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Wadena-Deer Creek School District

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Wadena-Deer Creek School District is located close to the center of Minnesota. Wadena-Deer Creek School District has 190.12 square miles of land area and 0.57 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Wadena-Deer Creek School District population is 7,695. Wadena-Deer Creek School District median household income is $39,125 in 2010-2014. Wadena-Deer Creek School District median house value is $114,400 in 2010-2014. On average, Wadena-Deer Creek School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (256 out of 321, bottom 20%) Elementary/Middle School: (224 out of 332, bottom 33%)* Rank: #255
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	7,695 (2010-2014), rank #133
Population Growth	2.46% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	40.35/sq mi, rank #131
Median Household Income:	$39,125 at 2010-2014—6.59% increase since 2005-2009, rank #315
Median House Price:	$114,400 at 2010-2014—10.96% increase since 2005-2009, rank #227
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	190.12 sq mi, rank #152
Water Area:	0.57 sq mi (0.30%), rank #264
State:	Minnesota
County:	Wadena County, Todd County, Otter Tail County
City:	Verndale, Sebeka, Wadena, Hewitt, Deer Creek, Bluffton, Ottertail
Zip:	56481, 56477, 56482, 56453, 56527, 56518, 56571
Area:	Fergus Falls, MN

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Wadena-Deer Creek School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

600 Colfax Ave Sw

Wadena MN, 56482, Wadena County

Phone: 218-632-2155

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,017	999	980	1,014	1,045	1,098	1,130
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	70.06	72.45	66.78	65.98	70.45	73.10	74.80
Prekindergarten:	1.70	1.67	1.67	3.17	2.84	1.50	1.50
Kindergarten:	6.00	5.00	4.00	5.00	3.00	4.00	4.00
Elementary:	34.59	35.09	33.53	30.40	32.17	32.70	33.20
Secondary:	24.51	28.86	26.18	25.91	30.94	33.90	35.40
Ungraded:	3.26	1.83	1.40	1.50	1.50	1.00	0.70
Total Other Staff:	92.04	87.59	89.29	85.31	81.80	82.30	90.20
Instructional Aides:	31.65	26.33	28.82	27.27	25.11	24.20	26.80
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.00	3.03	3.28	1.90	3.06	3.40	1.80
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.94	0.94	1.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	1.76	1.76	1.76	1.76	1.76	0.90	0.90
District Administrators:	2.50	2.50	2.88	2.88	1.88	3.00	3.50
District Administrative Support:	3.40	3.70	3.70	3.70	3.70	3.00	3.00
School Administrators:	3.17	2.00	2.00	2.60	2.03	3.00	3.00
School Administrative Support:	4.00	3.88	4.88	4.88	4.88	5.90	5.90
Student Support Services:	14.33	16.45	13.44	12.43	10.81	8.40	12.50
Other Support Services:	27.23	25.94	26.53	25.95	26.63	28.50	28.80
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.52	13.79	14.68	15.37	14.83	15.02	15.11

Schools

Wadena-Deer Creek 5th And 6th Grade	Grade 5 to Grade 6	600 Colfax Ave Sw, Wadena MN 56482
Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	215 Colfax Ave Sw, Wadena MN 56482
Wadena-Deer Creek Senior High	Grade 7 to Grade 12	600 Colfax Ave Sw, Wadena MN 56482

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	92.9%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	60.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	56.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	70.1%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	69.9%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76.4%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	72.4%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	83.8%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	30.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	24.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	15.2%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	18.9%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	29.6%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	32.1%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	41.7%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69.9%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72.1%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85.1%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84.6%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90.8%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81.9%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.3%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.5%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.1%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.3%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.1%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.4%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.8%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	76.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	71.9%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	62.3%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	68%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	65.7%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	64%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69.2%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.4%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	67.3%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	56.7%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	75.3%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	62.2%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	62.1%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	54.5%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	48.7%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.5%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.2%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.3%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.1%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.2%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.1%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.9%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.5%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.7%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	39%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	31.5%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	63.8%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	71.1%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	82.4%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	57.9%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	78.4%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	72.1%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	60.9%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69.1%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.1%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64.3%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	63.1%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.8%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	61.8%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	81.1%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	54.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	54.2%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	53.5%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	59.4%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	59.9%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.9%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	58.2%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	62.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.4%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.4%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	50%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	60.6%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	45.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	43.3%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	43%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	61.2%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	65.3%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.8%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.1%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	52.8%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	50.7%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	57.7%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	45.1%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	71.1%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81.4%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80.9%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	34.4%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	42.3%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55.4%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	63.9%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	93.7%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	94.4%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	86.4%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	84.9%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	58.2%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	70.3%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	71.1%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.1%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	60.3%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	59%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.3%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	68.6%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	54.3%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	40.8%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	48.4%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	45.1%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64.3%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	66.2%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	43.5%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	60.6%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	42.8%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	43.7%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	40.6%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	53.7%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	50%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	51.5%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	33.4%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	60.8%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	53.9%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	45.5%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	38.5%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	70.1%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$13,897,000	$14,181		$15,320,000	$15,108		$11,896,000	$11,384
Federal:	$2,755,000	$2,811	19.8%	$2,711,000	$2,674	17.7%	$1,799,000	$1,722	15.1%
State:	$8,461,000	$8,634	60.9%	$9,413,000	$9,283	61.4%	$7,834,000	$7,497	65.9%
Local:	$2,681,000	$2,736	19.3%	$3,196,000	$3,152	20.9%	$2,263,000	$2,166	19.0%
Total Expenditures:	$37,587,000	$38,354		$18,422,000	$18,168		$11,151,000	$10,671
Total Current Expenditures:	$11,422,000	$11,655		$13,811,000	$13,620		$9,425,000	$9,019
Instructional Expenditures:	$6,457,000	$6,589	56.5%	$6,436,000	$6,347	46.6%	$6,275,000	$6,005	66.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$329,000	$336	2.9%	$311,000	$307	2.3%	$282,000	$270	3.0%
Administration:	$2,477,000	$2,528	21.7%	$4,928,000	$4,860	35.7%	$709,000	$678	7.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,159,000	$2,203	18.9%	$2,136,000	$2,107	15.5%	$2,159,000	$2,066	22.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$24,858,000	$25,365		$3,425,000	$3,378		$480,000	$459
Construction:	$24,489,000	$24,989		$3,298,000	$3,252		$184,000	$176
Total Other:	$752,000	$767		$760,000	$750		$719,000	$688
Interest on Debt:	$164,000	$167		$192,000	$189		$338,000	$323

Total Salary:	$7,216,000	$7,363		$7,065,000	$6,967		$6,653,000	$6,367
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$4,758,000	$4,855	65.9%	$4,583,000	$4,520	64.9%	$4,460,000	$4,268	67.0%
Other Salary:	$2,458,000	$2,508	34.1%	$2,482,000	$2,448	35.1%	$2,193,000	$2,099	33.0%
Total Benefit:	$1,534,000	$1,565		$1,487,000	$1,466		$1,404,000	$1,344
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,051,000	$1,072	68.5%	$979,000	$965	65.8%	$991,000	$948	70.6%
Other Benefit:	$483,000	$493	31.5%	$508,000	$501	34.2%	$413,000	$395	29.4%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	69.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	30.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	19.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	6.7%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	20.0%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	30.7%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	25.3%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	17.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,554.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,902.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$37,260.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$44,252.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$52,683.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$52,262.0

* Wadena-Deer Creek School District was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.