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Albert Lea Public School District

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Albert Lea Public School District is located in south Minnesota. Albert Lea Public School District has 220.83 square miles of land area and 7.61 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Albert Lea Public School District population is 23,416. Albert Lea Public School District median household income is $41,549 in 2010-2014. Albert Lea Public School District median house value is $97,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Albert Lea Public School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (240 out of 321, bottom 25%) Elementary/Middle School: (246 out of 332, bottom 26%)* Rank: #257
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	10
Population	23,416 (2010-2014), rank #55
Population Growth	1.30% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	102.51/sq mi, rank #77
Median Household Income:	$41,549 at 2010-2014—0.22% increase since 2005-2009, rank #302
Median House Price:	$97,500 at 2010-2014—-10.47% increase since 2005-2009, rank #270
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	220.83 sq mi, rank #118
Water Area:	7.61 sq mi (3.33%), rank #99
State:	Minnesota
County:	Freeborn County
City:	Twin Lakes, Albert Lea, Hayward, Hollandale, Alden, Glenville, Emmons, Austin, Manchester, Clarks Grove, Ellendale, Hartland
Zip:	56089, 56007, 56043, 56045, 56009, 56036, 56029, 55912, 56016, 56026, 56042
Area:	Albert Lea, MN

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Albert Lea Public School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

211 West Richway Dr

Albert Lea MN, 56007, Freeborn County

Phone: 507-379-4800

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,288	3,327	3,268	3,224	3,294	3,269	3,356
English Language Learner Students:	261	290	257	225	222	213	182
Total Teachers:	231.51	232.44	222.85	220.91	214.35	209.30	207.40
Prekindergarten:	8.50	9.33	9.33	8.00	5.00	5.00	4.50
Kindergarten:	15.19	11.00	12.00	12.00	12.40	13.00	11.00
Elementary:	109.90	113.02	104.36	105.47	99.85	93.20	90.90
Secondary:	95.53	96.70	93.77	92.05	95.71	96.70	99.20
Ungraded:	2.39	2.39	3.39	3.39	1.39	1.40	1.80
Total Other Staff:	231.22	227.39	229.35	247.74	232.15	222.20	208.20
Instructional Aides:	75.97	72.39	69.04	88.12	82.76	80.00	67.30
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	16.00	14.50	15.00	12.66	13.47	14.30	12.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.83	3.00	4.00	3.50	3.50	3.50	3.50
Library/Media Support:	4.50	3.50	4.50	4.00	2.75	2.00	2.00
District Administrators:	7.88	7.88	8.25	8.50	8.63	7.00	7.00
District Administrative Support:	9.73	10.73	10.73	11.53	12.50	12.80	13.00
School Administrators:	10.00	10.00	9.00	9.00	8.00	9.00	9.00
School Administrative Support:	18.23	16.57	16.07	17.05	18.14	17.50	18.00
Student Support Services:	35.23	38.00	38.18	36.08	25.43	24.50	23.50
Other Support Services:	48.85	48.82	51.58	54.30	53.97	48.60	49.90
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.20	14.31	14.66	14.59	15.37	15.62	16.18

Schools

Albert Lea Area Learning Cntr.	Grade 6 to Grade 12	211 West Richway Dr, Albert Lea MN 56007
Albert Lea Senior High	Grade 8 to Grade 12	2000 Tiger Ln, Albert Lea MN 56007
Brookside Early Childhood Sp. Edu.	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	211 West Richway Dr, Albert Lea MN 56007
Fountain Center	Grade 5 to Grade 12	211 West Ridgeway Dr, Albert Lea MN 56007
Halverson Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	707 East 10th St, Albert Lea MN 56007
Hawthorne Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1000 East Hawthorne, Albert Lea MN 56007
Hayward Group Home	Grade 5 to Grade 12	211 West Richway Dr, Albert Lea MN 56007
Lakeview Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	902 Abbott St, Albert Lea MN 56007
Sibley Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1501 West Front St, Albert Lea MN 56007
Southwest Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 7	1601 West Front St, Albert Lea MN 56007

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80.6%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80.8%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	55.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	53.1%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72.2%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77.9%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77.6%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	70.7%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	73.3%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	59.2%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	63%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	24.2%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	22.4%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	31.3%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	39.3%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	35.8%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	42%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	36%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	44.8%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	67.8%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	62.9%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	73.9%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75.7%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72.2%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79.1%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82.5%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81.5%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65.1%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.1%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71.3%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.9%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.2%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	67.7%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71.5%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.2%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	63.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	55%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	61.7%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	70.8%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	70.1%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	63.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67.6%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67.1%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69.3%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	60.9%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	69.4%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66.9%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	48.7%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	55.8%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	63.9%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	63%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	69.3%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.3%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.2%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.3%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.8%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.9%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.2%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.1%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.6%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.5%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	38.9%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	42.1%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	66.9%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	76.3%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	82%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	63.4%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	57.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	64.9%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	70.9%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	66.6%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	63.7%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.4%	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.3%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	68.5%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.1%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.7%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	61.5%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	68.7%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	54.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	64.5%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	62.2%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	65.9%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60.7%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68.5%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.5%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.1%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.4%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.2%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	61.2%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.4%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68.2%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	52.9%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	48.5%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56.5%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	53.3%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	48.7%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.9%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74%	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	65.2%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	62.5%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.6%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	38%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	35%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	54.7%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	49.1%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79.4%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	73.9%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76.4%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	48.2%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	52.4%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	49.1%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	61.2%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	86.6%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	88.3%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	86.4%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	84.3%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	61.8%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	67.9%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	73.6%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	67.9%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	51.2%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	68.4%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	60%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	71.5%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	45.4%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	55.4%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	60.2%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	52.1%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	59.3%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	56.8%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	52.9%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	54%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	44.2%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	54.4%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	44.2%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	57%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	49%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	55.3%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	44.2%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	45.9%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	45.2%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	49.5%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	27.1%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	41%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$42,667,000	$13,056		$42,281,000	$13,114		$41,217,000	$12,513
Federal:	$2,388,000	$731	5.6%	$3,392,000	$1,052	8.0%	$4,844,000	$1,471	11.8%
State:	$30,101,000	$9,211	70.5%	$27,047,000	$8,389	64.0%	$26,754,000	$8,122	64.9%
Local:	$10,178,000	$3,114	23.9%	$11,842,000	$3,673	28.0%	$9,619,000	$2,920	23.3%
Total Expenditures:	$44,988,000	$13,766		$40,309,000	$12,503		$37,535,000	$11,395
Total Current Expenditures:	$36,121,000	$11,053		$35,748,000	$11,088		$33,816,000	$10,266
Instructional Expenditures:	$24,829,000	$7,598	68.7%	$24,200,000	$7,506	67.7%	$22,796,000	$6,920	67.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,092,000	$640	5.8%	$2,267,000	$703	6.3%	$2,161,000	$656	6.4%
Administration:	$2,924,000	$895	8.1%	$2,902,000	$900	8.1%	$2,601,000	$790	7.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$6,276,000	$1,920	17.4%	$6,379,000	$1,979	17.8%	$6,258,000	$1,900	18.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$6,647,000	$2,034		$2,295,000	$712		$1,503,000	$456
Construction:	$5,367,000	$1,642		$728,000	$226		$786,000	$239
Total Other:	$861,000	$263		$864,000	$268		$805,000	$244
Interest on Debt:	$710,000	$217		$758,000	$235		$837,000	$254

Total Salary:	$22,266,000	$6,813		$22,115,000	$6,859		$21,255,000	$6,453
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$16,918,000	$5,177	76.0%	$16,713,000	$5,184	75.6%	$15,926,000	$4,835	74.9%
Other Salary:	$5,348,000	$1,636	24.0%	$5,402,000	$1,676	24.4%	$5,329,000	$1,618	25.1%
Total Benefit:	$8,276,000	$2,532		$7,860,000	$2,438		$7,167,000	$2,176
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$6,149,000	$1,882	74.3%	$5,787,000	$1,795	73.6%	$5,212,000	$1,582	72.7%
Other Benefit:	$2,127,000	$651	25.7%	$2,073,000	$643	26.4%	$1,955,000	$594	27.3%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	43.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	56.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	20.0%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	19.5%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	39.1%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	12.6%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	8.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$48,873.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,278.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$44,173.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$53,077.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$55,392.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$55,386.0

* Albert Lea Public 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.