarkfield Charter School $3,630
Clearbrook-Gonvick School District $419,336
Cleveland Public School District $35,723
Climax-Shelly Public Schools $113,412
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley $168,664
Cloquet Public School District $1,384,386
College Preparatory Elementary $420,043
Cologne Academy $40,331
Columbia Heights Public School Dist $2,653,770
Comfrey Public School District $98,999
Community Of Peace Academy $820,992
Community School Of Excellence $1,746,995
Cook County Public Schools $323,931
Cornerstone Montessori Elementary $90,691
Cromwell-Wright Public Schools $106,332
Crookston Public School District $1,424,398
Crosby-Ironton Public School Dist. $1,173,034
Crosslake Community Charter School $157,516
Cyber Village Academy $77,749
Dassel-Cokato Public School Dist. $239,609
Davinci Academy $211,651
Dawson-Boyd Public School District $164,998
Deer River Public School District $825,611
Delano Public School District $151,899
Detroit Lakes Public School Dist. $1,671,600
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton $505,993
Discovery Charter School $138,423
Discovery Public School Faribault $52,505
Discovery Woods $95,464
Dover-Eyota Public School District $81,946
Duluth Public School District $9,012,853
Duluth Public Schools Academy $634,952
E.C.H.O. Charter School $52,505
Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School $345,552
East Central School District $603,801
East Grand Forks Public School Dist $861,655
East Range Academy Of Tech-Science $205,248
Eastern Carver County Public School $807,464
Eden Prairie Public School District $3,069,204
Eden Valley-Watkins School District $249,330
Edgerton Public School District $135,696
Edina Public School District $484,247
El Colegio Charter School $114,557
Elk River School District $1,121,255
Ellsworth Public School District $117,140
Ely Public School District $316,037
Esko Public School District $67,955
Excell Academy Charter $610,971
Face To Face Academy $119,330
Fairmont Area School District $1,558,768
Faribault Public School District $3,263,206
Farmington Public School District $1,374,982
Fergus Falls Public School District $1,330,983
Fertile-Beltrami School District $282,495
Fillmore Central $884,636
Fisher Public School District $65,999
Fit Academy $125,263
Floodwood Public School District $110,602
Foley Public School District $590,326
Forest Lake Public School District $821,454
Fosston Public School District $600,884
Frazee-Vergas Public School Dist. $969,368
Fridley Public School District $1,438,853
Friendship Acdmy Of Fine Arts Chtr. $329,352
Fulda Public School District $207,411
G.F.W. $499,843
Gateway Stem Academy $262,527
Glacial Hills Elementary $71,598
Glencoe-Silver Lake School District $678,324
Glenville-Emmons School District $122,619
Global Academy $587,105
Goodhue Public School District $113,665
Goodridge Public School District $80,761
Granada Huntley East Chain $216,597
Grand Meadow Public School District $110,199
Grand Rapids Public School District $2,745,145
Great Expectations $57,279
Great River School $48,397
Green Isle Community School
Greenbush-Middle River School Dist. $142,408
Greenway Public School District $841,637
Grygla Public School District $91,679
Hancock Public School District $91,665
Harbor City International Charter $95,027
Hastings Public School District $1,334,649
Hawley Public School District $296,996
Hayfield Public School District $245,663
Hendricks Public School District $62,469
Hennepin Elementary School $563,239
Henning Public School District $362,642
Herman-Norcross School District $107,631
Hermantown Public School District $337,329
Heron Lake-Okabena School District $135,665
Hiawatha Academies $1,995,202
Hibbing Public School District $1,897,938
High School For Recording Arts $410,496
Higher Ground Academy $1,427,190
Hill City Public School District $299,278
Hills-Beaver Creek School District $146,665
Hinckley-Finlayson School District $761,988
Hmong College Prep Academy $2,644,359
Holdingford Public School District $241,997
Hope Community Academy $696,889
Hopkins Public School District $2,686,653
Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities $47,732
Houston Public School District $194,331
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted $336,765
Hutchinson Public School District $1,000,987
Innovation Science And Technology Academy Charter School $52,505
International Falls School District $1,301,471
Inver Grove Heights Schools $2,199,971
Isle Public School District $433,426
Ivanhoe Public School District $50,403
Jackson County Central School Dist. $487,660
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton $348,329
Jennings Community School $95,464
Jordan Public School District $439,994
Kaleidoscope Charter School $190,054
Kasson-Mantorville School District $185,877
Kato Public Charter School $66,825
Kelliher Public School District $341,398
Kenyon-Wanamingo School District $295,370
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg $245,663
Kimball Public School District $194,331
Kingsland Public School District $380,852
Kipp Minnesota Charter School $844,858
Kittson Central School District $120,998
La Crescent Montessori & Stem Schoo $2,723
La Crescent-Hokah School District $151,327
Lac Qui Parle Valley School Dist. $526,814
Lafayette Public Charter School $47,732
Lake Benton Public School District $138,969
Lake City Public School District $328,189
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial $315,329
Lake Of The Woods School District $253,354
Lake Park Audubon School District $256,663
Lake Superior Public School Dist. $711,324
Lakes International Language Academ $84,695
Lakeview School District $183,331
Lakeville Public School District $1,103,267
Lancaster Public School District $117,876
Lanesboro Public School District $157,293
Laporte Public School District $195,565
Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter $47,732
Le Sueur-Henderson School District $395,995
Legacy Of Dr Josie R Johnson Montes $119,330
Leroy-Ostrander Public Schools $196,678
Lester Prairie Public School Dist. $205,331
Level Up Academy $95,464
Lewiston-Altura Public School Dist $425,328
Life Prep $310,259
Lincoln International School $190,928
Lionsgate Academy $77,749
Litchfield Public School District $685,658
Little Falls Public School District $1,518,351
Littlefork-Big Falls School Dist. $108,128
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Dist $1,002,229
Loveworks Academy For Arts $205,248
Luverne Public School District $520,660
Lyle Public School District $161,117
Lynd Public School District $56,011
Mabel-Canton Public School Dist. $288,957
Maccray School District $340,995
Madelia Public School District $320,671
Mahnomen Public School District $1,606,087
Mahtomedi Public School District $271,819
Mankato Public School District $3,595,418
Maple Lake Public School District $107,610
Maple River School District $394,987
Marshall County Central Schools $89,384
Marshall Public School District $1,544,905
Martin County West School District $501,035
Mastery School
Mcgregor Public School District $521,936
Medford Public School District $252,997
Melrose Public School District $681,991
Menahga Public School District $498,558
Mesabi East School District $555,392
Metro Schools Charter $596,651
Midway Star Academy $353,218
Milaca Public School District $1,152,056
Milroy Public School District $5,019
Minisinaakwaang Leadership Academy $2,269
Minneapolis Public School District $71,005,780
Minneota Public School District $170,885
Minnesota Excellence In Learning Ac $286,393
Minnesota Internship Center $548,919
Minnesota Math And Science Academy $715,982
Minnesota New Country School $64,791
Minnesota Online High School $20,165
Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch $2,973,711
Minnetonka Public School District $457,696
Minnewaska School District $442,317
Montevideo Public School District $623,325
Monticello Public School District $439,708
Moorhead Public School District $5,088,671
Moose Lake Public School District $219,997
Mora Public School District $1,092,865
Morris Area Public Schools $326,329
Mounds View Public School District $4,392,378
Mountain Iron-Buhl School District $334,020
Mountain Lake Public Schools $389,126
Murray County Central School Dist. $304,329
Nasha Shkola Charter School $119,330
Nashwauk-Keewatin School District $394,099
Naytahwaush Community School $157,516
Nerstrand Charter School $51,833
Nett Lake Public School District $150,825
Nevis Public School District $219,908
New Century Academy $114,557
New Century School $548,919
New City School $172,776
New Discoveries Montessori Academy $210,021
New Heights School, Inc. $76,371
New London-Spicer School District $410,661
New Millennium Academy Charter Sch $844,858
New Prague Area Schools $355,764
New Ulm Public School District $894,655
New York Mills Public School Dist. $378,823
Nicollet Public School District $117,332
Noble Academy $1,131,251
Norman County East School District $185,792
Norman County West School District
North Branch Public Schools $989,987
North Lakes Academy $146,860
North Metro Flex Academy $286,393
North Shore Community School $112,304
North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale $6,687,679
Northeast College Prep $477,321
Northern Lights Community School $109,784
Northfield Public School District $1,165,985
Northland Community Schools $909,577
Northwest Passage High School $85,918
Nova Classical Academy $68,563
Nrheg School District $395,995
Ogilvie Public School District $436,824
Onamia Public School District $897,047
Orono Public School District $187,875
Ortonville Public Schools $406,300
Osakis Public School District $315,329
Oshki Ogimaag Charter School
Osseo Public School District $10,488,463
Owatonna Public School District $2,321,653
Pact Charter School $159,818
Paladin Career And Tech High School $219,568
Park Rapids Public School District $1,674,191
Parkers Prairie Public School Dist. $202,710
Parnassus Preparatory Charter Sch $475,134
Partnership Academy, Inc. $486,868
Paynesville Public School District $399,661
Pelican Rapids Public School Dist. $757,554
Pequot Lakes Public Schools $637,992
Perham-Dent Public School District $685,658
Phoenix Academy Charter School
Pierz Public School District $322,662
Pillager Area Charter School $47,732
Pillager Public School District $384,995
Pim Arts High School $95,027
Pine City Public School District $808,476
Pine Island Public School District $351,995
Pine Point Public School District $233,130
Pine River-Backus School District $807,952
Pipestone Area School District $878,037
Plainview-Elgin-Millville $366,662
Prairie Seeds Academy $625,291
Princeton Public School District $1,228,317
Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools $683,546
Proctor Public School District $531,660
Prodeo Academy $897,364
Progeny Academy Charter School $66,825
Quantum Steam Academy Charter School $95,464
Randolph Public School District $31,979
Red Lake County Central Public Sch $128,451
Red Lake Falls Public School Dist. $190,664
Red Lake Public School District $4,832,219
Red Rock Central School District $289,599
Red Wing Public School District $937,561
Redwood Area School District $865,185
Renville County West School Dist. $319,428
Richfield Public School District $2,532,896
Riverway Learning Community Charter $119,330
Robbinsdale Public School District $8,639,852
Rochester Beacon Academy
Rochester Math And Science Academy $606,198
Rochester Public School District $7,114,952
Rochester Stem Academy $190,928
Rock Ridge Public Schools $1,989,964
Rockford Public School District $210,177
Rocori Public School District $769,990
Rosa Parks Charter High School $76,371
Roseau Public School District $399,661
Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan $8,582,428
Roseville Public School District $5,969,001
Rothsay Public School District $65,999
Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools $183,244
Royalton Public School District $283,165
Rtr Public Schools $275,796
Rush City Public School District $381,328
Rushford-Peterson Public Schools $260,330
Sage Academy Charter School $57,279
Saint Cloud Math And Science Academ $248,207
Sartell-St. Stephen School District $353,765
Sauk Centre Public School District $645,325
Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools $1,591,312
Schoolcraft Learning Community Chtr $119,330
Scitech Academy Charter School $329,352
Sebeka Public School District $554,393
Sejong Academy Of Minnesota $329,352
Seven Hills Preparatory Academy $341,233
Shakopee Public School District $2,379,635
Sibley East School District $447,327
Skyline Math And Science Academy $257,753
Sleepy Eye Public School District $370,328
Sojourner Truth Academy $482,094
South Koochiching School District $261,930
South St. Paul Public School Dist $1,700,354
South Washington County School Dist $1,329,117
Southland Public School District $190,664
Southside Family Charter School $90,691
Spectrum High School $62,513
Spero Academy $85,918
Spring Grove School District $117,332
Spring Lake Park Public Schools $1,580,313
Springfield Public School District $230,997
St Paul Conservatory Performing Art $34,281
St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools $362,995
St. Charles Public School District $473,162
St. Clair Public School District $168,664
St. Cloud Public School District $13,981,378
St. Francis Area Schools $1,279,650
St. James Public School District $571,992
St. Louis County School District $1,140,858
St. Louis Park Public School Dist. $1,785,643
St. Michael-Albertville School Dist $302,654
St. Paul City School $868,724
St. Paul Public School District $92,108,440
St. Peter Public School District $711,324
Staples-Motley School District $1,000,771
Star Of The North Academy Charter S $147,970
Step Academy Charter School $587,105
Stephen-Argyle Central Schools $77,238
Stewartville Public School District $690,993
Stillwater Area Public School Dist. $875,418
Stonebridge World School $362,764
Stride Academy Charter School $477,321
Success Academy $186,155
Swanville Public School District $124,665
Team Academy $114,557
Technical Academies Of Minnesota $85,918
Tesfa International School $286,393
Thief River Falls School District $810,323
Tracy Area Public School District $514,509
Treknorth High School $210,021
Tri-City United School District $692,991
Tri-County School District $130,906
Triton School District $486,222
Truman Public School District $298,651
Twin Cities Academy $563,239
Twin Cities German Immersion Chtr $32,265
Twin Cities International Schools $1,498,788
Ubah Medical Academy Charter School $400,950
Ulen-Hitterdal Public School Dist $95,332
Underwood Public School District $224,362
United South Central School Dist. $785,068
Universal Academy Charter School $596,651
Upper Mississippi Academy $95,027
Upsala Public School District $168,664
Urban Academy Charter School $606,198
Venture Academy $463,001
Vermilion Country School $3,630
Verndale Public School District $259,139
Voyageurs Expeditionary $124,104
Wabasha-Kellogg Public School Dist. $271,330
Wabasso Public School District $131,998
Waconia Public School District $243,838
Wadena-Deer Creek School District $1,173,022
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Schl. Dist $1,238,867
Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School Dist. $285,996
Warroad Public School District $498,660
Waseca Public School District $850,655
Watershed High School $52,505
Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist $189,874
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown $344,662
Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Public Sch $1,145,834
Wayzata Public School District $1,187,236
West Central Area $432,754
West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan $2,115,639
Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools $523,293
Westonka Public School District $282,477
Wheaton Area Public School District $291,171
White Bear Lake School District $2,830,672
Willmar Public School District $3,983,549
Willow River Public School District $233,276
Win-E-Mac School District $351,489
Windom Public School District $646,504
Winona Area Public School District $1,631,645
Woodbury Leadership Academy $42,347
Worthington Public School District $1,751,270
Wrenshall Public School District $95,332
Yellow Medicine East $601,325
Yinghua Academy $52,430
Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District $121,062

ESSER III

The table below shows the total amount of ESSER III funding allocated to each district in Minnesota.

Minnesota ESSER III allocation by district
District name Total ESSER III allocation
A.C.G.C. Public School District $1,465,890
Academia Cesar Chavez Charter Sch. $1,438,499
Academic Arts High School $107,351
Achieve Language Academy $1,288,208
Ada-Borup-West Public Schools $1,058,394
Adrian Public School District $527,764
Afsa High School $524,579
Agamim Classical Academy $252,575
Aitkin Public School District $1,980,050
Albany Public School District $1,055,528
Albert Lea Public School District $5,251,804
Alden-Conger Public School District $201,301
Alexandria Public School District $3,150,092
Annandale Public School District $808,139
Anoka-Hennepin School District $30,719,319
Art And Science Academy $359,434
Ashby Public School District $282,030
Aspen Academy $310,862
Athlos Academy Of Saint Cloud $1,524,380
Athlos Leadership Academy $2,147,014
Augsburg Fairview Academy $225,436
Aurora Charter School $1,234,533
Aurora Waasakone Community Of Learn $161,026
Austin Public School District $7,909,839
Avalon School $174,860
Badger Public School District $186,267
Bagley Public School District $1,875,114
Barnesville Public School Dist. $676,198
Barnum Public School District $593,735
Battle Lake Public School District $348,922
Bdote Learning Center $343,522
Beacon Academy $825,727
Becker Public School District $480,972
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa School Dist $733,922
Belle Plaine Public School District $948,326
Bemidji Public School District $11,645,890
Benson Public School District $1,048,998
Bertha-Hewitt Public School Dist. $1,306,873
Best Academy $2,812,588
Big Lake Public School District $1,880,160
Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian $1,098,598
Blackduck Public School District $2,247,283
Blooming Prairie Public School Dist $873,462
Bloomington Public School District $11,457,587
Blue Earth Area Public School $1,550,190
Bluesky Charter School $563,437
Bluffview Montessori $174,860
Braham Public School District $1,278,179
Brainerd Public School District $11,187,273
Brandon-Evansville Public Schools $634,966
Breckenridge Public School District $766,907
Bright Water Elementary $268,377
Brooklyn Center School District $3,729,004
Browerville Public School District $1,385,141
Browns Valley Public School Dist $286,244
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart $983,282
Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Public Sch $1,569,338
Burnsville Public School District $16,164,289
Butterfield Public School District $272,912
Byron Public School District $211,268
Caledonia Public School District $824,631
Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist $3,735,580
Campbell-Tintah Public School Dist. $251,160
Canby Public School District $832,498
Cannon Falls Public School District $644,979
Cannon River Stem School $408,006
Career Pathways $289,847
Carlton Public School District $854,526
Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools $4,656,817
Cedar Mountain School District $625,305
Centennial Public School District $1,137,251
Central Public School District $667,951
Chatfield Public Schools $560,749
Chisago Lakes School District $1,789,450
Chisholm Public School District $1,832,962
Chokio-Alberta Public School Dist. $156,680
City Academy $354,257
Clarkfield Charter School $8,165
Clearbrook-Gonvick School District $943,096
Cleveland Public School District $80,343
Climax-Shelly Public Schools $255,067
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley $379,331
Cloquet Public School District $3,113,518
College Preparatory Elementary $944,686
Cologne Academy $90,705
Columbia Heights Public School Dist $5,968,394
Comfrey Public School District $222,650
Community Of Peace Academy $1,846,432
Community School Of Excellence $3,929,035
Cook County Public Schools $728,530
Cornerstone Montessori Elementary $203,966
Cromwell-Wright Public Schools $239,143
Crookston Public School District $3,203,505
Crosby-Ironton Public School Dist. $2,638,183
Crosslake Community Charter School $354,257
Cyber Village Academy $174,860
Dassel-Cokato Public School Dist. $538,886
Davinci Academy $476,007
Dawson-Boyd Public School District $371,084
Deer River Public School District $1,856,819
Delano Public School District $341,625
Detroit Lakes Public School Dist. $3,759,468
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton $1,137,991
Discovery Charter School $311,317
Discovery Public School Faribault $118,086
Discovery Woods $214,701
Dover-Eyota Public School District $184,298
Duluth Public School District $20,270,126
Duluth Public Schools Academy $1,428,022
E.C.H.O. Charter School $118,086
Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School $777,155
East Central School District $1,357,963
East Grand Forks Public School Dist $1,937,884
East Range Academy Of Tech-Science $461,608
Eastern Carver County Public School $1,816,005
Eden Prairie Public School District $6,902,714
Eden Valley-Watkins School District $560,749
Edgerton Public School District $305,184
Edina Public School District $1,089,083
El Colegio Charter School $257,642
Elk River School District $2,521,730
Ellsworth Public School District $263,452
Ely Public School District $710,775
Esko Public School District $152,832
Excell Academy Charter $1,374,089
Face To Face Academy $268,377
Fairmont Area School District $3,505,707
Faribault Public School District $7,339,030
Farmington Public School District $3,092,368
Fergus Falls Public School District $2,993,412
Fertile-Beltrami School District $635,339
Fillmore Central $1,989,568
Fisher Public School District $148,434
Fit Academy $281,719
Floodwood Public School District $248,747
Foley Public School District $1,327,656
Forest Lake Public School District $1,847,471
Fosston Public School District $1,351,402
Frazee-Vergas Public School Dist. $2,180,132
Fridley Public School District $3,236,014
Friendship Acdmy Of Fine Arts Chtr. $740,720
Fulda Public School District $466,473
G.F.W. $1,124,159
Gateway Stem Academy $590,429
Glacial Hills Elementary $161,026
Glencoe-Silver Lake School District $1,525,568
Glenville-Emmons School District $275,773
Global Academy $1,320,413
Goodhue Public School District $255,636
Goodridge Public School District $181,634
Granada Huntley East Chain $487,131
Grand Meadow Public School District $247,841
Grand Rapids Public School District $6,173,898
Great Expectations $128,821
Great River School $108,846
Greenbush-Middle River School Dist. $320,280
Greenway Public School District $1,892,861
Grygla Public School District $206,189
Hancock Public School District $206,158
Harbor City International Charter $213,717
Hastings Public School District $3,001,658
Hawley Public School District $667,951
Hayfield Public School District $552,503
Hendricks Public School District $140,493
Hennepin Elementary School $1,266,738
Henning Public School District $815,591
Herman-Norcross School District $242,064
Hermantown Public School District $758,661
Heron Lake-Okabena School District $305,114
Hiawatha Academies $4,487,259
Hibbing Public School District $4,268,509
High School For Recording Arts $923,216
Higher Ground Academy $3,209,785
Hill City Public School District $673,084
Hills-Beaver Creek School District $329,853
Hinckley-Finlayson School District $1,713,731
Hmong College Prep Academy $5,947,228
Holdingford Public School District $544,257
Hope Community Academy $1,567,320
Hopkins Public School District $6,042,349
Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities $107,351
Houston Public School District $437,055
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted $757,394
Hutchinson Public School District $2,251,244
Innovation Science And Technology Academy Charter School $118,086
International Falls School District $2,927,039
Inver Grove Heights Schools $4,947,789
Isle Public School District $974,787
Ivanhoe Public School District $113,358
Jackson County Central School Dist. $1,096,760
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton $783,400
Jennings Community School $214,701
Jordan Public School District $989,558
Kaleidoscope Charter School $427,435
Kasson-Mantorville School District $418,041
Kato Public Charter School $150,291
Kelliher Public School District $767,813
Kenyon-Wanamingo School District $664,293
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg $552,503
Kimball Public School District $437,055
Kingsland Public School District $856,546
Kipp Minnesota Charter School $1,900,107
Kittson Central School District $272,128
La Crescent-Hokah School District $340,338
Lac Qui Parle Valley School Dist. $1,184,818
Lafayette Public Charter School $107,351
Lake Benton Public School District $312,546
Lake City Public School District $738,104
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial $709,183
Lake Of The Woods School District $569,799
Lake Park Audubon School District $577,242
Lake Superior Public School Dist. $1,599,785
Lakes International Language Academ $190,481
Lakeview School District $412,316
Lakeville Public School District $2,481,275
Lancaster Public School District $265,106
Lanesboro Public School District $353,756
Laporte Public School District $439,830
Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter $107,351
Le Sueur-Henderson School District $890,602
Leroy-Ostrander Public Schools $442,334
Lester Prairie Public School Dist. $461,794
Level Up Academy $214,701
Lewiston-Altura Public School Dist $956,572
Life Prep $697,779
Lincoln International School $429,403
Lionsgate Academy $174,860
Litchfield Public School District $1,542,061
Little Falls Public School District $3,414,809
Littlefork-Big Falls School Dist. $243,183
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Dist $2,254,038
Loveworks Academy For Arts $461,608
Luverne Public School District $1,170,977
Lyle Public School District $362,356
Lynd Public School District $125,970
Mabel-Canton Public School Dist. $649,872
Maccray School District $766,907
Madelia Public School District $721,197
Mahnomen Public School District $3,612,129
Mahtomedi Public School District $611,329
Mankato Public School District $8,086,182
Maple Lake Public School District $242,018
Maple River School District $888,336
Marshall County Central Schools $201,027
Marshall Public School District $3,474,529
Martin County West School District $1,126,840
Mcgregor Public School District $1,173,848
Medford Public School District $568,996
Melrose Public School District $1,533,814
Menahga Public School District $1,121,270
Mesabi East School District $1,249,089
Metro Schools Charter $1,341,884
Midway Star Academy $794,395
Milaca Public School District $2,591,003
Milroy Public School District $11,288
Minneapolis Public School District $159,693,723
Minneota Public School District $384,324
Minnesota Excellence In Learning Ac $644,104
Minnesota Internship Center $1,234,533
Minnesota Math And Science Academy $1,610,260
Minnesota New Country School $145,716
Minnesota Online High School $45,353
Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch $6,687,948
Minnetonka Public School District $1,029,369
Minnewaska School District $994,783
Montevideo Public School District $1,401,873
Monticello Public School District $988,914
Moorhead Public School District $11,444,546
Moose Lake Public School District $494,779
Mora Public School District $2,457,881
Morris Area Public Schools $733,922
Mounds View Public School District $9,878,564
Mountain Iron-Buhl School District $751,219
Mountain Lake Public Schools $875,155
Murray County Central School Dist. $684,444
Nasha Shkola Charter School $268,377
Nashwauk-Keewatin School District $886,338
Naytahwaush Community School $354,257
Nerstrand Charter School $116,573
Nett Lake Public School District $339,208
Nevis Public School District $494,578
New Century Academy $257,642
New Century School $1,234,533
New City School $388,577
New Discoveries Montessori Academy $472,343
New Heights School, Inc. $171,761
New London-Spicer School District $923,587
New Millennium Academy Charter Sch $1,900,107
New Prague Area Schools $800,121
New Ulm Public School District $2,012,101
New York Mills Public School Dist. $851,982
Nicollet Public School District $263,882
Noble Academy $2,544,211
Norman County East School District $417,851
North Branch Public Schools $2,226,505
North Lakes Academy $330,291
North Metro Flex Academy $644,104
North Shore Community School $252,575
North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale $15,040,753
Northeast College Prep $1,073,507
Northern Lights Community School $246,907
Northfield Public School District $2,622,328
Northland Community Schools $2,045,660
Northwest Passage High School $193,231
Nova Classical Academy $154,199
Nrheg School District $890,602
Ogilvie Public School District $982,427
Onamia Public School District $2,017,481
Orono Public School District $422,536
Ortonville Public Schools $913,778
Osakis Public School District $709,183
Osseo Public School District $23,588,807
Owatonna Public School District $5,221,454
Pact Charter School $359,434
Paladin Career And Tech High School $493,813
Park Rapids Public School District $3,765,297
Parkers Prairie Public School Dist. $455,900
Parnassus Preparatory Charter Sch $1,068,588
Partnership Academy, Inc. $1,094,977
Paynesville Public School District $898,848
Pelican Rapids Public School Dist. $1,703,758
Pequot Lakes Public Schools $1,434,859
Perham-Dent Public School District $1,542,061
Pierz Public School District $725,676
Pillager Area Charter School $107,351
Pillager Public School District $865,863
Pim Arts High School $213,717
Pine City Public School District $1,818,282
Pine Island Public School District $791,646
Pine Point Public School District $524,316
Pine River-Backus School District $1,817,104
Pipestone Area School District $1,974,728
Plainview-Elgin-Millville $824,631
Prairie Seeds Academy $1,406,294
Princeton Public School District $2,762,515
Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools $1,537,311
Proctor Public School District $1,195,716
Prodeo Academy $2,018,193
Progeny Academy Charter School $150,291
Quantum Steam Academy Charter School $214,701
Randolph Public School District $71,921
Red Lake County Central Public Sch $288,889
Red Lake Falls Public School Dist. $428,808
Red Lake Public School District $10,867,778
Red Rock Central School District $651,315
Red Wing Public School District $2,108,597
Redwood Area School District $1,945,822
Renville County West School Dist. $718,402
Richfield Public School District $5,696,544
Riverway Learning Community Charter $268,377
Robbinsdale Public School District $19,431,237
Rochester Math And Science Academy $1,363,354
Rochester Public School District $16,001,700
Rochester Stem Academy $429,403
Rock Ridge Public Schools $4,475,478
Rockford Public School District $472,692
Rocori Public School District $1,731,726
Rosa Parks Charter High School $171,761
Roseau Public School District $898,848
Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan $19,302,090
Roseville Public School District $13,424,429
Rothsay Public School District $148,434
Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools $412,120
Royalton Public School District $636,846
Rtr Public Schools $620,273
Rush City Public School District $857,617
Rushford-Peterson Public Schools $585,488
Sage Academy Charter School $128,821
Saint Cloud Math And Science Academ $558,224
Sartell-St. Stephen School District $795,626
Sauk Centre Public School District $1,451,351
Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools $3,578,900
Schoolcraft Learning Community Chtr $268,377
Scitech Academy Charter School $740,720
Sebeka Public School District $1,246,843
Sejong Academy Of Minnesota $740,720
Seven Hills Preparatory Academy $767,440
Shakopee Public School District $5,351,858
Sibley East School District $1,006,050
Skyline Math And Science Academy $579,694
Sleepy Eye Public School District $832,878
Sojourner Truth Academy $1,084,242
South Koochiching School District $589,087
South St. Paul Public School Dist $3,824,138
South Washington County School Dist $2,989,217
Southland Public School District $428,808
Southside Family Charter School $203,966
Spero Academy $193,231
Spring Grove School District $263,882
Spring Lake Park Public Schools $3,554,161
Springfield Public School District $519,518
St Paul Conservatory Performing Art $77,099
St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools $816,385
St. Charles Public School District $1,064,153
St. Clair Public School District $379,331
St. Cloud Public School District $31,444,459
St. Francis Area Schools $2,877,964
St. James Public School District $1,286,425
St. Louis County School District $2,565,816
St. Louis Park Public School Dist. $4,015,955
St. Michael-Albertville School Dist $680,677
St. Paul City School $1,953,782
St. Paul Public School District $207,154,118
St. Peter Public School District $1,599,785
Staples-Motley School District $2,250,758
Star Of The North Academy Charter S $332,787
Step Academy Charter School $1,320,413
Stephen-Argyle Central Schools $173,710
Stewartville Public School District $1,554,059
Stillwater Area Public School Dist. $1,968,837
Stonebridge World School $815,865
Stride Academy Charter School $1,073,507
Success Academy $418,668
Swanville Public School District $280,375
Team Academy $257,642
Technical Academies Of Minnesota $193,231
Tesfa International School $644,104
Thief River Falls School District $1,822,435
Tracy Area Public School District $1,157,144
Treknorth High School $472,343
Tri-City United School District $1,558,553
Tri-County School District $294,410
Triton School District $1,093,526
Truman Public School District $671,674
Twin Cities Academy $1,266,738
Twin Cities German Immersion Chtr $72,564
Twin Cities International Schools $3,370,811
Ubah Medical Academy Charter School $901,746
Ulen-Hitterdal Public School Dist $214,404
Underwood Public School District $504,595
United South Central School Dist. $1,765,637
Universal Academy Charter School $1,341,884
Upper Mississippi Academy $213,717
Upsala Public School District $379,331
Urban Academy Charter School $1,363,354
Venture Academy $1,041,302
Vermilion Country School $8,165
Verndale Public School District $582,809
Voyageurs Expeditionary $279,112
Wabasha-Kellogg Public School Dist. $610,227
Wabasso Public School District $296,867
Waconia Public School District $548,398
Wadena-Deer Creek School District $2,638,155
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Schl. Dist $2,786,243
Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School Dist. $643,212
Warroad Public School District $1,121,499
Waseca Public School District $1,913,145
Watershed High School $118,086
Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist $427,031
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown $775,154
Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Public Sch $2,577,010
Wayzata Public School District $2,670,122
West Central Area $973,275
West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan $4,758,123
Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools $1,176,898
Westonka Public School District $635,298
Wheaton Area Public School District $654,850
White Bear Lake School District $6,366,251
Willmar Public School District $8,959,098
Willow River Public School District $524,643
Win-E-Mac School District $790,507
Windom Public School District $1,454,003
Winona Area Public School District $3,669,610
Woodbury Leadership Academy $95,241
Worthington Public School District $3,938,648
Wrenshall Public School District $214,404
Yellow Medicine East $1,352,395
Yinghua Academy $117,917
Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District $272,271


ESSER allocations by state

Click a state below to see a detailed breakdown of ESSER allocations by district in each state.

History of ESSER

Throughout Spring 2020, all 50 states shuttered K-12 public schools to in-person learning. In most states, students would not return to classrooms for the remainder of the academic year. Congress allocated roughly $190 billion to schools between March 2020 and March 2021 through three rounds of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund grants.[9]

Congress also allocated about 10% of ESSER funding—or about $19 billion—to state education agencies.[10]

Each tranche of ESSER funding came with its own deadline. States had until September 30 to commit money they received in the third round (ARP Act) of ESSER funding—unless they requested and received an extension.[11] Districts were required to have spent the funds by the end of January 2025 (though they could request an extension from the federal government).[12]

According to the U.S. Department of Education, “These Federal emergency resources are available for a wide range of activities to address diverse needs arising from or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, or to emerge stronger post-pandemic, including responding to students’ social, emotional, mental health, and academic needs and continuing to provide educational services as States, LEAs, and schools respond to and recover from the pandemic.”[13]

Districts, already facing declining public school enrollment, grappled with the loss of billions of dollars in federal aid as ESSER funds expired.[14] To put the loss in perspective, in 2019, the last year before Congress began allocating ESSER grants, the federal government spent a total of $57.9 billion on K-12 public schools—less than a third of what Congress allocated to schools through ESSER.[15]

A 2023 Education Next analysis of 22 states found that districts had spent about half of the money on labor costs, which could include new hires and raises for existing personnel.[16] A December 2023 Education Week survey of 250 district leaders found that a quarter of respondents said they didn’t anticipate finding alternative funding to cover ongoing expenses made with ESSER grants.[17]

Some districts announced staff and teacher layoffs due to losing ESSER funds.[18][19][20] Districts also cut expenses in other ways, including ending after-school programs, tutoring services, and more.[21][22]

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Footnotes

  1. U.S. Department of Education, "ESSER Fund Cover Letter," accessed June 13, 2025
  2. The 74, "ESSER Post-Mortem: How Did Districts Spend $190B in Federal Funds? Did It Work?" June 29, 2025
  3. Intercultural Development Research Association, "How Schools Will Be Impacted by the End of Federal COVID-19 Relief Funding," October 8, 2024
  4. District Administration, "Learning loss can still be overcome with ESSER," August 15, 2024
  5. Brookings, "The ESSER fiscal cliff will have serious implications for student equity," September 12, 2023
  6. Intercultural Development Research Association, "How Schools Will Be Impacted by the End of Federal COVID-19 Relief Funding," October 8, 2024
  7. McKinsey & Company, "When the money runs out: K–12 schools brace for stimulus-free budgets," September 18, 2024
  8. Edunomics Lab,"ESSER Expenditure Dashboard," accessed June 29, 2025
  9. K-12 Dive, "ESSER funding: What it is and how to use it before it expires," February 21, 2023
  10. CCSSO, "States Leading: How State Education Agencies Leveraged Pandemic Relief Funds," accessed February 4, 2025
  11. New America, "Size: More Money Than Ever Before," accessed February 4, 2025
  12. School Superintendents Assocation, "The Advocate March 2024: ESSER Late Liquidation," March 8, 2024
  13. U.S. Department of Education, "Frequently Asked Questions," May 2021
  14. Brookings, "Breaking down enrollment declines in public schools," March 14, 2024
  15. United States Census, "K-12 School Spending Up 4.7% in 2019 From Previous Year," May 18, 2021
  16. Education Next, "The Massive ESSER Experiment: Here’s what we’re learning.," April 4, 2023
  17. Education Week, "When ESSER Funds Are Gone, Here’s Where Districts May Turn to Fill Gaps," December 5, 2023
  18. NBC DFW, "Arlington ISD faces layoffs with COVID-era ESSER grants coming to an end," March 25, 2024
  19. K-12 Dive, "Teacher layoffs are growing — and won’t be going away anytime soon," March 26, 2024
  20. CT Insider, "Hartford school board approves $429 million budget with staffing cuts across the district," April 18, 2024
  21. Chalkbeat, "Many schools want to keep tutoring going when COVID money is gone. How will they pay for it?" February 1, 2024
  22. KOSU, "The end of pandemic-era federal dollars may mean the end of some Oklahoma school programs," April 18, 2024