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Staples-Motley School District, Minnesota

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Staples-Motley School District
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District details
School board members: 6
Students: 888 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Staples-Motley School District is a school district in Minnesota (Cass, Todd, Wadena, and Morrison counties). During the 2024 school year, 888 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 Staples-Motley 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
Jeremy Reeck2028
Mary Freeman20252028
Sherry Miller Frisk20252028
Kyle Reese2026
Chandler Trout2026
Ryan Wright2026

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: $2,067,000 $2,180 13%
Local: $3,517,000 $3,710 22%
State: $10,742,000 $11,331 66%
Total: $16,326,000 $17,222
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $18,648,000 $19,670
Total Current Expenditures: $13,284,000 $14,012
Instructional Expenditures: $8,223,000 $8,674 44%
Student and Staff Support: $962,000 $1,014 5%
Administration: $1,440,000 $1,518 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,659,000 $2,804 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $4,009,000 $4,228
Construction: $3,791,000 $3,998
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $457,000 $482
Interest on Debt: $69,000 $72


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 (%)
2021-2022 41 PS PS <50 <50 21-39 41
2020-2021 37 PS PS <50 <50 40-59 37
2018-2019 43 PS 21-39 <50 21-39 44
2017-2018 49 PS PS 40-59 <50 40-59 49
2016-2017 48 >=50 <50 21-39 <50 40-59 48
2015-2016 48 <50 >=50 40-59 >=50 60-79 48
2014-2015 53 PS PS 40-59 <50 40-59 53
2013-2014 49 PS PS 21-39 <50 60-79 49
2012-2013 49 PS <50 >=50 >=50 <50 48
2011-2012 58 >=50 >=50 >=50 >=50 PS 57
2010-2011 43 >=50 PS <=20 <50 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 (%)
2021-2022 45 PS PS <50 <50 21-39 47
2020-2021 39 PS PS <50 <50 21-39 39
2018-2019 49 PS PS 21-39 <50 40-59 50
2017-2018 54 PS PS 40-59 >=50 40-59 54
2016-2017 55 PS <50 60-79 <50 40-59 56
2015-2016 51 PS PS 60-79 <50 40-59 50
2014-2015 55 >=50 PS 60-79 >=50 40-59 55
2013-2014 51 PS PS 60-79 PS 60-79 51
2012-2013 47 >=50 <50 40-59 <50 <50 47
2011-2012 73 >=50 >=50 >=50 >=50 PS 73
2010-2011 71 >=50 PS 60-79 PS 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 (%)
2021-2022 >=95 PS PS PS >=90
2020-2021 90-94 PS PS PS PS PS 90-94
2019-2020 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2018-2019 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2017-2018 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 75-79 PS >=50 PS 80-84
2013-2014 85-89 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 75-79 <50 PS 80-84
2011-2012 75-79 >=50 PS PS 80-84
2010-2011 70-74 <50 PS PS 75-79


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 888 -4.8
2022-2023 931 -1.8
2021-2022 948 -3.1
2020-2021 977 -3.8
2019-2020 1,014 -8.9
2018-2019 1,104 -1.4
2017-2018 1,119 -4.4
2016-2017 1,168 0.0
2015-2016 1,168 -1.5
2014-2015 1,186 -0.8
2013-2014 1,195 1.3
2012-2013 1,179 -6.3
2011-2012 1,253 -3.0
2010-2011 1,290 1.0
2009-2010 1,277 -6.6
2008-2009 1,361 -4.0
2007-2008 1,415 4.3
2006-2007 1,354 -5.5
2005-2006 1,428 -2.2
2004-2005 1,460 -2.5
2003-2004 1,497 -0.5
2002-2003 1,504 -5.3
2001-2002 1,583 -2.5
2000-2001 1,623 -3.5
1999-2000 1,680 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Staples-Motley School District (%) Minnesota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 2.4 1.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 7.1
Black 0.3 11.8
Hispanic 4.3 11.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 4.2 6.4
White 88.4 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, Staples-Motley School District had 67.36 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.18.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.00
Kindergarten: 4.00
Elementary: 22.00
Secondary: 38.19
Total: 67.36

Staples-Motley School District employed 4.00 district administrators and 3.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.00
District Administrative Support: 3.00
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 4.88
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 28.11
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 5.93
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.88
Student Support Services: 12.69
Other Support Services: 25.42


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 Staples-Motley School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Motley-Staples Middle School2915-8
Staples-Motley Elementary279PK-4
Staples-Motley Senior High3189-12

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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 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    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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