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Comfrey School District
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District details
School board members: 6
Students: 105 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Comfrey School District is a school district in Minnesota (Brown, Cottonwood, and Watonwan counties). During the 2024 school year, 105 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 Comfrey 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
Brandon Anderson
Jen Englin
Nathan Hesse
Gabe Hirsch
Brandy Stamp
Andrea Toll

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: $405,000 $3,092 16%
Local: $525,000 $4,008 21%
State: $1,592,000 $12,153 63%
Total: $2,522,000 $19,252
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $2,579,000 $19,687
Total Current Expenditures: $2,197,000 $16,770
Instructional Expenditures: $1,434,000 $10,946 56%
Student and Staff Support: $72,000 $549 3%
Administration: $287,000 $2,190 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $404,000 $3,083 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $129,000 $984
Construction: $120,000 $916
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $127,000 $969
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 (%)
2020-2021 30-34 <50 35-39
2018-2019 25-29 PS PS 25-29
2017-2018 25-29 PS PS 30-34
2016-2017 25-29 PS PS 30-34
2015-2016 35-39 PS PS 35-39
2014-2015 45-49 PS PS 45-49
2013-2014 40-44 PS PS 45-49
2012-2013 55-59 PS 55-59
2011-2012 45-49 PS PS 45-49
2010-2011 40-44 PS PS 40-44

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 40-44 >=50 40-49
2018-2019 55-59 >=50 PS 55-59
2017-2018 50-54 PS PS 50-54
2016-2017 45-49 PS PS 50-54
2015-2016 45-49 PS PS 45-49
2014-2015 55-59 PS PS 55-59
2013-2014 50-54 PS PS 45-49
2012-2013 45-49 PS PS 45-49
2011-2012 75-79 PS 75-79
2010-2011 60-64 PS 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 (%)
2019-2020 >=50 PS >=50
2018-2019 >=50 >=50
2017-2018 >=50 PS >=50
2016-2017 >=80 PS >=50
2015-2016 >=50 >=50
2014-2015 >=50 PS >=50
2013-2014 >=50 PS >=50
2012-2013 >=50 PS PS >=50
2011-2012 >=50 PS >=50
2010-2011 >=50 >=50


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 105 -9.5
2022-2023 115 -13.9
2021-2022 131 -3.8
2020-2021 136 4.4
2019-2020 130 -13.8
2018-2019 148 2.7
2017-2018 144 -7.6
2016-2017 155 0.6
2015-2016 154 0.0
2014-2015 154 -3.9
2013-2014 160 -4.4
2012-2013 167 -4.8
2011-2012 175 4.6
2010-2011 167 3.6
2009-2010 161 5.0
2008-2009 153 -8.5
2007-2008 166 9.0
2006-2007 151 -2.0
2005-2006 154 -1.9
2004-2005 157 -3.2
2003-2004 162 -9.3
2002-2003 177 1.1
2001-2002 175 2.9
2000-2001 170 -4.7
1999-2000 178 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Comfrey School District (%) Minnesota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 1.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 7.1
Black 0.0 11.8
Hispanic 3.8 11.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 0.0 6.4
White 96.2 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, Comfrey School District had 13.30 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 7.89.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.57
Kindergarten: 1.00
Elementary: 5.09
Secondary: 5.64
Total: 13.30

Comfrey School District employed 1.49 district administrators and 0.66 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.49
District Administrative Support: 1.00
School Administrators: 0.66
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 4.26
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.03
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.13
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.13
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 4.38
Other Support Services: 2.46


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 Comfrey School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Comfrey Elementary49PK-6
Comfrey Secondary567-12

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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 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    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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