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Deer River School District, Minnesota

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Deer River School District
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District details
School board members: 6
Students: 852 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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Deer River School District is a school district in Minnesota (Cass and Itasca counties). During the 2024 school year, 852 students attended one of the district's four 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 Deer River 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
Kyle Fairbanks
George Goggleye
Lloyd Kongsjord
LuAnn Robinson
Pam Thompson
Jonathan White

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: $3,854,000 $4,277 20%
Local: $4,010,000 $4,451 20%
State: $11,845,000 $13,147 60%
Total: $19,709,000 $21,875
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $20,160,000 $22,375
Total Current Expenditures: $17,557,000 $19,486
Instructional Expenditures: $10,379,000 $11,519 51%
Student and Staff Support: $2,840,000 $3,152 14%
Administration: $1,304,000 $1,447 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,034,000 $3,367 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $909,000 $1,008
Construction: $260,000 $288
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $298,000 $330
Interest on Debt: $466,000 $517


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 33 PS PS PS 15-19 20-29 45-49
2020-2021 31 PS PS 15-19 20-29 40-44
2018-2019 40 PS PS 40-59 20-24 40-49 50-54
2017-2018 50 PS PS 40-59 35-39 45-49 60-64
2016-2017 52 PS 21-39 40-44 45-49 60-64
2015-2016 48 PS 21-39 30-34 45-49 55-59
2014-2015 47 PS 21-39 30-34 30-39 55-59
2013-2014 46 21-39 35-39 30-39 50-54
2012-2013 51 <50 40-44 40-49 55-59
2011-2012 59 PS PS >=50 45-49 40-59 60-64
2010-2011 48 PS PS PS 35-39 55-59

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 45 PS PS PS 20-24 30-39 60-64
2020-2021 40 PS PS 20-24 40-49 50-54
2018-2019 54 PS PS 40-59 35-39 45-49 65-69
2017-2018 58 PS PS 60-79 40-44 60-64 65-69
2016-2017 59 PS 40-59 40-44 50-54 70-74
2015-2016 52 PS 40-59 30-34 40-49 65-69
2014-2015 52 PS 21-39 35-39 40-49 65-69
2013-2014 45 PS 21-39 35-39 20-29 55-59
2012-2013 45 PS <50 30-34 30-39 55-59
2011-2012 65 PS PS <50 55-59 60-79 70-74
2010-2011 65 PS PS PS 45-49 70-74

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 (%)
2021-2022 70-79 PS PS 40-59 >=50 >=80
2020-2021 70-79 PS 21-39 >=50 >=80
2019-2020 80-89 PS >=50 PS >=80
2018-2019 80-89 PS <50 PS >=90
2017-2018 80-89 PS 60-79 PS >=80
2016-2017 80-89 >=50 >=50 >=80
2015-2016 80-89 PS PS >=50 >=90
2014-2015 80-89 PS >=50 >=90
2013-2014 80-89 60-79 >=80
2012-2013 85-89 PS >=50 >=90
2011-2012 >=90 >=50 >=90
2010-2011 90-94 PS >=50 >=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 852 -3.9
2022-2023 885 -1.8
2021-2022 901 -1.8
2020-2021 917 -3.8
2019-2020 952 -2.0
2018-2019 971 2.1
2017-2018 951 -1.7
2016-2017 967 7.2
2015-2016 897 -5.2
2014-2015 944 3.9
2013-2014 907 0.0
2012-2013 907 3.6
2011-2012 874 1.5
2010-2011 861 -3.4
2009-2010 890 -1.8
2008-2009 906 -6.2
2007-2008 962 -0.7
2006-2007 969 -2.1
2005-2006 989 -3.1
2004-2005 1,020 -0.6
2003-2004 1,026 -4.8
2002-2003 1,075 -0.7
2001-2002 1,083 -1.1
2000-2001 1,095 -5.7
1999-2000 1,157 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Deer River School District (%) Minnesota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 30.8 1.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.8 7.1
Black 0.2 11.8
Hispanic 1.3 11.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 16.1 6.4
White 50.8 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, Deer River School District had 72.99 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.67.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.84
Kindergarten: 3.83
Elementary: 37.51
Secondary: 23.98
Total: 72.99

Deer River School District employed 6.88 district administrators and 3.83 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 6.88
District Administrative Support: 3.00
School Administrators: 3.83
School Administrative Support: 6.26
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 25.79
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 3.48
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 15.38
Other Support Services: 15.51


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 Deer River School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Deer River High School Alp1210-12
Deer River Schools Sped6KG-5
Deer River Secondary4386-12
King Elementary396PK-5

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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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