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Buffalo Lake-Hector School District

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Buffalo Lake-Hector School District is located in south Minnesota. Buffalo Lake-Hector School District has 297.27 square miles of land area and 4.30 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Buffalo Lake-Hector School District population is 4,427. Buffalo Lake-Hector School District median household income is $54,313 in 2010-2014. Buffalo Lake-Hector School District median house value is $112,400 in 2010-2014. On average, Buffalo Lake-Hector School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (172 out of 321, bottom 46%) Elementary/Middle School: (167 out of 332, bottom 50%)* Rank: #178
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	4,427 (2010-2014), rank #204
Population Growth	35.59% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	14.68/sq mi, rank #238
Median Household Income:	$54,313 at 2010-2014—12.93% increase since 2005-2009, rank #143
Median House Price:	$112,400 at 2010-2014—8.49% increase since 2005-2009, rank #236
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	297.27 sq mi, rank #71
Water Area:	4.30 sq mi (1.42%), rank #154
State:	Minnesota
County:	Sibley County, Renville County, Mcleod County
City:	Stewart, Gibbon, Buffalo Lake, Hector, Bird Island, Cosmos, Hutchinson, Brownton
Zip:	55385, 55335, 55314, 55342, 55310, 56228, 55350, 55312
Area:	Hutchinson, MN

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Buffalo Lake-Hector School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

220 West 3rd St

Hector MN, 55342, Renville County

Phone: 320-848-2233

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	600	578	587	594	633	625	607
English Language Learner Students:	67	56	55	60	62	50	73
Total Teachers:	45.97	43.43	43.09	46.99	48.03	45.80	42.10
Prekindergarten:	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.60	1.60	1.60	0.60
Kindergarten:	3.03	2.03	3.03	2.03	2.74	3.10	2.10
Elementary:	19.89	18.80	17.77	21.03	21.41	19.70	19.00
Secondary:	20.88	20.43	20.12	22.16	22.28	21.40	20.30
Ungraded:	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.00	0.00	0.10
Total Other Staff:	45.71	46.63	47.46	49.49	48.66	42.10	39.70
Instructional Aides:	15.33	15.60	16.63	19.40	19.75	18.70	14.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.00	1.50	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.40
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.40
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.50	0.67	0.67	0.50	0.33	0.20	1.00
Library/Media Support:	1.76	1.76	1.63	1.63	1.63	0.40	0.40
District Administrators:	0.88	1.88	1.96	1.96	1.96	1.50	2.50
District Administrative Support:	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
School Administrators:	1.13	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
School Administrative Support:	2.38	2.38	2.38	2.38	2.38	3.10	3.10
Student Support Services:	5.88	5.96	5.63	5.23	5.90	3.80	3.90
Other Support Services:	14.85	14.88	15.56	15.39	15.71	13.40	12.90
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.05	13.31	13.62	12.64	13.18	13.65	14.42

Schools

Buffalo Lake-Hector Elementary		Prekindergarten to Grade 5	999 Nofound St, Buffalo Lake MN 55314
Buffalo Lake-Hector Secondary		Grade 6 to Grade 12	220 West 3rd St, Hector MN 55342

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76.8%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	97.3%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	53.1%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	59.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	92%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	73.5%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76.3%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	79%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	70%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	31.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	11.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	22.2%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	40%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	63.8%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	25.7%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	30.6%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81.8%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	66.5%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90.1%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89.1%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	94.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86.9%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89.1%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.6%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.2%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90.2%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94.3%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.8%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.9%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	81.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	64.8%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	56.8%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	65.7%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.3%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66.7%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94.1%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.1%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78.3%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	80.5%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	80.3%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	64.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	48.9%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	64.1%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.2%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.8%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.6%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92.5%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.5%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.3%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87.8%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.3%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	96.8%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	36.5%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	62.5%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	45.9%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	70.8%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	78.9%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	65%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	40.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	69.8%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	37.6%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	51.3%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	58.7%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	48.9%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	63.9%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	59.4%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	68.3%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	36.6%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60.5%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	54%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	28.3%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	62.3%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.5%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.2%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	62.2%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	62.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	41.3%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	60.9%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	62.1%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	30.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	33.4%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	51.2%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	52.4%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	55.8%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	51.5%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.7%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	29.5%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	46.2%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.7%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	33.4%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	27.5%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	68%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	56.4%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	94%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79.4%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78.9%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	63.3%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	76.6%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	57.1%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	63.9%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	97.7%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	88.4%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	94.7%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	100.0%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	73.5%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95.3%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95.3%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82.2%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	100%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.7%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	76.2%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	54.7%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	61.5%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	71%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	32.6%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.4%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	45.6%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	59.6%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	51.3%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	68.5%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.5%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	32.5%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	55.3%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	37.1%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	42.8%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	29.3%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	45.9%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	31.7%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	35%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	30%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	46.1%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$6,502,000	$11,077		$7,083,000	$11,924		$6,487,000	$10,248
Federal:	$348,000	$593	5.4%	$488,000	$822	6.9%	$758,000	$1,197	11.7%
State:	$4,530,000	$7,717	69.7%	$4,851,000	$8,167	68.5%	$4,512,000	$7,128	69.6%
Local:	$1,624,000	$2,767	25.0%	$1,744,000	$2,936	24.6%	$1,217,000	$1,923	18.8%
Total Expenditures:	$6,400,000	$10,903		$6,357,000	$10,702		$6,321,000	$9,986
Total Current Expenditures:	$5,537,000	$9,433		$5,565,000	$9,369		$5,528,000	$8,733
Instructional Expenditures:	$3,509,000	$5,978	63.4%	$3,583,000	$6,032	64.4%	$3,605,000	$5,695	65.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$372,000	$634	6.7%	$330,000	$556	5.9%	$333,000	$526	6.0%
Administration:	$547,000	$932	9.9%	$595,000	$1,002	10.7%	$538,000	$850	9.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,109,000	$1,889	20.0%	$1,057,000	$1,779	19.0%	$1,052,000	$1,662	19.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$270,000	$460		$214,000	$360		$385,000	$608
Construction:	$78,000	$133		$8,000	$13		$48,000	$76
Total Other:	$183,000	$312		$165,000	$278		$191,000	$302
Interest on Debt:	$262,000	$446		$269,000	$453		$41,000	$65

Total Salary:	$3,555,000	$6,056		$3,675,000	$6,187		$3,673,000	$5,803
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$2,523,000	$4,298	71.0%	$2,668,000	$4,492	72.6%	$2,681,000	$4,235	73.0%
Other Salary:	$1,032,000	$1,758	29.0%	$1,007,000	$1,695	27.4%	$992,000	$1,567	27.0%
Total Benefit:	$1,007,000	$1,716		$968,000	$1,630		$979,000	$1,547
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$696,000	$1,186	69.1%	$662,000	$1,114	68.4%	$660,000	$1,043	67.4%
Other Benefit:	$311,000	$530	30.9%	$306,000	$515	31.6%	$319,000	$504	32.6%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	83.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	16.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	19.4%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	19.4%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	22.2%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	30.6%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	8.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,679.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,704.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$36,394.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$38,872.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$47,806.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$47,975.0

* Buffalo Lake-Hector School District was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.