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Fosston Public School District

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Fosston Public School District is located in northwest Minnesota. Fosston Public School District has 289.25 square miles of land area and 14.86 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Fosston Public School District population is 3,796. Fosston Public School District median household income is $43,235 in 2010-2014. Fosston Public School District median house value is $113,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Fosston Public School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (258 out of 321, bottom 20%) Elementary/Middle School: (118 out of 332, top 36%)* Rank: #206
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	3,796 (2010-2014), rank #220
Population Growth	3.10% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	12.48/sq mi, rank #255
Median Household Income:	$43,235 at 2010-2014—12.11% increase since 2005-2009, rank #291
Median House Price:	$113,800 at 2010-2014—26.30% increase since 2005-2009, rank #230
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	289.25 sq mi, rank #76
Water Area:	14.86 sq mi (4.88%), rank #55
State:	Minnesota
County:	Polk County, Mahnomen County
City:	Fosston, Mcintosh, Gully, Lengby, Trail, Gonvick, Bagley, Pine Bend, Bejou
Zip:	56542, 56556, 56646, 56651, 56684, 56644, 56621, 56516
Area:	Grand Forks, ND-MN

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Fosston Public School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

301 East 1st St

Fosston MN, 56542, Polk County

Phone: 218-435-6335

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	662	684	646	643	680	667	661
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	47.14	48.10	47.86	47.41	48.90	50.10	49.40
Prekindergarten:	1.10	1.30	0.93	0.90	1.23	1.20	1.60
Kindergarten:	2.00	2.00	3.00	1.17	1.67	1.70	1.70
Elementary:	21.17	20.69	19.69	20.69	21.01	21.40	21.00
Secondary:	18.66	19.76	19.79	20.24	20.75	21.20	24.80
Ungraded:	4.21	4.35	4.45	4.41	4.24	4.60	0.30
Total Other Staff:	48.53	50.23	53.81	52.65	48.73	53.70	54.70
Instructional Aides:	14.55	15.30	17.91	15.25	13.90	17.70	17.40
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.50	0.50	0.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	NA
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:	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.90
District Administrators:	1.10	1.10	1.10	1.10	1.10	1.10	1.10
District Administrative Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
School Administrators:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
School Administrative Support:	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	7.00
Student Support Services:	5.81	5.21	5.18	5.18	5.11	4.90	4.80
Other Support Services:	16.57	17.12	17.12	18.62	16.62	18.00	18.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.04	14.22	13.50	13.56	13.91	13.31	13.38

Schools

Fosston Secondary		Grade 7 to Grade 12	301 East 1st St, Fosston MN 56542
Magelssen Elementary		Prekindergarten to Grade 6	700 East 1st St, Fosston MN 56542

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72.4%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	65.8%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	48.9%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	66.7%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	67.9%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	61.2%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78.7%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	92%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	70.6%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	68.1%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	15.1%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	16.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	32.6%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	25.5%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	32.1%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	29.4%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	28.9%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	52.2%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83.3%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86.6%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90.4%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	96.8%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	94.4%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	94.2%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.6%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.3%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.1%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.2%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.3%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.1%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	70.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	67.8%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	90.8%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	94.6%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	92.3%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71.4%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.5%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.6%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	82.8%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	94%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78.5%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66.6%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	68%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	71.9%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	74.1%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	69.4%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.5%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.1%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.6%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.6%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.2%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.9%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	48.6%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	57.2%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	65.6%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	84.2%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	62.7%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	48.7%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	64.8%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	60%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	74.1%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	82.4%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	58.5%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	68%	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.7%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.5%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.6%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88.3%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	67.8%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	74.9%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	35.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	55.6%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	58.5%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	57.4%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.5%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	60.3%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	50%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	60%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.4%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	63%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	63.9%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.4%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	41.7%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	42.8%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	34.2%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	51.9%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	47.1%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	45.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	58.9%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	52.5%	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.1%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.4%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67.9%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.5%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	54.9%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	40.7%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	44.5%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	64.1%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	66.7%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80.9%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	92%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	49.1%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	47.1%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	51.1%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	73.9%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	90.9%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	96.2%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	96.1%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	90.0%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	64.7%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	65.2%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.2%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	62.7%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	82%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.5%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84.9%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66.1%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	66%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.2%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.5%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.4%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	52%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	61.3%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	86%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	62.1%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	52.1%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	64.7%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	59.6%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	62.9%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	31.5%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	58%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	48.6%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	44.4%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	41%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	53%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$7,402,000	$11,458		$7,775,000	$12,092		$7,607,000	$11,187
Federal:	$396,000	$613	5.3%	$532,000	$827	6.8%	$895,000	$1,316	11.8%
State:	$5,772,000	$8,935	78.0%	$5,753,000	$8,947	74.0%	$5,594,000	$8,226	73.5%
Local:	$1,234,000	$1,910	16.7%	$1,490,000	$2,317	19.2%	$1,118,000	$1,644	14.7%
Total Expenditures:	$7,478,000	$11,576		$7,342,000	$11,418		$7,121,000	$10,472
Total Current Expenditures:	$6,870,000	$10,635		$6,612,000	$10,283		$6,541,000	$9,619
Instructional Expenditures:	$4,495,000	$6,958	65.4%	$4,276,000	$6,650	64.7%	$4,293,000	$6,313	65.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$206,000	$319	3.0%	$199,000	$309	3.0%	$140,000	$206	2.1%
Administration:	$870,000	$1,347	12.7%	$840,000	$1,306	12.7%	$865,000	$1,272	13.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,299,000	$2,011	18.9%	$1,297,000	$2,017	19.6%	$1,243,000	$1,828	19.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$196,000	$303		$269,000	$418		$141,000	$207
Construction:	$73,000	$113		$84,000	$131		$35,000	$51
Total Other:	$102,000	$158		$107,000	$166		$97,000	$143
Interest on Debt:	$91,000	$141		$133,000	$207		$126,000	$185

Total Salary:	$4,349,000	$6,732		$4,211,000	$6,549		$4,140,000	$6,088
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$3,068,000	$4,749	70.5%	$2,932,000	$4,560	69.6%	$2,916,000	$4,288	70.4%
Other Salary:	$1,281,000	$1,983	29.5%	$1,279,000	$1,989	30.4%	$1,224,000	$1,800	29.6%
Total Benefit:	$1,353,000	$2,094		$1,275,000	$1,983		$1,280,000	$1,882
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,014,000	$1,570	74.9%	$948,000	$1,474	74.4%	$965,000	$1,419	75.4%
Other Benefit:	$339,000	$525	25.1%	$327,000	$509	25.6%	$315,000	$463	24.6%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	77.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	22.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	9.1%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	20.5%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	45.5%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	18.2%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	6.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,629.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$30,604.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$34,608.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$42,829.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$48,745.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$50,420.0

* Fosston 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.