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Minnewaska School District

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Minnewaska School District is located close to the center of Minnesota. Minnewaska School District has 422.90 square miles of land area and 37.74 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Minnewaska School District population is 9,267. Minnewaska School District median household income is $51,213 in 2010-2014. Minnewaska School District median house value is $146,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Minnewaska School District is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (65 out of 321, top 20%) Elementary/Middle School: (22 out of 332, top 7%)* Rank: #41
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	7
Population	9,267 (2010-2014), rank #113
Population Growth	-0.43% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	20.12/sq mi, rank #197
Median Household Income:	$51,213 at 2010-2014—9.86% increase since 2005-2009, rank #196
Median House Price:	$146,800 at 2010-2014—-0.68% increase since 2005-2009, rank #167
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	422.90 sq mi, rank #34
Water Area:	37.74 sq mi (8.19%), rank #23
State:	Minnesota
County:	Pope County, Douglas County
City:	Starbuck, Glenwood, Villard, Westport, Sedan, Lowry, Alexandria, Long Beach, Benson, Hancock, Brooten, Farwell
Zip:	56381, 56334, 56385, 56349, 56308, 56215, 56244, 56316, 56327
Area:	Alexandria, MN;St. Cloud, MN

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Minnewaska School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

25122 State Hwy 28

Glenwood MN, 56334, Pope County

Phone: 320-239-4820

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,109	1,059	1,048	1,085	1,100	1,136	1,179
English Language Learner Students:	6	3	1	2	3	1	1
Total Teachers:	75.92	71.60	73.46	77.37	80.30	81.10	86.60
Prekindergarten:	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.04	3.21	3.20	3.00
Kindergarten:	4.51	3.34	4.00	4.17	3.67	3.70	3.50
Elementary:	31.74	31.56	32.88	34.52	36.68	33.40	35.20
Secondary:	37.00	34.03	33.20	33.60	36.51	39.60	43.50
Ungraded:	0.67	0.67	1.38	2.04	0.23	1.20	1.40
Total Other Staff:	133.91	119.73	122.66	121.08	111.74	104.40	105.90
Instructional Aides:	69.19	60.30	59.37	58.31	50.55	46.00	47.70
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.30	0.47	0.47	1.47	1.44	0.10	NA
Total Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.50	1.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.50	1.80
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	3.00	2.00	2.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
District Administrators:	2.40	1.40	2.40	2.40	2.40	2.20	1.70
District Administrative Support:	3.00	3.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
School Administrators:	3.00	3.01	3.01	2.84	2.84	2.50	2.20
School Administrative Support:	6.93	6.93	8.18	8.68	7.50	7.80	9.40
Student Support Services:	32.96	28.76	31.84	30.11	28.91	27.20	24.70
Other Support Services:	10.13	10.86	10.39	10.27	10.10	10.10	11.40
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.61	14.79	14.27	14.02	13.70	14.01	13.61

Schools

Minnewaska Area Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 4	409 4th St Se, Glenwood MN 56334
Minnewaska Area Junior High	Grade 7 to Grade 8	25122 State Hwy 28, Glenwood MN 56334
Minnewaska Area Middle	Grade 5 to Grade 6	25122 State Hwy 28, Glenwood MN 56334
Minnewaska Day Treatment Program	Kindergarten to Grade 12	500 John St, Starbuck MN 56381
Minnewaska Early Childhood Sp.Ed.	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	500 John St, Starbuck MN 56381
Minnewaska Secondary	Grade 7 to Grade 12	25122 State Hwy 28, Glenwood MN 56334
Minnewaska Secondary Alternative Pg	Grade 9 to Grade 12	500 John St, Starbuck MN 56381

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90.3%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	66%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89.2%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	91.1%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83.6%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	76.9%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	82.4%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	29.9%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	33.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	21.1%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	51%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	51.3%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	41.6%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	48%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81.4%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86.8%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85.4%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86.2%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89.2%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94.5%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.7%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.5%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97.3%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	98.3%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.1%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96.4%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78.2%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77.4%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	79.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	89.7%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.2%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.3%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.8%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92.6%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93.7%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88.7%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	86.4%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	86.3%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	61%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	65.8%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	61.8%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	72.5%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90.5%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.8%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90.2%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.9%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.3%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.9%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93.3%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	98.2%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	46.2%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	57.3%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	72.8%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	73.1%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	84%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	84.7%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	81.1%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	70.9%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	73.6%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83.2%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.4%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.2%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81.9%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.9%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.3%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	80.6%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	86.8%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	70.7%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	82%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	73%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	69.2%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.9%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85.9%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.3%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79.3%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.1%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.6%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.1%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	46.6%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	75%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	57.2%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	45.6%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	64.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	64%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.8%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	61.6%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.1%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	47.5%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	45.6%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	52.6%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	64.1%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93.2%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	96.2%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84.8%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	66.3%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55.4%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	59.7%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	68.0%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	93.9%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	98.8%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	96.2%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	86.4%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	69.4%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78.5%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.1%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82.3%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	59.5%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.6%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	100%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.5%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	60.5%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87.5%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.5%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.9%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	63.8%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	64.3%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.4%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83.3%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	55.9%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	67.9%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	56.3%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	63.8%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	45.5%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	63.3%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	59.8%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	59.3%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	57.2%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	54.1%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$15,895,000	$15,167		$15,925,000	$14,677		$15,548,000	$14,135
Federal:	$970,000	$926	6.1%	$1,007,000	$928	6.3%	$1,529,000	$1,390	9.8%
State:	$10,252,000	$9,782	64.5%	$9,753,000	$8,989	61.2%	$9,529,000	$8,663	61.3%
Local:	$4,673,000	$4,459	29.4%	$5,165,000	$4,760	32.4%	$4,490,000	$4,082	28.9%
Total Expenditures:	$14,640,000	$13,969		$15,409,000	$14,202		$15,797,000	$14,361
Total Current Expenditures:	$13,072,000	$12,473		$13,023,000	$12,003		$13,359,000	$12,145
Instructional Expenditures:	$9,183,000	$8,762	70.2%	$9,181,000	$8,462	70.5%	$9,578,000	$8,707	71.7%
Student and Staff Support:	$349,000	$333	2.7%	$348,000	$321	2.7%	$368,000	$335	2.8%
Administration:	$904,000	$863	6.9%	$904,000	$833	6.9%	$956,000	$869	7.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,636,000	$2,515	20.2%	$2,590,000	$2,387	19.9%	$2,457,000	$2,234	18.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$534,000	$510		$1,200,000	$1,106		$1,311,000	$1,192
Construction:	$170,000	$162		$751,000	$692		$947,000	$861
Total Other:	$323,000	$308		$315,000	$290		$307,000	$279
Interest on Debt:	$521,000	$497		$548,000	$505		$566,000	$515

Total Salary:	$7,857,000	$7,497		$7,906,000	$7,287		$8,226,000	$7,478
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$6,639,000	$6,335	84.5%	$6,618,000	$6,100	83.7%	$6,949,000	$6,317	84.5%
Other Salary:	$1,218,000	$1,162	15.5%	$1,288,000	$1,187	16.3%	$1,277,000	$1,161	15.5%
Total Benefit:	$1,807,000	$1,724		$1,875,000	$1,728		$1,911,000	$1,737
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,535,000	$1,465	84.9%	$1,577,000	$1,453	84.1%	$1,615,000	$1,468	84.5%
Other Benefit:	$272,000	$260	15.1%	$298,000	$275	15.9%	$296,000	$269	15.5%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	42.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	57.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	19.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	5.4%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	14.9%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	32.4%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	35.1%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	12.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$49,704.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,025.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$40,284.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$52,685.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$52,408.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$55,092.0

* Minnewaska School District was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.