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Waconia School District, Minnesota

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Waconia School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 4,000 (2023-2024)
Schools: 9 (2023-2024)
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Waconia School District is a school district in Minnesota (Hennepin and Carver counties). During the 2024 school year, 4,000 students attended one of the district's nine 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 Waconia 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
Heather Arnita20252028
Ryan Rosin20252028
Amanda Wilson20252028
Kelly Amott20232026
Jesse Bergstrom20232026
Melanie Hagen20232026
Kimberly Kelzer-Breeden20232026

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: $6,022,000 $1,487 9%
Local: $23,035,000 $5,689 33%
State: $40,544,000 $10,013 58%
Total: $69,601,000 $17,190
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $62,124,000 $15,343
Total Current Expenditures: $52,458,000 $12,955
Instructional Expenditures: $33,713,000 $8,326 54%
Student and Staff Support: $4,290,000 $1,059 7%
Administration: $4,169,000 $1,029 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $10,286,000 $2,540 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,911,000 $471
Construction: $733,000 $181
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $3,051,000 $753
Interest on Debt: $4,001,000 $988


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 62 60-79 21-39 35-39 <50 50-59 64
2018-2019 70 60-79 40-59 45-49 >=50 50-59 72
2017-2018 74 60-79 40-59 55-59 >=50 60-69 75
2016-2017 78 >=80 40-59 60-64 >=50 60-69 80
2015-2016 76 >=80 21-39 60-64 <50 60-69 78
2014-2015 75 >=80 40-59 50-54 PS 60-69 77
2013-2014 75 60-79 <50 55-59 PS 60-69 77
2012-2013 78 60-79 40-59 50-54 >=50 60-79 79
2011-2012 78 70-79 40-59 50-59 >=50 >=50 79
2010-2011 72 60-69 30-39 40-49 >=50 74

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 64 60-79 40-59 50-54 >=50 55-59 65
2018-2019 71 60-79 40-59 60-64 >=50 60-69 72
2017-2018 71 60-79 21-39 50-54 >=50 50-59 73
2016-2017 75 >=80 40-59 55-59 >=50 70-79 76
2015-2016 72 60-79 21-39 60-64 >=50 60-69 73
2014-2015 72 >=80 21-39 70-74 >=50 50-59 73
2013-2014 70 60-79 21-39 55-59 PS 60-69 71
2012-2013 71 60-79 40-59 50-59 >=50 60-79 73
2011-2012 87 70-79 >=80 70-79 >=50 >=50 87
2010-2011 84 60-79 60-69 60-69 >=50 85

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 94 PS PS >=80 >=50 94
2018-2019 95 PS >=80 PS PS 97
2017-2018 96 PS PS >=50 PS >=95
2016-2017 94 PS PS >=50 PS PS >=95
2015-2016 94 >=50 >=50 >=80 PS 90-94
2014-2015 94 >=50 PS >=50 PS >=95
2013-2014 93 PS >=50 40-59 PS >=95
2012-2013 89 PS PS >=50 90-94
2011-2012 91 >=50 >=50 >=50 90-94
2010-2011 91 PS PS PS 90-94


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 4,000 -1.1
2022-2023 4,045 -0.1
2021-2022 4,049 0.0
2020-2021 4,050 -2.3
2019-2020 4,143 0.5
2018-2019 4,123 0.9
2017-2018 4,084 2.3
2016-2017 3,989 1.0
2015-2016 3,948 2.9
2014-2015 3,832 2.3
2013-2014 3,743 3.3
2012-2013 3,621 3.5
2011-2012 3,496 3.1
2010-2011 3,389 3.8
2009-2010 3,260 4.8
2008-2009 3,102 2.9
2007-2008 3,013 3.9
2006-2007 2,895 4.3
2005-2006 2,771 6.6
2004-2005 2,587 6.5
2003-2004 2,419 3.8
2002-2003 2,327 3.4
2001-2002 2,247 4.6
2000-2001 2,144 3.8
1999-2000 2,063 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Waconia School District (%) Minnesota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 1.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.3 7.1
Black 1.3 11.8
Hispanic 5.2 11.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 3.6 6.4
White 88.5 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, Waconia School District had 251.15 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.93.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 5.60
Kindergarten: 11.00
Elementary: 113.68
Secondary: 98.07
Total: 251.15

Waconia School District employed 11.50 district administrators and 9.17 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 11.50
District Administrative Support: 9.68
School Administrators: 9.17
School Administrative Support: 16.63
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 84.89
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 9.34
Total Guidance Counselors: 8.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.83
Library/Media Support: 2.01
Student Support Services: 58.60
Other Support Services: 50.11


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 Waconia School District operates nine schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bayview Elementary535KG-5
Early Childhood Special Education66PK-PK
Laketown Elementary523KG-5
Southview Elementary538KG-5
Transitions 110912-12
Waconia High School1,3429-12
Waconia Learning Center349-12
Waconia Learning Center Ss/As09-12
Waconia Middle School9536-8

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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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