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District details
School board members: 6
Students: 403 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Battle Lake School District is a school district in Minnesota (Otter Tail County). During the 2024 school year, 403 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Battle Lake School District consists of six members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Ashley Altstadt
Sean Belmont
Jonathan Hartman
Paul Ness
Sheila Newark
Bennet Stich

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $682,000 $1,688 11%
Local: $1,768,000 $4,376 29%
State: $3,738,000 $9,252 60%
Total: $6,188,000 $15,317
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $6,425,000 $15,903
Total Current Expenditures: $5,601,000 $13,863
Instructional Expenditures: $3,405,000 $8,428 53%
Student and Staff Support: $467,000 $1,155 7%
Administration: $466,000 $1,153 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,263,000 $3,126 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $445,000 $1,101
Construction: $234,000 $579
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $244,000 $603
Interest on Debt: $0 $0


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 67 PS <50 >=50 70-74
2020-2021 59 <50 >=50 60-64
2018-2019 70 PS <50 <50 70-74
2017-2018 74 <50 >=50 75-79
2016-2017 72 PS <50 >=50 75-79
2015-2016 66 PS PS <50 >=50 65-69
2014-2015 68 PS PS PS >=50 65-69
2013-2014 70 PS PS PS >=50 70-74
2012-2013 77 PS PS PS >=50 75-79
2011-2012 75 PS PS PS PS >=50 75-79
2010-2011 64 PS PS >=50 PS 65-69

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 63 PS <50 >=50 60-64
2020-2021 61 <50 >=50 60-64
2018-2019 72 PS <50 >=50 70-74
2017-2018 69 PS <50 >=50 70-74
2016-2017 76 PS >=50 >=50 75-79
2015-2016 69 PS PS <50 >=50 70-74
2014-2015 74 PS PS PS >=50 75-79
2013-2014 71 PS PS PS >=50 70-74
2012-2013 71 PS PS PS >=50 70-74
2011-2012 84 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 80-84
2010-2011 85 PS PS >=50 PS 85-89

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 >=90 PS PS >=90
2020-2021 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2019-2020 >=90 PS PS >=80
2018-2019 >=90 PS >=90
2017-2018 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2016-2017 >=90 PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 PS PS >=90
2014-2015 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2013-2014 >=90 PS PS >=90
2012-2013 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2011-2012 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2010-2011 >=90 PS PS 80-89


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 403 -2.5
2022-2023 413 2.2
2021-2022 404 -5.4
2020-2021 426 0.5
2019-2020 424 -0.9
2018-2019 428 0.7
2017-2018 425 -7.3
2016-2017 456 -3.1
2015-2016 470 1.3
2014-2015 464 3.4
2013-2014 448 -1.3
2012-2013 454 -3.7
2011-2012 471 -3.4
2010-2011 487 -5.7
2009-2010 515 1.2
2008-2009 509 -2.6
2007-2008 522 -2.7
2006-2007 536 0.4
2005-2006 534 -1.1
2004-2005 540 2.2
2003-2004 528 1.5
2002-2003 520 0.4
2001-2002 518 -2.7
2000-2001 532 -3.2
1999-2000 549 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Battle Lake School District (%) Minnesota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.2 1.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 7.1
Black 0.3 11.8
Hispanic 5.7 11.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 3.7 6.4
White 89.1 61.4

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Battle Lake School District had 30.23 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.33.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.77
Kindergarten: 2.07
Elementary: 14.44
Secondary: 12.70
Total: 30.23

Battle Lake School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 1.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 1.00
School Administrative Support: 2.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 12.31
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.39
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.50
Student Support Services: 7.13
Other Support Services: 16.03


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Battle Lake School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Battle Lake Elementary215KG-6
Battle Lake Secondary1887-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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