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Rothsay School District, Minnesota

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Rothsay School District
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District details
School board members: 6
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 312 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Rothsay School District is a school district in Minnesota (Otter Tail and Wilkin counties). During the 2024 school year, 312 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 Rothsay 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
David Simmer2026
Kyle Blanchard20242026
Danielle Grunewald20242026
Derek Froslie2025
Jessi Lehn2025
Mike Metzger2025

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: $556,000 $1,799 10%
Local: $1,402,000 $4,537 25%
State: $3,662,000 $11,851 65%
Total: $5,620,000 $18,188
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $5,121,000 $16,572
Total Current Expenditures: $3,806,000 $12,317
Instructional Expenditures: $2,079,000 $6,728 41%
Student and Staff Support: $171,000 $553 3%
Administration: $561,000 $1,815 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $995,000 $3,220 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $295,000 $954
Construction: $136,000 $440
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $278,000 $899
Interest on Debt: $682,000 $2,207


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 55-59 PS >=50 PS PS 55-59
2018-2019 60-64 PS >=50 PS PS 60-64
2017-2018 45-49 PS >=50 45-49
2016-2017 55-59 PS PS PS 55-59
2015-2016 55-59 PS PS 55-59
2014-2015 60-64 PS <50 60-64
2013-2014 60-64 PS PS PS 60-64
2012-2013 70-74 PS PS PS 70-74
2011-2012 70-74 PS PS PS 70-74
2010-2011 50-54 PS PS 50-54

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 50-54 PS >=50 PS PS 50-54
2018-2019 55-59 PS >=50 PS PS 55-59
2017-2018 50-54 PS <50 50-54
2016-2017 50-54 PS PS PS 55-59
2015-2016 50-54 PS PS PS 50-54
2014-2015 60-64 PS <50 60-64
2013-2014 55-59 PS PS PS 55-59
2012-2013 65-69 PS PS PS 65-69
2011-2012 75-79 PS PS PS 75-79
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 >=50 PS >=50
2018-2019 >=80 >=80
2017-2018 >=80 PS PS >=80
2016-2017 >=80 >=80
2015-2016 >=80 PS PS 60-79
2014-2015 >=50 >=50
2013-2014 <=20 <=20
2012-2013 <=20 <=20
2011-2012 >=80 >=80
2010-2011 60-79 PS 60-79


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 312 1.6
2022-2023 307 -0.7
2021-2022 309 2.9
2020-2021 300 3.3
2019-2020 290 -4.8
2018-2019 304 -1.0
2017-2018 307 2.0
2016-2017 301 1.3
2015-2016 297 7.4
2014-2015 275 2.9
2013-2014 267 1.9
2012-2013 262 10.3
2011-2012 235 4.7
2010-2011 224 9.4
2009-2010 203 -1.0
2008-2009 205 -2.9
2007-2008 211 -2.8
2006-2007 217 -1.8
2005-2006 221 -3.2
2004-2005 228 -3.9
2003-2004 237 -8.9
2002-2003 258 -0.4
2001-2002 259 1.9
2000-2001 254 -3.5
1999-2000 263 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Rothsay School District (%) Minnesota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.6 1.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 7.1
Black 1.0 11.8
Hispanic 3.9 11.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 0.6 6.4
White 93.9 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, Rothsay School District had 22.46 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.89.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.50
Kindergarten: 1.00
Elementary: 10.34
Secondary: 9.62
Total: 22.46

Rothsay School District employed 0.50 district administrators and 1.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.50
District Administrative Support: 1.00
School Administrators: 1.50
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 7.55
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 3.81
Other Support Services: 8.07


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 Rothsay School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Rothsay Elementary179PK-6
Rothsay Secondary1337-12

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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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