Medford School District, Minnesota

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Medford School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 890 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Medford School District is a school district in Minnesota (Rice, Steele, and Waseca counties). During the 2024 school year, 890 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 Medford School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
John Anhorn
Betsy Chambers
Jessica Grayson
Aaron Harris
Allison Janke
Jennifer Amberg
Whitney Winkels

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: $1,332,000 $1,480 11%
Local: $2,289,000 $2,543 18%
State: $9,001,000 $10,001 71%
Total: $12,622,000 $14,024
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $11,023,000 $12,247
Total Current Expenditures: $10,215,000 $11,350
Instructional Expenditures: $6,588,000 $7,320 60%
Student and Staff Support: $790,000 $877 7%
Administration: $997,000 $1,107 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,840,000 $2,044 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $181,000 $201
Construction: $52,000 $57
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $246,000 $273
Interest on Debt: $271,000 $301


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 38 PS PS 20-24 40-59 41
2018-2019 49 PS PS 30-34 <50 53
2017-2018 50 >=50 PS 25-29 40-59 55
2016-2017 55 >=50 PS 35-39 >=50 58
2015-2016 55 >=50 <50 35-39 <50 60
2014-2015 55 >=50 <50 30-34 >=50 59
2013-2014 59 >=50 PS 30-39 PS >=50 62
2012-2013 55 >=50 <50 30-39 >=50 58
2011-2012 57 PS <50 30-39 PS 59
2010-2011 45 >=50 <50 20-29 47

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 48 PS PS 25-29 40-59 53
2018-2019 53 PS PS 25-29 >=50 59
2017-2018 52 <50 PS 35-39 21-39 57
2016-2017 59 <50 PS 35-39 <50 64
2015-2016 56 >=50 PS 35-39 >=50 60
2014-2015 55 >=50 PS 30-34 >=50 59
2013-2014 58 PS PS 30-39 PS 60
2012-2013 55 >=50 >=50 40-49 PS PS 56
2011-2012 74 PS >=50 60-69 PS 76
2010-2011 69 >=50 >=50 40-49 71

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 90-94 PS PS >=50 PS 80-89
2018-2019 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2017-2018 90-94 PS 90-94
2016-2017 >=90 PS PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2014-2015 90-94 PS >=50 PS >=90
2013-2014 >=90 PS PS PS 80-89
2012-2013 85-89 PS 85-89
2011-2012 >=90 PS PS >=90
2010-2011 80-89 PS 80-89


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 890 -2.5
2022-2023 912 1.3
2021-2022 900 0.7
2020-2021 894 -3.9
2019-2020 929 4.1
2018-2019 891 -2.2
2017-2018 911 0.9
2016-2017 903 -0.4
2015-2016 907 5.2
2014-2015 860 -0.8
2013-2014 867 -1.3
2012-2013 878 0.5
2011-2012 874 2.4
2010-2011 853 7.5
2009-2010 789 3.2
2008-2009 764 0.1
2007-2008 763 0.7
2006-2007 758 3.6
2005-2006 731 1.0
2004-2005 724 8.1
2003-2004 665 13.4
2002-2003 576 3.6
2001-2002 555 -1.3
2000-2001 562 2.7
1999-2000 547 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Medford School District (%) Minnesota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 1.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.1 7.1
Black 0.6 11.8
Hispanic 16.1 11.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 2.5 6.4
White 80.8 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, Medford School District had 54.22 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.41.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.67
Kindergarten: 3.30
Elementary: 28.18
Secondary: 22.01
Total: 54.22

Medford School District employed 3.25 district administrators and 2.75 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.25
District Administrative Support: 2.00
School Administrators: 2.75
School Administrative Support: 1.88
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 22.37
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.85
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 1.01
Student Support Services: 7.15
Other Support Services: 7.50


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 Medford School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Medford Elementary491PK-6
Medford Secondary3997-12

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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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