Heron Lake-Okabena School District, Minnesota

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Heron Lake-Okabena School District
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District details
School board members: 6
Students: 294 (2022-2023)
Schools: 2 (2022-2023)
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Heron Lake-Okabena School District is a school district in Minnesota (Jackson and Cottonwood counties). During the 2023 school year, 294 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 Heron Lake-Okabena 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
Mindy Eidhammer
Mark Fest
Travis Hendel
Katie Janssen
Annie Rasche
John Volk

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: $455,000 $1,422 9%
Local: $1,308,000 $4,088 25%
State: $3,475,000 $10,859 66%
Total: $5,238,000 $16,369
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $5,040,000 $15,750
Total Current Expenditures: $4,383,000 $13,696
Instructional Expenditures: $2,693,000 $8,415 53%
Student and Staff Support: $155,000 $484 3%
Administration: $549,000 $1,715 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $986,000 $3,081 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $373,000 $1,165
Construction: $16,000 $50
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $58,000 $181
Interest on Debt: $50,000 $156


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 25-29 PS PS <=20 PS PS 30-34
2018-2019 35-39 PS PS <=20 PS PS 45-49
2017-2018 45-49 PS 21-39 PS PS 45-49
2016-2017 45-49 21-39 PS PS 50-54
2015-2016 35-39 <50 PS 35-39
2014-2015 35-39 PS <=20 PS 40-44
2013-2014 35-39 <=20 PS 40-44
2012-2013 45-49 <=20 PS PS 50-54
2011-2012 40-44 11-19 45-49
2010-2011 40-44 <=20 45-49

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 35-39 PS PS <=20 PS PS 45-49
2018-2019 45-49 PS PS 21-39 PS PS 50-54
2017-2018 40-44 PS 21-39 PS PS 45-49
2016-2017 50-54 40-59 PS PS 50-54
2015-2016 45-49 <50 PS 45-49
2014-2015 50-54 21-39 PS 55-59
2013-2014 45-49 21-39 45-49
2012-2013 40-44 21-39 PS 45-49
2011-2012 55-59 40-59 PS PS 60-64
2010-2011 60-64 30-39 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 (%)
2019-2020 >=80 PS >=80
2018-2019 >=80 PS >=80
2017-2018 80-89 PS 80-89
2016-2017 >=90 PS >=90
2015-2016 >=80 PS PS >=80
2014-2015 >=90 PS >=90
2013-2014 80-89 PS PS >=80
2012-2013 >=90 PS >=50 >=90
2011-2012 >=80 PS >=80
2010-2011 >=90 PS PS >=80


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 294 -10.2
2021-2022 324 1.2
2020-2021 320 1.6
2019-2020 315 4.8
2018-2019 300 -2.3
2017-2018 307 4.9
2016-2017 292 1.7
2015-2016 287 -1.7
2014-2015 292 -9.2
2013-2014 319 -11.6
2012-2013 356 0.8
2011-2012 353 5.1
2010-2011 335 3.3
2009-2010 324 -6.2
2008-2009 344 -6.4
2007-2008 366 12.0
2006-2007 322 2.2
2005-2006 315 -2.9
2004-2005 324 -2.2
2003-2004 331 -1.2
2002-2003 335 -2.1
2001-2002 342 -7.9
2000-2001 369 -5.1
1999-2000 388 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Heron Lake-Okabena School District (%) Minnesota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 2.4 1.7
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 7.0
Black 1.4 11.7
Hispanic 23.1 10.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 2.4 6.2
White 70.1 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, Heron Lake-Okabena School District had 22.53 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.05.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.15
Kindergarten: 1.08
Elementary: 10.48
Secondary: 9.80
Total: 22.53

Heron Lake-Okabena School District employed 3.46 district administrators and 0.93 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.46
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 0.93
School Administrative Support: 2.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 6.46
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 3.16
Other Support Services: 5.51


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 Heron Lake-Okabena School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Heron Lake-Okabena Elementary133PK-6
Heron Lake-Okabena Secondary1617-12

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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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