Hill City School District, Minnesota

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Hill City School District
District details
School board members: 6
Students: 256 (2022-2023)
Schools: 3 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Hill City School District is a school district in Minnesota (Aitkin County). During the 2023 school year, 256 students attended one of the district's three 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 Hill City School District consists of six members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Sarah Kingsley
Mark Meyer
Joell Miranda
Jeremy Nelson
Ron Saxton
Jay Zapzalka

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.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$461,000	$1,953	9%
Local:	$1,008,000	$4,271	20%
State:	$3,445,000	$14,597	70%
Total:	$4,914,000	$20,822

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$4,940,000	$20,932
Total Current Expenditures:	$4,131,000	$17,504
Instructional Expenditures:	$2,365,000	$10,021	48%
Student and Staff Support:	$331,000	$1,402	7%
Administration:	$627,000	$2,656	13%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$808,000	$3,423	16%
Total Capital Outlay:	$291,000	$1,233
Construction:	$151,000	$639
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$250,000	$1,059
Interest on Debt:	$115,000	$487

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."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

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	PS		25-29
2018-2019	35-39			PS	PS	<50	40-44
2017-2018	50-54			PS	<50	>=50	50-54
2016-2017	45-49			PS	PS	>=50	45-49
2015-2016	45-49			PS	PS	<50	45-49
2014-2015	55-59		PS	PS	>=50	PS	55-59
2013-2014	50-54			PS	>=50	PS	50-54
2012-2013	50-54			PS	<50	PS	50-54
2011-2012	50-54			PS	PS		50-54
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	30-34			PS	PS	PS	25-29
2018-2019	45-49			PS	PS	<50	45-49
2017-2018	45-49			PS	<50	<50	45-49
2016-2017	50-54			PS	PS	<50	50-54
2015-2016	45-49			PS	PS	>=50	45-49
2014-2015	50-54		PS	PS	>=50	PS	50-54
2013-2014	55-59			PS	>=50	PS	50-54
2012-2013	50-54			PS	<50	PS	50-54
2011-2012	65-69			PS	PS	PS	60-64
2010-2011	65-69			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	>=80				PS		>=80
2018-2019	>=80				PS		>=80
2017-2018	>=80					PS	>=80
2016-2017	>=80						>=80
2015-2016	>=80				PS		>=80
2014-2015	>=90						>=90
2013-2014	>=80				PS		>=80
2012-2013	>=80						>=80
2011-2012	>=80						>=80
2010-2011	>=90			PS	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.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	256	3.9
2021-2022	246	4.1
2020-2021	236	-12.7
2019-2020	266	-0.4
2018-2019	267	-5.6
2017-2018	282	3.2
2016-2017	273	7.0
2015-2016	254	-8.7
2014-2015	276	-5.4
2013-2014	291	0.7
2012-2013	289	-1.4
2011-2012	293	-3.1
2010-2011	302	2.6
2009-2010	294	-2.4
2008-2009	301	-5.6
2007-2008	318	0.6
2006-2007	316	-6.0
2005-2006	335	-5.1
2004-2005	352	-2.8
2003-2004	362	-2.5
2002-2003	371	3.5
2001-2002	358	-5.0
2000-2001	376	-2.1
1999-2000	384	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	Hill City School District (%)	Minnesota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	3.5	1.7
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.0	7.0
Black	0.4	11.7
Hispanic	3.9	10.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.0	0.1
Two or More Races	6.3	6.2
White	85.9	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.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Hill City School District had 22.86 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.2.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	2.97
Kindergarten:	1.07
Elementary:	8.13
Secondary:	10.69
Total:	22.86

Hill City School District employed 0.98 district administrators and 0.99 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	0.98
District Administrative Support:	3.00
School Administrators:	0.99
School Administrative Support:	0.00

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	6.64
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.37
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.23
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.77
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00
Library/Media Support:	0.50
Student Support Services:	3.51
Other Support Services:	5.45

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

The Hill City School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Hill City Elementary	104	PK-4
Hill City Middle School	67	5-8
Hill City Senior High	85	9-12

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