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Lac Qui Parle Valley School District

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Lac Qui Parle Valley School District is located in southwest Minnesota. Lac Qui Parle Valley School District has 735.68 square miles of land area and 25.28 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Lac Qui Parle Valley School District population is 6,685. Lac Qui Parle Valley School District median household income is $45,753 in 2010-2014. Lac Qui Parle Valley School District median house value is $71,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Lac Qui Parle Valley School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (93 out of 321, top 29%) Elementary/Middle School: (136 out of 332, top 41%)* Rank: #110
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	6,685 (2010-2014), rank #150
Population Growth	-17.65% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	8.78/sq mi, rank #286
Median Household Income:	$45,753 at 2010-2014—9.50% increase since 2005-2009, rank #268
Median House Price:	$71,700 at 2010-2014—-1.38% increase since 2005-2009, rank #316
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	735.68 sq mi, rank #11
Water Area:	25.28 sq mi (3.32%), rank #37
State:	Minnesota
County:	Swift County, Stevens County, Lac Qui Parle County, Chippewa County, Big Stone County
City:	Milan, Danvers, Appleton, Holloway, Alberta, Chokio, Marietta, Canby, Madison, Bellingham, Nassau, Montevideo, Dawson, Watson, Correll
Zip:	56262, 56231, 56208, 56249, 56207, 56221, 56257, 56220, 56256, 56212, 56265, 56232, 56295, 56227

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Lac Qui Parle Valley School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

2860 291st Ave

Madison MN, 56256, Lac Qui Parle County

Phone: 320-752-4835

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	776	817	804	822	852	869	924
English Language Learner Students:	25	22	23	23	31	28	33
Total Teachers:	57.51	57.23	56.19	58.73	59.38	61.00	62.90
Prekindergarten:	2.85	4.06	3.73	2.69	1.60	1.30	1.10
Kindergarten:	3.60	3.60	3.60	3.60	3.60	4.50	3.50
Elementary:	30.29	28.71	27.39	27.89	27.84	28.20	29.10
Secondary:	18.54	19.86	20.47	23.55	25.34	26.30	28.40
Ungraded:	2.23	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.70	0.80
Total Other Staff:	83.56	79.35	83.60	80.31	82.50	82.00	86.40
Instructional Aides:	32.93	30.68	29.00	26.48	26.08	26.10	26.20
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.00	1.66	1.33	0.83	1.80	0.30	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.50	1.50	1.20
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	0.50	1.50	1.20
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Library/Media Support:	1.21	1.91	2.48	2.48	2.48	2.80	3.30
District Administrators:	2.70	2.00	1.50	2.17	2.17	2.50	3.00
District Administrative Support:	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrators:	2.00	2.00	3.50	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.50
School Administrative Support:	4.75	4.70	4.00	4.50	5.50	6.30	5.80
Student Support Services:	9.68	9.13	9.83	9.39	11.01	10.30	15.50
Other Support Services:	26.29	24.27	27.96	27.46	26.96	27.20	25.90
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.49	14.28	14.31	14.00	14.35	14.25	14.69

Schools

Appleton Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	349 South Edquist St, Appleton MN 56208
Lac Qui Parle Valley Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 6	2860 291st Ave, Madison MN 56256
Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary	Grade 7 to Grade 12	2860 291st Ave, Madison MN 56256
Madison-Marietta-Nassau Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	316 4th St, Madison MN 56256

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	74.4%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89.6%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	67.5%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	74.1%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	75%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86.3%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	62.5%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	73.9%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	75.9%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	37.1%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	39.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	37%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	50.6%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	45%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	32.8%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	59.4%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	64.7%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71.4%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81.5%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	94.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69.4%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77.6%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84.4%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.2%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.5%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89.2%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.5%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.4%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.4%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.5%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.9%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	60.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	70.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77.2%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88.3%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.9%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.1%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.9%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71.1%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.2%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	72.5%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78.2%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89.1%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	70.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	59.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	69.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	67.3%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.8%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.1%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.1%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87.5%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.2%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84.2%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.1%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84.6%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	49.1%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64.8%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	68.6%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	84%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	73.7%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	61.1%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	64.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	62.8%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	81%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83.1%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	58.2%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84.4%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.5%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	74.6%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	75.2%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	57.7%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	55%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	55.6%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	55.2%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.5%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.5%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.2%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69.3%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	54.3%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	60.3%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	57.7%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	55.1%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	52.1%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	53.6%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	41.9%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	60.9%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	60.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	50%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	55.8%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67.2%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	41.4%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	26.3%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	56.1%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	72.1%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81.3%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87.5%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	67.5%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	69.6%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	56.7%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	47.9%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	70.3%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	96.6%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	90.5%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	92.7%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	88.1%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	61.1%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	72.8%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	66.1%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	55%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	74%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.8%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	71.2%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	50%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64.8%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80.8%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.3%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.7%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	78.8%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	64%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	56.6%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	50.9%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	48.3%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	53.8%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	52.6%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	49.1%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	43.5%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	51.7%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	41.7%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	47.9%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	29.2%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	63.6%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$10,045,000	$12,494		$10,617,000	$12,916		$10,136,000	$11,897
Federal:	$591,000	$735	5.9%	$876,000	$1,066	8.3%	$1,259,000	$1,478	12.4%
State:	$6,942,000	$8,634	69.1%	$6,811,000	$8,286	64.2%	$6,552,000	$7,690	64.6%
Local:	$2,512,000	$3,124	25.0%	$2,930,000	$3,564	27.6%	$2,325,000	$2,729	22.9%
Total Expenditures:	$10,045,000	$12,494		$10,199,000	$12,408		$11,659,000	$13,684
Total Current Expenditures:	$9,166,000	$11,400		$9,131,000	$11,108		$10,511,000	$12,337
Instructional Expenditures:	$5,827,000	$7,248	63.6%	$5,968,000	$7,260	65.4%	$7,117,000	$8,353	67.7%
Student and Staff Support:	$544,000	$677	5.9%	$500,000	$608	5.5%	$492,000	$577	4.7%
Administration:	$815,000	$1,014	8.9%	$751,000	$914	8.2%	$863,000	$1,013	8.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,980,000	$2,463	21.6%	$1,912,000	$2,326	20.9%	$2,039,000	$2,393	19.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$317,000	$394		$481,000	$585		$553,000	$649
Construction:	$96,000	$119		$174,000	$212		$248,000	$291
Total Other:	$333,000	$414		$369,000	$449		$361,000	$424
Interest on Debt:	$22,000	$27		$29,000	$35		$24,000	$28

Total Salary:	$5,903,000	$7,342		$6,037,000	$7,344		$5,973,000	$7,011
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$4,068,000	$5,060	68.9%	$4,310,000	$5,243	71.4%	$4,245,000	$4,982	71.1%
Other Salary:	$1,835,000	$2,282	31.1%	$1,727,000	$2,101	28.6%	$1,728,000	$2,028	28.9%
Total Benefit:	$1,536,000	$1,910		$1,524,000	$1,854		$2,876,000	$3,376
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,098,000	$1,366	71.5%	$1,114,000	$1,355	73.1%	$2,285,000	$2,682	79.5%
Other Benefit:	$438,000	$545	28.5%	$410,000	$499	26.9%	$591,000	$694	20.5%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	61.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	38.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	21.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	17.9%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	25.6%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	23.1%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	28.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$50,004.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$40,359.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$45,850.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$56,661.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$56,968.0

* Lac Qui Parle Valley School District was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.