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Belle Plaine School District, Minnesota

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Belle Plaine School District
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District details
School board members: 6
Students: 1,549 (2022-2023)
Schools: 7 (2022-2023)
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Belle Plaine School District is a school district in Minnesota (Sibley, Scott, Le Sueur, and Carver counties). During the 2023 school year, 1,549 students attended one of the district's seven 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 Belle Plaine 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
Kellen Schmidt20252028
Terry Kahle20162028
Tracy O'Brien20152028
Tonya Smith20222026
Karl Keup20182026
Matt Lenz20182026

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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,755,000 $1,113 8%
Local: $5,863,000 $3,718 26%
State: $14,980,000 $9,499 66%
Total: $22,598,000 $14,330
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $19,024,000 $12,063
Total Current Expenditures: $15,982,000 $10,134
Instructional Expenditures: $10,532,000 $6,678 55%
Student and Staff Support: $1,178,000 $746 6%
Administration: $1,553,000 $984 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,719,000 $1,724 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,011,000 $641
Construction: $481,000 $305
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $765,000 $485
Interest on Debt: $704,000 $446


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 (%)
2020-2021 43 >=50 <50 30-39 >=50 20-29 45
2018-2019 55 >=50 >=50 40-49 PS 40-49 56
2017-2018 54 40-59 <50 40-49 PS 40-59 56
2016-2017 60 60-79 <50 40-49 PS 40-59 61
2015-2016 63 >=50 <50 50-59 PS 50-59 63
2014-2015 62 60-79 <50 60-69 PS 40-59 62
2013-2014 61 60-79 <50 60-79 PS 40-59 62
2012-2013 59 40-59 PS 40-59 PS <50 60
2011-2012 65 40-59 <50 60-79 PS <50 66
2010-2011 54 60-79 <50 <50 PS 55

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 (%)
2020-2021 55 >=50 <50 50-59 PS 40-49 56
2018-2019 63 60-79 <50 50-59 PS 50-59 65
2017-2018 63 >=50 <50 50-59 PS 60-79 64
2016-2017 65 60-79 >=50 50-59 PS 60-79 65
2015-2016 61 21-39 <50 50-59 PS 50-59 64
2014-2015 59 60-79 PS 50-59 PS 40-59 60
2013-2014 56 60-79 <50 40-59 PS 40-59 57
2012-2013 54 40-59 PS 40-59 PS <50 55
2011-2012 77 60-79 PS 60-79 PS >=50 78
2010-2011 73 60-79 <50 >=50 PS 74

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 (%)
2019-2020 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2018-2019 90-94 PS PS PS PS PS 90-94
2017-2018 85-89 PS PS >=50 PS 90-94
2016-2017 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2013-2014 90-94 PS PS PS >=95
2012-2013 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 80-84 PS >=50 PS 85-89


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 (%)
2022-2023 1,549 -1.9
2021-2022 1,578 0.1
2020-2021 1,577 -2.9
2019-2020 1,622 -0.3
2018-2019 1,627 -1.7
2017-2018 1,654 -0.5
2016-2017 1,663 1.0
2015-2016 1,646 0.9
2014-2015 1,631 0.6
2013-2014 1,622 -1.5
2012-2013 1,646 0.5
2011-2012 1,638 1.7
2010-2011 1,610 3.0
2009-2010 1,562 0.2
2008-2009 1,559 0.4
2007-2008 1,553 1.1
2006-2007 1,536 4.1
2005-2006 1,473 1.7
2004-2005 1,448 5.6
2003-2004 1,367 4.1
2002-2003 1,311 5.4
2001-2002 1,240 5.8
2000-2001 1,168 2.0
1999-2000 1,145 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Belle Plaine School District (%) Minnesota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5 1.7
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.4 7.0
Black 2.4 11.7
Hispanic 6.7 10.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 5.4 6.2
White 83.8 62.3

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 2022-2023 school year, Belle Plaine School District had 82.97 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 18.67.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 5.70
Kindergarten: 6.33
Elementary: 40.68
Secondary: 29.28
Total: 82.97

Belle Plaine School District employed 6.00 district administrators and 4.33 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 6.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 4.33
School Administrative Support: 6.98
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 36.12
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.17
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 15.09
Other Support Services: 9.75


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 Belle Plaine School District operates seven schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Belle Plaine Ecse53PK-PK
Belle Plaine Junior High2447-8
Belle Plaine Senior High4739-12
Belle Plaine Transitions/Work Exper99-12
Chatfield Elementary340PK-2
Early Childhood Program0PK-PK
Oak Crest Elementary4303-6

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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