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Bertha-Hewitt Public School District

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Bertha-Hewitt Public School District is located close to the center of Minnesota. Bertha-Hewitt Public School District has 138.27 square miles of land area and 0.24 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Bertha-Hewitt Public School District population is 2,464. Bertha-Hewitt Public School District median household income is $41,450 in 2010-2014. Bertha-Hewitt Public School District median house value is $99,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Bertha-Hewitt Public School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (247 out of 321, bottom 23%) Elementary/Middle School: (305 out of 332, bottom 8%)* Rank: #294
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	2,464 (2010-2014), rank #263
Population Growth	8.55% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	17.79/sq mi, rank #212
Median Household Income:	$41,450 at 2010-2014—15.48% increase since 2005-2009, rank #303
Median House Price:	$99,500 at 2010-2014—-12.18% increase since 2005-2009, rank #265
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	138.27 sq mi, rank #210
Water Area:	0.24 sq mi (0.17%), rank #288
State:	Minnesota
County:	Todd County, Otter Tail County
City:	Hewitt, Bertha, Verndale, Wadena, Staples, Clarissa, Eagle Bend, Parkers Prairie
Zip:	56453, 56437, 56481, 56482, 56479, 56440, 56446, 56361
Area:	Fergus Falls, MN

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Bertha-Hewitt Public School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

310 Central Ave South

Bertha MN, 56437, Todd County

Phone: 218-924-2500

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	420	418	437	426	442	474	478
English Language Learner Students:	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	35.37	34.50	35.01	35.91	35.95	37.10	37.00
Prekindergarten:	0.50	0.53	0.63	0.63	0.63	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	2.34	2.34	2.33	2.50	2.33	2.40	2.10
Elementary:	13.96	12.94	13.24	14.44	15.44	16.50	16.40
Secondary:	18.13	18.52	18.57	18.14	17.35	17.90	18.10
Ungraded:	0.44	0.17	0.24	0.20	0.20	0.30	0.40
Total Other Staff:	28.74	30.02	24.32	23.76	24.18	23.90	23.60
Instructional Aides:	10.35	10.60	6.81	5.78	6.65	5.80	5.80
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.03	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.10	0.10	0.10
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	0.84	0.83	0.83	0.80	0.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.50	0.50	0.00	0.33	0.33	0.30	0.30
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.50	0.50	0.84	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50
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:	1.53	1.53	1.38	1.26	1.00	1.00	1.90
District Administrators:	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.60	0.60
District Administrative Support:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	NA
School Administrators:	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.20	1.20	1.00
School Administrative Support:	1.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	2.65	2.70	3.20
Student Support Services:	3.50	3.61	3.04	3.07	2.50	2.60	2.80
Other Support Services:	8.33	8.21	6.18	6.75	7.75	8.10	7.40
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.87	12.12	12.48	11.86	12.29	12.78	12.92

Schools

Bertha Elementary		Prekindergarten to Grade 6	310 Central Ave South, Bertha MN 56437
Bertha Secondary		Grade 7 to Grade 12	310 Central Ave South, Bertha MN 56437

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72.9%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	92.7%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	64%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	35%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	68.2%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72.5%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	64.7%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76.4%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	69.6%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	75%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	40.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	15.8%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	14.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	38.7%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	42.8%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	34.4%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	50%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77.7%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	60.8%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76.8%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83.7%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	64.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	70.9%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	91.3%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.4%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	55.5%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.3%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.9%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.9%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.9%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.6%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	63.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	54.3%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	58.3%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	64%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	60%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	58.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	51.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69.2%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69.6%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	79.9%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	72.2%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	82%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	44%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	57.2%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	55.9%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	26.5%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.7%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.1%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	55.8%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.9%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	47.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	50%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.4%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	23.5%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	56%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	72.1%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	86.1%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	64.2%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	54.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	62.2%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	69%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	48.5%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67.6%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	56.7%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	50%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	54.5%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	61.7%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	48.3%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	83.7%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	48.4%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	47.1%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	36.6%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	59.6%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	42.4%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.6%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	45.3%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	50%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	39%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	54.8%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	51.5%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	43.4%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	58.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	33.3%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	37.5%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	46.9%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	51.2%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	39.4%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	32.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	46.9%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69.8%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	51.5%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	21.9%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	41.9%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	37.5%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	37.8%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	75%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	64.7%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76.5%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	58.1%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	51.4%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	56.3%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	66.7%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	82.9%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	97.1%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	94.9%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	82.9%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	60.5%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	60.9%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83.4%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	53.3%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	61.6%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	82.6%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81.8%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	45.5%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	52%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	57.7%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	50%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	55%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	65%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	21.9%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	68%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	42.8%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	42.8%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	33.4%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	44.8%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	41.4%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	37.9%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	44.2%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	51.5%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	52.6%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	47.3%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	34.2%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	55.2%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$5,344,000	$12,229		$5,656,000	$13,277		$5,844,000	$13,222
Federal:	$360,000	$824	6.7%	$640,000	$1,502	11.3%	$951,000	$2,152	16.3%
State:	$4,069,000	$9,311	76.1%	$3,987,000	$9,359	70.5%	$3,939,000	$8,912	67.4%
Local:	$915,000	$2,094	17.1%	$1,029,000	$2,415	18.2%	$954,000	$2,158	16.3%
Total Expenditures:	$6,155,000	$14,085		$5,437,000	$12,763		$5,385,000	$12,183
Total Current Expenditures:	$4,640,000	$10,618		$4,751,000	$11,153		$4,710,000	$10,656
Instructional Expenditures:	$2,929,000	$6,703	63.1%	$3,082,000	$7,235	64.9%	$3,018,000	$6,828	64.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$265,000	$606	5.7%	$262,000	$615	5.5%	$286,000	$647	6.1%
Administration:	$383,000	$876	8.3%	$396,000	$930	8.3%	$389,000	$880	8.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,063,000	$2,432	22.9%	$1,011,000	$2,373	21.3%	$1,017,000	$2,301	21.6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,038,000	$2,375		$206,000	$484		$228,000	$516
Construction:	$881,000	$2,016		$87,000	$204		$119,000	$269
Total Other:	$102,000	$233		$106,000	$249		$107,000	$242
Interest on Debt:	$138,000	$316		$142,000	$333		$155,000	$351

Total Salary:	$2,813,000	$6,437		$2,901,000	$6,810		$2,905,000	$6,572
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$2,114,000	$4,838	75.2%	$2,188,000	$5,136	75.4%	$2,152,000	$4,869	74.1%
Other Salary:	$699,000	$1,600	24.8%	$713,000	$1,674	24.6%	$753,000	$1,704	25.9%
Total Benefit:	$700,000	$1,602		$681,000	$1,599		$697,000	$1,577
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$517,000	$1,183	73.9%	$505,000	$1,185	74.2%	$513,000	$1,161	73.6%
Other Benefit:	$183,000	$419	26.1%	$176,000	$413	25.8%	$184,000	$416	26.4%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	88.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	11.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	19.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	11.1%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	18.5%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	22.2%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	37.0%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	11.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,641.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,514.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$37,899.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$45,082.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$47,703.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$47,918.0

* Bertha-Hewitt Public School District was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.