Waseca School District, Minnesota

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Waseca School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 1,735 (2023-2024)
Schools: 7 (2023-2024)
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Waseca School District is a school district in Minnesota (Rice and Waseca counties). During the 2024 school year, 1,735 students attended one of the district's seven 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 Waseca 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
Scott Deml2028
Anne Harguth2028
Grant Scheffert2028
Alyssa Bowers2027
Dave Dunn2027
Theron Kruger2027
Charlie Priebe2027

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: $3,273,000 $1,836 11%
Local: $7,408,000 $4,155 24%
State: $19,496,000 $10,934 65%
Total: $30,177,000 $16,925
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $29,889,000 $16,763
Total Current Expenditures: $25,850,000 $14,498
Instructional Expenditures: $15,894,000 $8,914 53%
Student and Staff Support: $2,761,000 $1,548 9%
Administration: $2,362,000 $1,324 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $4,833,000 $2,710 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,289,000 $722
Construction: $984,000 $551
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,164,000 $652
Interest on Debt: $1,102,000 $618


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 32 >=50 11-19 10-14 PS 30-39 35
2018-2019 47 >=50 20-29 20-24 PS 50-59 52
2017-2018 53 >=50 11-19 25-29 PS 21-39 58
2016-2017 56 >=50 40-49 30-34 PS 60-79 59
2015-2016 60 >=50 40-59 35-39 >=50 >=50 63
2014-2015 55 >=50 40-59 40-44 PS PS 57
2013-2014 62 PS 21-39 35-39 PS 66
2012-2013 62 >=50 40-59 35-39 <50 65
2011-2012 65 PS 60-79 50-54 PS 40-59 67
2010-2011 65 >=50 40-59 35-39 PS 69

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 45 >=50 21-39 20-24 PS 50-59 48
2018-2019 55 >=50 30-39 30-34 PS 50-59 59
2017-2018 56 >=50 20-29 35-39 PS 40-59 60
2016-2017 61 >=50 50-59 40-44 PS 60-79 64
2015-2016 65 >=50 40-59 35-39 PS <50 69
2014-2015 66 >=50 40-59 45-49 PS PS 69
2013-2014 68 PS 40-59 40-44 PS PS 72
2012-2013 67 PS 40-59 35-39 >=50 70
2011-2012 84 PS 60-79 60-64 >=50 >=50 87
2010-2011 85 >=50 >=80 60-64 PS 87

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 70-74 PS >=50 60-79 PS 75-79
2018-2019 85-89 >=50 >=80 PS 85-89
2017-2018 80-84 PS PS <50 85-89
2016-2017 85-89 PS PS >=50 PS PS 85-89
2015-2016 90-94 PS PS >=50 90-94
2014-2015 85-89 PS PS 60-79 85-89
2013-2014 80-84 PS PS >=50 PS 85-89
2012-2013 80-84 PS PS >=50 PS 80-84
2011-2012 85-89 PS PS 60-79 90-94
2010-2011 80-84 PS PS >=50 85-89


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 1,735 -2.8
2022-2023 1,784 0.1
2021-2022 1,783 -0.4
2020-2021 1,790 -5.6
2019-2020 1,890 -2.9
2018-2019 1,945 -0.5
2017-2018 1,954 2.6
2016-2017 1,903 0.5
2015-2016 1,894 -1.4
2014-2015 1,921 0.2
2013-2014 1,917 4.0
2012-2013 1,840 -2.6
2011-2012 1,887 -1.4
2010-2011 1,913 -1.0
2009-2010 1,932 1.4
2008-2009 1,904 1.9
2007-2008 1,867 -3.6
2006-2007 1,934 -4.6
2005-2006 2,022 -0.5
2004-2005 2,033 -6.5
2003-2004 2,166 -2.4
2002-2003 2,217 -0.3
2001-2002 2,223 -2.2
2000-2001 2,272 -0.7
1999-2000 2,288 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Waseca School District (%) Minnesota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 1.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.9 7.1
Black 1.6 11.8
Hispanic 15.9 11.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 5.9 6.4
White 75.2 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, Waseca School District had 115.28 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.05.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.83
Kindergarten: 7.30
Elementary: 49.31
Secondary: 50.87
Total: 115.28

Waseca School District employed 4.94 district administrators and 5.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.94
District Administrative Support: 8.53
School Administrators: 5.50
School Administrative Support: 9.63
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 30.96
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 8.40
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 1.50
Student Support Services: 13.82
Other Support Services: 22.35


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 Waseca School District operates seven schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Hartley Elementary418PK-3
Waseca Area Learning Center617-12
Waseca Early Childhood52PK-PK
Waseca Intermediate School3564-6
Waseca Junior High2667-8
Waseca Middle Level Alc37-8
Waseca Senior High5799-12

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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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