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Cleveland School District, Minnesota

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District details
School board members: 6
Students: 637 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Cleveland School District is a school district in Minnesota (Le Sueur and Blue Earth counties). During the 2024 school year, 637 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 Cleveland 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
Nancy Heldberg
Andy Jindra
Kevin McCabe
Scott Miller
Ryan Ponwith
Molly Stoffel

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: $661,000 $1,182 7%
Local: $3,041,000 $5,440 34%
State: $5,227,000 $9,351 58%
Total: $8,929,000 $15,973
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $8,948,000 $16,007
Total Current Expenditures: $6,991,000 $12,506
Instructional Expenditures: $4,066,000 $7,273 45%
Student and Staff Support: $364,000 $651 4%
Administration: $1,033,000 $1,847 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,528,000 $2,733 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $755,000 $1,350
Construction: $607,000 $1,085
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $271,000 $484
Interest on Debt: $756,000 $1,352


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 49 PS <=20 PS 50-54
2020-2021 43 <50 PS 45-49
2018-2019 56 PS PS <50 PS PS 55-59
2017-2018 65 PS >=50 PS <50 65-69
2016-2017 59 PS >=50 PS PS 55-59
2015-2016 61 PS PS PS PS PS 60-64
2014-2015 51 PS PS PS PS PS 50-54
2013-2014 60 PS >=50 PS PS 60-64
2012-2013 47 PS PS <50 PS PS 45-49
2011-2012 60 PS PS >=50 PS PS 60-64
2010-2011 50 PS PS <50 PS 50-54

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 59 PS <50 PS PS 60-64
2020-2021 55 PS <50 <50 55-59
2018-2019 67 PS >=50 PS PS 65-69
2017-2018 66 PS PS 40-59 PS PS 65-69
2016-2017 60 PS >=50 PS PS 60-64
2015-2016 59 PS PS PS PS PS 55-59
2014-2015 52 PS PS <50 PS PS 50-54
2013-2014 59 PS >=50 PS PS 55-59
2012-2013 48 PS PS <50 PS PS 45-49
2011-2012 71 PS PS >=50 PS PS 70-74
2010-2011 66 PS PS <50 PS 65-69

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 >=90 PS PS PS >=80
2019-2020 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2018-2019 >=90 PS PS >=90
2017-2018 >=90 PS >=90
2016-2017 >=90 PS PS PS PS >=80
2015-2016 >=80 PS PS >=80
2014-2015 >=80 PS PS >=80
2013-2014 80-89 PS >=90
2012-2013 >=90 >=90
2011-2012 >=80 >=80
2010-2011 >=90 PS >=90


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 637 4.6
2022-2023 608 8.1
2021-2022 559 7.3
2020-2021 518 0.8
2019-2020 514 -1.9
2018-2019 524 1.9
2017-2018 514 1.8
2016-2017 505 9.1
2015-2016 459 3.9
2014-2015 441 -0.7
2013-2014 444 0.7
2012-2013 441 5.9
2011-2012 415 -3.4
2010-2011 429 3.5
2009-2010 414 -1.2
2008-2009 419 -3.3
2007-2008 433 5.5
2006-2007 409 -2.0
2005-2006 417 3.6
2004-2005 402 -4.2
2003-2004 419 -3.8
2002-2003 435 -0.5
2001-2002 437 -3.4
2000-2001 452 2.7
1999-2000 440 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Cleveland School District (%) Minnesota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 1.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 7.1
Black 0.3 11.8
Hispanic 5.2 11.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 4.4 6.4
White 90.0 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, Cleveland School District had 43.95 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.49.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.06
Kindergarten: 2.64
Elementary: 19.51
Secondary: 12.43
Total: 43.95

Cleveland School District employed 2.11 district administrators and 1.80 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.11
District Administrative Support: 3.70
School Administrators: 1.80
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 9.30
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.89
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.34
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.17
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.17
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 9.35
Other Support Services: 11.74


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 Cleveland School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Cleveland Elementary362PK-6
Cleveland Secondary2757-12

About school boards

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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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