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Redwood Area School District

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Redwood Area School District is located in south Minnesota. Redwood Area School District has 268.60 square miles of land area and 1.55 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Redwood Area School District population is 8,012. Redwood Area School District median household income is $46,594 in 2010-2014. Redwood Area School District median house value is $95,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Redwood Area School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (184 out of 321, bottom 43%) Elementary/Middle School: (229 out of 332, bottom 31%)* Rank: #223
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	8,012 (2010-2014), rank #126
Population Growth	-1.49% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	29.66/sq mi, rank #153
Median Household Income:	$46,594 at 2010-2014—12.64% increase since 2005-2009, rank #254
Median House Price:	$95,600 at 2010-2014—0.00% increase since 2005-2009, rank #273
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	268.60 sq mi, rank #91
Water Area:	1.55 sq mi (0.57%), rank #229
State:	Minnesota
County:	Yellow Medicine County, Renville County, Redwood County
City:	Echo, Belview, Olivia, Bird Island, Morton, Redwood Falls, Renville, Franklin, Clements, Morgan, Delhi
Zip:	56237, 56214, 56277, 55310, 56270, 56283, 56284, 55333, 56224, 56266

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Redwood Area School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

100 George Ramseth Dr

Redwood Falls MN, 56283, Redwood County

Phone: 507-644-8064

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,112	1,127	1,144	1,189	1,213	1,263	1,275
English Language Learner Students:	7	7	9	14	18	17	19
Total Teachers:	85.80	88.37	87.05	88.07	89.43	89.10	91.00
Prekindergarten:	2.36	2.36	2.23	2.23	2.73	2.70	2.70
Kindergarten:	5.33	5.43	5.00	5.00	4.00	5.00	5.00
Elementary:	35.24	37.09	33.62	33.64	33.49	32.20	31.90
Secondary:	42.87	43.49	46.20	47.20	49.21	49.20	51.40
Ungraded:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Total Other Staff:	71.69	74.36	75.98	77.85	82.67	87.20	83.30
Instructional Aides:	31.53	34.28	35.78	35.96	40.61	44.50	41.90
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.50	2.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.70	2.30
Total Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.99	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
District Administrators:	5.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
District Administrative Support:	4.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.30
School Administrators:	3.99	3.99	3.99	3.99	3.99	4.00	3.00
School Administrative Support:	4.34	4.26	6.26	6.26	7.26	7.30	7.00
Student Support Services:	9.93	9.93	8.05	8.75	6.91	7.30	6.40
Other Support Services:	6.40	6.40	7.40	7.40	7.40	7.40	7.40
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.96	12.75	13.14	13.50	13.56	14.18	14.01

Schools

Redwood Valley Alternative	Grade 9 to Grade 12	100 George Ramseth Dr, Redwood Falls MN 56283
Redwood Valley Middle	Grade 5 to Grade 8	100 George Ramseth Dr, Redwood Falls MN 56283
Redwood Valley Senior High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	100 George Ramseth Dr, Redwood Falls MN 56283
Reede Gray Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	201 Mc Phail Dr, Redwood Falls MN 56283

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81.4%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82.4%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	65.3%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	65.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	75.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	73.7%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	63.4%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	69.6%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	72.8%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	38.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	39%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	33.9%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	38.8%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	29%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	20.7%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	43.5%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	49.2%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	59.2%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	67.9%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85.2%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82.6%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69.1%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.4%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.4%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.8%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.1%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.9%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	48.7%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	67.4%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75.3%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	81.1%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82.6%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.3%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	60%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.7%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.7%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	68.3%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	80%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	67.3%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	38%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	43.8%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	56.6%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	58.5%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84.3%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.3%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.6%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.3%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.7%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	56%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	54.8%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	75.1%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	88.6%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	78.9%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	39.9%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	44%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	50%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	63.5%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	57.4%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.3%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67.4%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70.3%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.5%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60.4%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	69.1%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	56.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	41.1%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	58.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60.9%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.7%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.5%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.3%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	60.5%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	58.9%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	62.9%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.1%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.4%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	48%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	51.3%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	41.4%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56.7%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67.6%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67.5%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	57.7%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.9%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.2%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69.1%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	37.8%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	36.5%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	38.4%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	45.7%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	67.8%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84.7%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	51.7%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	37.2%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	36.8%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	61.5%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	83.9%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	89.8%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	93.3%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	91.2%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	55.9%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	62.6%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	65.3%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	57.7%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75.9%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	67.1%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	65.1%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	56.4%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	47.2%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	62%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	62%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	56.9%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	59.2%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	47%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	62.7%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	45%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	53.1%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	44.7%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	57.3%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	56.9%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	45.7%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	48.8%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	57.2%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	56.1%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	48%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	44.2%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	26.8%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$13,492,000	$11,794		$14,205,000	$11,947		$14,091,000	$11,617
Federal:	$897,000	$784	6.6%	$1,150,000	$967	8.1%	$947,000	$781	6.7%
State:	$8,797,000	$7,690	65.2%	$9,321,000	$7,839	65.6%	$9,792,000	$8,073	69.5%
Local:	$3,798,000	$3,320	28.2%	$3,734,000	$3,140	26.3%	$3,352,000	$2,763	23.8%
Total Expenditures:	$13,347,000	$11,667		$12,736,000	$10,712		$13,108,000	$10,806
Total Current Expenditures:	$11,433,000	$9,994		$11,050,000	$9,294		$11,472,000	$9,458
Instructional Expenditures:	$6,957,000	$6,081	60.9%	$6,668,000	$5,608	60.3%	$7,096,000	$5,850	61.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$821,000	$718	7.2%	$803,000	$675	7.3%	$760,000	$627	6.6%
Administration:	$1,219,000	$1,066	10.7%	$1,165,000	$980	10.5%	$1,257,000	$1,036	11.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,436,000	$2,129	21.3%	$2,414,000	$2,030	21.8%	$2,359,000	$1,945	20.6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$493,000	$431		$476,000	$400		$462,000	$381
Construction:	$79,000	$69		$96,000	$81		$197,000	$162
Total Other:	$310,000	$271		$289,000	$243		$333,000	$275
Interest on Debt:	$1,030,000	$900		$827,000	$696		$719,000	$593

Total Salary:	$6,919,000	$6,048		$6,717,000	$5,649		$6,890,000	$5,680
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$5,169,000	$4,518	74.7%	$5,005,000	$4,209	74.5%	$5,231,000	$4,312	75.9%
Other Salary:	$1,750,000	$1,530	25.3%	$1,712,000	$1,440	25.5%	$1,659,000	$1,368	24.1%
Total Benefit:	$1,578,000	$1,379		$1,509,000	$1,269		$1,601,000	$1,320
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,118,000	$977	70.8%	$1,052,000	$885	69.7%	$1,148,000	$946	71.7%
Other Benefit:	$460,000	$402	29.2%	$457,000	$384	30.3%	$453,000	$373	28.3%

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:	17.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	18.7%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	18.7%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	17.3%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	28.0%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	17.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,768.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$29,789.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$39,772.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$45,077.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$51,747.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$48,927.0

* Redwood Area School District was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.