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Big Lake Public School District

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Big Lake Public School District is located close to the center of Minnesota. Big Lake Public School District has 59.93 square miles of land area and 3.42 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Big Lake Public School District population is 17,562. Big Lake Public School District median household income is $74,950 in 2010-2014. Big Lake Public School District median house value is $168,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Big Lake Public School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (170 out of 321, bottom 47%) Elementary/Middle School: (206 out of 332, bottom 38%)* Rank: #202
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	17,562 (2010-2014), rank #72
Population Growth	10.26% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	277.24/sq mi, rank #44
Median Household Income:	$74,950 at 2010-2014—3.29% increase since 2005-2009, rank #36
Median House Price:	$168,300 at 2010-2014—-24.39% increase since 2005-2009, rank #110
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	59.93 sq mi, rank #296
Water Area:	3.42 sq mi (5.40%), rank #178
State:	Minnesota
County:	Sherburne County
City:	Big Lake, Zimmerman, Elk River, Becker
Zip:	55309, 55398, 55330, 55308
Area:	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

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Big Lake Public School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

501 Minnesota Ave

Big Lake MN, 55309, Sherburne County

Phone: 763-262-5218

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,315	3,379	3,417	3,548	3,573	3,605	3,655
English Language Learner Students:	53	52	71	79	84	69	63
Total Teachers:	170.80	167.96	172.48	177.28	171.54	173.30	187.50
Prekindergarten:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.50	3.50	4.00	3.00
Kindergarten:	12.24	10.70	9.71	8.91	8.77	8.30	10.30
Elementary:	80.11	79.80	83.66	89.52	84.84	87.70	93.70
Secondary:	75.10	73.98	74.96	74.35	73.93	72.60	80.00
Ungraded:	0.35	0.48	1.15	1.00	0.50	0.70	0.50
Total Other Staff:	167.94	165.45	160.37	159.94	154.65	149.60	158.80
Instructional Aides:	42.83	41.39	41.36	41.63	39.81	32.20	34.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	5.55	6.56	1.56	2.56	3.56	3.70	6.30
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	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:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	3.00	3.83	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Library/Media Support:	3.59	3.52	3.52	3.52	3.52	4.40	3.50
District Administrators:	6.50	8.50	8.50	8.50	8.50	8.50	8.00
District Administrative Support:	4.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	4.88	4.90	4.00
School Administrators:	9.00	7.83	8.00	7.00	6.00	7.00	8.00
School Administrative Support:	14.78	14.78	14.03	15.53	15.48	15.50	17.70
Student Support Services:	42.81	40.37	40.61	37.56	32.26	33.20	33.90
Other Support Services:	32.88	32.67	32.79	33.64	33.64	33.20	35.90
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.41	20.12	19.81	20.01	20.83	20.80	19.49

Schools

Big Lake Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	601 Minnesota Ave, Big Lake MN 55309
Big Lake Senior High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	501 Minnesota Ave, Big Lake MN 55309
Independence Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	701 Minnesota Ave, Big Lake MN 55309
Liberty Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	17901 205th Ave North West, Big Lake MN 55309

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	70.4%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88.1%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	62.9%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	65.3%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	66.7%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76.2%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	73.1%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79.8%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	66.5%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	77.4%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	18.9%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	31.4%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	36%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	42.3%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	48.9%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	42.8%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	57.6%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81.3%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	78.7%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85.1%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80.8%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81.5%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.2%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71.7%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.3%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.1%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.4%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.3%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.2%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.4%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.6%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73.4%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	84.2%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.6%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.1%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.1%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.8%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.4%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	71%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85.4%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89.6%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	58.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	70.5%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	73.6%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	68%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.1%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.3%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.8%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.4%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.4%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.8%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.9%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	43.3%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	39.9%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	72.5%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	86%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	81.2%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	53%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	57.9%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	64.9%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	66.2%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	52.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.2%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.6%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.6%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	71.3%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	69.3%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	56.2%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	56%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	54.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	67.6%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.9%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.9%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	60.8%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	54.4%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	59%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.8%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	63.5%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.1%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	34.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	44.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	32.6%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	52.4%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	49.9%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	52.9%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	51.8%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	57.9%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	61.5%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69.7%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	43.2%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	41.7%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	47.6%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	48.5%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77.7%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	73.6%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83.6%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	58.2%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	58.1%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	58.9%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	76.2%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	90.9%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	94.8%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	94.4%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	92.2%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	60.1%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	66.9%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	76.6%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	46.8%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	69.9%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	82.9%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	73.5%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	51.6%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	48.5%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.7%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64.6%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60.1%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	62%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	38%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	63.1%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	53.9%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	54.8%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	47.4%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	56.2%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	52.7%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	56.8%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	50.7%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65.4%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	56.8%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	50.8%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	40.2%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	45.6%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$37,589,000	$11,001		$39,119,000	$11,026		$35,407,000	$9,910
Federal:	$943,000	$276	2.5%	$1,624,000	$458	4.2%	$2,786,000	$780	7.9%
State:	$26,564,000	$7,774	70.7%	$25,660,000	$7,232	65.6%	$23,035,000	$6,447	65.1%
Local:	$10,082,000	$2,951	26.8%	$11,835,000	$3,336	30.3%	$9,586,000	$2,683	27.1%
Total Expenditures:	$34,161,000	$9,997		$33,267,000	$9,376		$33,237,000	$9,302
Total Current Expenditures:	$28,623,000	$8,377		$27,689,000	$7,804		$26,342,000	$7,373
Instructional Expenditures:	$18,165,000	$5,316	63.5%	$17,794,000	$5,015	64.3%	$16,802,000	$4,702	63.8%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,299,000	$673	8.0%	$2,185,000	$616	7.9%	$1,902,000	$532	7.2%
Administration:	$2,659,000	$778	9.3%	$2,451,000	$691	8.9%	$2,536,000	$710	9.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$5,500,000	$1,610	19.2%	$5,259,000	$1,482	19.0%	$5,102,000	$1,428	19.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,218,000	$356		$717,000	$202		$1,188,000	$332
Construction:	$439,000	$128		$376,000	$106		$504,000	$141
Total Other:	$1,600,000	$468		$1,582,000	$446		$1,548,000	$433
Interest on Debt:	$1,882,000	$551		$2,447,000	$690		$3,350,000	$938

Total Salary:	$18,405,000	$5,386		$17,668,000	$4,980		$17,139,000	$4,797
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$12,470,000	$3,649	67.8%	$12,129,000	$3,419	68.6%	$11,734,000	$3,284	68.5%
Other Salary:	$5,935,000	$1,737	32.2%	$5,539,000	$1,561	31.4%	$5,405,000	$1,513	31.5%
Total Benefit:	$6,094,000	$1,783		$5,839,000	$1,646		$5,405,000	$1,513
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$4,134,000	$1,210	67.8%	$4,014,000	$1,131	68.7%	$3,698,000	$1,035	68.4%
Other Benefit:	$1,960,000	$574	32.2%	$1,825,000	$514	31.3%	$1,707,000	$478	31.6%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	41.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	58.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	24.0%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	32.2%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	27.5%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	10.5%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	5.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$47,526.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,482.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$43,525.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$55,623.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$61,177.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$64,480.0

* Big Lake Public 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.