Paynesville Area High School
795 West Hwy 23 Paynesville MN, 56362, Stearns County Phone: 320-243-3761 Ranking:  (103 out of 414, top 25%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Paynesville Public School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 289 | 288 | 292 | 307 | 310 | 316 | 342 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 82 | 28.4% | 68 | 23.6% | 68 | 23.3% | 73 | 23.8% | 84 | 27.1% | 72 | 22.8% | 78 | 22.8% |
| Grade 10: | 67 | 23.2% | 66 | 22.9% | 74 | 25.3% | 81 | 26.4% | 70 | 22.6% | 78 | 24.7% | 84 | 24.6% |
| Grade 11: | 63 | 21.8% | 74 | 25.7% | 79 | 27.1% | 72 | 23.5% | 77 | 24.8% | 79 | 25.0% | 89 | 26.0% |
| Grade 12: | 77 | 26.6% | 80 | 27.8% | 71 | 24.3% | 81 | 26.4% | 79 | 25.5% | 87 | 27.5% | 91 | 26.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 157 | 54.3% | 146 | 50.7% | 162 | 55.5% | 161 | 52.4% | 166 | 53.5% | 173 | 54.7% | 187 | 54.7% |
| Female: | 132 | 45.7% | 142 | 49.3% | 130 | 44.5% | 146 | 47.6% | 136 | 43.9% | 135 | 42.7% | 151 | 44.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.7% | 6 | 2.1% | 4 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.9% | 3 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 274 | 94.8% | 273 | 94.8% | 279 | 95.5% | 292 | 95.1% | 298 | 96.1% | 303 | 95.9% | 334 | 97.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 68 | 23.5% | 65 | 22.6% | 60 | 20.5% | 56 | 18.2% | 54 | 17.4% | 55 | 17.4% | 59 | 17.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 13.1% | 34 | 11.8% | 44 | 15.1% | 43 | 14.0% | 44 | 14.2% | 27 | 8.5% | 28 | 8.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.36 | 14.75 | 14.74 | 13.99 | 14.43 | 14.70 | 15.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCA-II | ||||||
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 92.5% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.5% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 74.9% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 64.5% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.2% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.7% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.3% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 76.8% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 79.6% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 30.8% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.2% | 26.2% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.3% | 20.3% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 43.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 48.6% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 52.9% | 42.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 54.9% | 52.4% |
| 2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 54.8% | 54.8% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Science | End of course | % met std | 54.6% | 54.6% | 53.8% |
| MCA-II GRAD | ||||||
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.1% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 78.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 65.3% | 57.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63.6% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.7% | 57.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.4% | 66.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.8% | 90.6% |
| 2011 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 93.2% | 89.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 91.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 100.0% | 87.8% |
| MCA-III | ||||||
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 68.2% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Science | End of course | % met std | 49.2% | 49.2% | 53% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 71.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 28.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 20.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 85.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $55,365.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $58,906.0 |
* Paynesville Area High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.