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Parkers Prairie School District, Minnesota

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Parkers Prairie School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 535 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Parkers Prairie School District is a school district in Minnesota (Otter Tail and Douglas counties). During the 2024 school year, 535 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 Parkers Prairie 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
Dustin Schilling2028
Sandy Buchholz20252028
Byron Herdman20252028
Christy Hart2026
Steve Inwards2026
Judy Moeller2026
Brad Ost2026

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: $905,000 $1,664 10%
Local: $1,798,000 $3,305 21%
State: $5,915,000 $10,873 69%
Total: $8,618,000 $15,842
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $9,145,000 $16,810
Total Current Expenditures: $7,764,000 $14,272
Instructional Expenditures: $4,973,000 $9,141 54%
Student and Staff Support: $470,000 $863 5%
Administration: $755,000 $1,387 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,566,000 $2,878 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $595,000 $1,093
Construction: $504,000 $926
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $493,000 $906
Interest on Debt: $109,000 $200


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 49 <50 PS 50-54
2018-2019 56 PS <50 PS 55-59
2017-2018 63 PS <50 >=50 60-64
2016-2017 61 PS PS >=50 61
2015-2016 64 PS PS PS <50 65-69
2014-2015 68 PS <50 65-69
2013-2014 61 PS PS <50 60-64
2012-2013 70 PS PS PS PS >=50 70-74
2011-2012 72 PS PS 70-74
2010-2011 57 PS 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 (%)
2020-2021 48 <50 PS 45-49
2018-2019 65 >=50 PS 60-64
2017-2018 64 PS >=50 >=50 60-64
2016-2017 58 PS PS >=50 58
2015-2016 58 PS PS >=50 55-59
2014-2015 59 PS PS PS PS <50 55-59
2013-2014 55 PS PS <50 55-59
2012-2013 53 PS PS PS <50 50-54
2011-2012 77 PS 75-79
2010-2011 70 PS PS 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 >=90 PS PS >=90
2018-2019 80-89 80-89
2017-2018 >=90 PS >=90
2016-2017 >=90 PS PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 >=90
2014-2015 80-89 PS PS >=80
2013-2014 80-89 80-89
2012-2013 80-89 PS PS PS PS >=90
2011-2012 80-89 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 535 -1.1
2022-2023 541 -0.6
2021-2022 544 4.2
2020-2021 521 -8.1
2019-2020 563 2.0
2018-2019 552 -1.1
2017-2018 558 -0.9
2016-2017 563 2.5
2015-2016 549 4.6
2014-2015 524 -0.8
2013-2014 528 -1.5
2012-2013 536 0.2
2011-2012 535 -2.6
2010-2011 549 2.9
2009-2010 533 -5.8
2008-2009 564 -0.5
2007-2008 567 -3.4
2006-2007 586 3.1
2005-2006 568 0.4
2004-2005 566 -3.4
2003-2004 585 -4.1
2002-2003 609 0.7
2001-2002 605 -6.1
2000-2001 642 -0.5
1999-2000 645 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Parkers Prairie School District (%) Minnesota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 1.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 7.1
Black 0.0 11.8
Hispanic 2.1 11.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 0.8 6.4
White 96.8 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, Parkers Prairie School District had 34.35 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.57.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.90
Kindergarten: 2.00
Elementary: 15.18
Secondary: 15.04
Total: 34.35

Parkers Prairie School District employed 1.60 district administrators and 1.83 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.60
District Administrative Support: 2.00
School Administrators: 1.83
School Administrative Support: 4.38
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 13.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.88
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 1.83
Student Support Services: 4.13
Other Support Services: 9.53


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 Parkers Prairie School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Parkers Prairie Elementary257PK-6
Parkers Prairie Secondary2787-12

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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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