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Comfrey Public School District

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Comfrey Public School District is located in south Minnesota. Comfrey Public School District has 122.82 square miles of land area and 0.33 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Comfrey Public School District population is 1,274. Comfrey Public School District median household income is $53,571 in 2010-2014. Comfrey Public School District median house value is $96,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Comfrey Public School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (299 out of 321, bottom 7%) Elementary/Middle School: (236 out of 332, bottom 29%)* Rank: #283
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	1,274 (2010-2014), rank #303
Population Growth	9.08% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	10.35/sq mi, rank #276
Median Household Income:	$53,571 at 2010-2014—4.78% increase since 2005-2009, rank #154
Median House Price:	$96,600 at 2010-2014—10.27% increase since 2005-2009, rank #271
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	122.82 sq mi, rank #228
Water Area:	0.33 sq mi (0.27%), rank #280
State:	Minnesota
County:	Watonwan County, Cottonwood County, Brown County
City:	Darfur, Comfrey, Butterfield, Mountain Lake, Bingham Lake, Springfield, Sanborn
Zip:	56120, 56022, 56019, 56159, 56118, 56087, 56083
Area:	New Ulm, MN

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Comfrey Public School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

305 Ochre St West

Comfrey MN, 56019, Brown County

Phone: 507-877-3491

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	160	167	175	167	161	153	166
English Language Learner Students:	1	2	2	2	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	18.00	17.69	15.97	16.12	16.44	15.90	15.70
Prekindergarten:	0.54	0.30	0.30	0.49	0.48	0.40	0.30
Kindergarten:	1.33	1.33	1.27	1.00	1.17	0.80	0.80
Elementary:	7.73	8.09	6.57	6.02	6.08	6.00	5.50
Secondary:	8.40	7.97	7.83	8.61	8.71	8.70	9.10
Ungraded:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Total Other Staff:	16.99	17.43	19.08	18.63	19.14	20.20	20.50
Instructional Aides:	3.39	4.44	5.45	5.75	5.37	5.60	6.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.03	0.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.50	0.50	0.33	0.33	0.50	0.50	0.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.50	0.50	0.33	0.33	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	0.50	NA
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.30	NA
District Administrators:	1.46	1.46	1.63	1.63	1.63	0.70	0.70
District Administrative Support:	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.38	1.38	2.40	2.40
School Administrators:	1.33	1.05	0.59	0.34	0.50	0.30	0.30
School Administrative Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Student Support Services:	4.08	3.64	5.14	4.51	5.24	5.70	6.20
Other Support Services:	4.73	4.64	4.24	4.49	4.49	4.20	3.90
Student-Teacher Ratio:	8.89	9.44	10.96	10.36	9.79	9.62	10.57

Schools

Comfrey Elementary		Prekindergarten to Grade 6	305 Ochre St West, Comfrey MN 56019
Comfrey Secondary		Grade 7 to Grade 12	305 Ochre St, Comfrey MN 56019

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83.2%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81.7%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	50%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	43.8%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	58.4%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	100%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	80%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	66.6%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	9%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	16.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	12.5%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	13.3%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	23.1%	48.6%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	72.7%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	78.4%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	73.3%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71.3%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	53.3%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.8%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.5%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72.6%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	63.6%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.6%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.8%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	64.3%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.7%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66.6%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	70%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	76.7%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	40%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	70%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	40%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	50%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66.6%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.7%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.6%	76.4%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.6%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	33.3%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	66.6%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	50%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	76.7%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	54.4%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	50%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	80%	N/A
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	63.5%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90%	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.6%	75.1%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	66.6%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	76.9%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	80%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	18.2%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	59.9%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	53.2%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84.6%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	54.6%	66.1%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.7%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	42.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	50%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	41.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	50%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.3%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	60%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	50%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	41.7%	68.1%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	54.6%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	50%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	50%	51.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	58.3%	78.1%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	100%	80.4%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	46.2%	59.2%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	81.8%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	80%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	80%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	100%	91.9%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	33.3%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	63.6%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	71.4%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	76.5%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	58.8%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	50%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	54.6%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78.6%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	57.2%	54%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	30.8%	62.3%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	21.4%	50.3%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	38.5%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	53.8%	59.3%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	25%	58.6%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	50%	53.2%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	30.8%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	33.4%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	61.6%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	33.3%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$2,345,000	$13,400		$2,170,000	$12,994		$2,047,000	$12,714
Federal:	$124,000	$709	5.3%	$125,000	$749	5.8%	$238,000	$1,478	11.6%
State:	$1,519,000	$8,680	64.8%	$1,364,000	$8,168	62.9%	$1,223,000	$7,596	59.7%
Local:	$702,000	$4,011	29.9%	$681,000	$4,078	31.4%	$586,000	$3,640	28.6%
Total Expenditures:	$2,132,000	$12,183		$2,024,000	$12,120		$2,059,000	$12,789
Total Current Expenditures:	$1,870,000	$10,686		$1,733,000	$10,377		$1,759,000	$10,925
Instructional Expenditures:	$1,341,000	$7,663	71.7%	$1,220,000	$7,305	70.4%	$1,204,000	$7,478	68.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$25,000	$143	1.3%	$23,000	$138	1.3%	$63,000	$391	3.6%
Administration:	$196,000	$1,120	10.5%	$178,000	$1,066	10.3%	$203,000	$1,261	11.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$308,000	$1,760	16.5%	$312,000	$1,868	18.0%	$289,000	$1,795	16.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$38,000	$217		$53,000	$317		$46,000	$286
Construction:	$19,000	$109		$23,000	$138		$20,000	$124
Total Other:	$139,000	$794		$154,000	$922		$167,000	$1,037
Interest on Debt:	$2,000	$11		$2,000	$12		$3,000	$19

Total Salary:	$1,194,000	$6,823		$1,166,000	$6,982		$1,201,000	$7,460
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$875,000	$5,000	73.3%	$825,000	$4,940	70.8%	$816,000	$5,068	67.9%
Other Salary:	$319,000	$1,823	26.7%	$341,000	$2,042	29.2%	$385,000	$2,391	32.1%
Total Benefit:	$309,000	$1,766		$301,000	$1,802		$303,000	$1,882
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$243,000	$1,389	78.6%	$231,000	$1,383	76.7%	$221,000	$1,373	72.9%
Other Benefit:	$66,000	$377	21.4%	$70,000	$419	23.3%	$82,000	$509	27.1%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	85.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	NA
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	NA
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	NA
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$39,896.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA

* Comfrey 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.