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Underwood School District, Minnesota

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Underwood School District
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District details
School board members: 6
Students: 571 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Underwood School District is a school district in Minnesota (Otter Tail County). During the 2024 school year, 571 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 Underwood 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
Adam Baker2028
Jay Mark2028
Rebekah Meder2028
Jen Albjerg2026
Kyle Sem2026
Chris Waltz20232026

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: $988,000 $1,701 12%
Local: $1,440,000 $2,478 18%
State: $5,784,000 $9,955 70%
Total: $8,212,000 $14,134
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $8,472,000 $14,581
Total Current Expenditures: $6,995,000 $12,039
Instructional Expenditures: $4,386,000 $7,549 52%
Student and Staff Support: $798,000 $1,373 9%
Administration: $697,000 $1,199 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,114,000 $1,917 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $910,000 $1,566
Construction: $773,000 $1,330
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $227,000 $390
Interest on Debt: $144,000 $247


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 41 PS PS >=50 PS PS 40-44
2018-2019 56 >=50 PS PS PS 55-59
2017-2018 56 >=50 PS PS PS 55-59
2016-2017 57 PS >=50 PS PS 55-59
2015-2016 51 PS >=50 PS PS 52
2014-2015 46 PS <50 PS PS 47
2013-2014 53 PS PS PS PS 50-54
2012-2013 49 PS PS PS 50
2011-2012 59 PS PS PS 59
2010-2011 49 PS PS PS 45-49

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 47 PS PS >=50 PS PS 45-49
2018-2019 60 >=50 PS PS PS 60-64
2017-2018 54 PS PS PS PS 54
2016-2017 58 PS <50 PS PS 60-64
2015-2016 52 PS PS PS PS 50-54
2014-2015 50 PS <50 PS PS 51
2013-2014 61 PS PS PS 62
2012-2013 58 PS PS PS PS 59
2011-2012 80 PS >=50 PS PS 81
2010-2011 80 PS PS PS 80

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 >=90
2018-2019 >=90 PS >=90
2017-2018 >=80 >=80
2016-2017 >=90 PS PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 PS >=90
2014-2015 >=90 PS >=90
2013-2014 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2012-2013 >=90 PS PS >=90
2011-2012 >=80 >=80
2010-2011 >=90 >=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.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 571 0.5
2022-2023 568 -2.3
2021-2022 581 3.1
2020-2021 563 -2.5
2019-2020 577 1.7
2018-2019 567 3.9
2017-2018 545 -5.5
2016-2017 575 -4.2
2015-2016 599 1.8
2014-2015 588 3.6
2013-2014 567 -6.3
2012-2013 603 2.0
2011-2012 591 2.2
2010-2011 578 5.4
2009-2010 547 -0.2
2008-2009 548 5.1
2007-2008 520 2.3
2006-2007 508 3.1
2005-2006 492 -1.4
2004-2005 499 4.8
2003-2004 475 4.4
2002-2003 454 -3.3
2001-2002 469 4.9
2000-2001 446 -0.2
1999-2000 447 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Underwood School District (%) Minnesota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.2 1.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.1 7.1
Black 1.1 11.8
Hispanic 2.8 11.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 1.9 6.4
White 91.9 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, Underwood School District had 40.54 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.08.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.63
Kindergarten: 2.00
Elementary: 18.80
Secondary: 17.27
Total: 40.54

Underwood School District employed 2.33 district administrators and 2.67 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.33
District Administrative Support: 3.88
School Administrators: 2.67
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 20.31
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.07
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.84
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.42
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.42
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.95
Student Support Services: 4.77
Other Support Services: 14.71


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 Underwood School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Underwood Elementary284PK-6
Underwood Secondary2875-12

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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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