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Cook County Public Schools is located in northeast Minnesota. Cook County Public Schools has 1,452.28 square miles of land area and 1,887.27 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Cook County Public Schools population is 5,197. Cook County Public Schools median household income is $51,913 in 2010-2014. Cook County Public Schools median house value is $243,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Cook County Public Schools is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (95 out of 321, top 30%) Elementary/Middle School: (216 out of 332, bottom 35%)* Rank: #159
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	5,197 (2010-2014), rank #179
Population Growth	-3.95% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1.56/sq mi, rank #325
Median Household Income:	$51,913 at 2010-2014—8.30% increase since 2005-2009, rank #186
Median House Price:	$243,700 at 2010-2014—4.46% increase since 2005-2009, rank #19
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	1,452.28 sq mi, rank #5
Water Area:	1,887.27 sq mi (56.51%), rank #1
State:	Minnesota
County:	Cook County
City:	Grand Marais, Lutsen, Tofte, Schroeder, Grand Portage, Hovland
Zip:	55604, 55612, 55615, 55613, 55605, 55606

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Cook County Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

101 West 5th St

Grand Marais MN, 55604, Cook County

Phone: 218-387-2271

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	446	472	465	487	502	542	582
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	3	4
Total Teachers:	30.95	31.15	33.57	32.65	36.17	37.30	38.00
Prekindergarten:	0.67	1.00	1.30	1.50	1.37	1.40	1.40
Kindergarten:	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.37	1.00	1.90	3.00
Elementary:	11.89	11.80	11.97	12.14	14.90	15.60	14.80
Secondary:	15.49	15.85	17.36	16.04	16.95	18.10	18.80
Ungraded:	0.90	0.50	0.94	1.60	1.95	0.30	NA
Total Other Staff:	43.06	41.51	44.77	39.34	43.26	49.90	52.70
Instructional Aides:	14.13	11.31	12.34	10.18	12.77	13.90	13.60
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.19	0.65	0.33	0.35	0.82	0.90	1.30
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.83	0.90	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.83	0.90	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
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:	0.93	0.93	0.93	0.93	1.43	0.90	1.60
District Administrators:	2.96	3.71	3.75	3.00	3.33	3.30	3.30
District Administrative Support:	0.00	1.65	1.80	2.00	2.75	2.80	2.80
School Administrators:	2.00	1.01	0.96	1.33	1.00	1.70	1.70
School Administrative Support:	1.93	1.93	1.93	1.93	2.00	3.70	3.70
Student Support Services:	8.15	8.56	9.71	7.23	8.68	8.90	9.10
Other Support Services:	11.94	10.86	12.02	11.39	9.48	12.80	14.60
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.41	15.15	13.85	14.92	13.88	14.53	15.32

Schools

Cook County Alternative	Grade 9 to Grade 12	101 West 5th St, Grand Marais MN 55604
Cook County Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	101 West 5th St, Grand Marais MN 55604
Cook County Senior High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	101 West 5th St, Grand Marais MN 55604
Sawtooth Mountain Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	101 West 5th St, Grand Marais MN 55604

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76.1%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84.2%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	66.1%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	62.5%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79.3%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	75.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	91%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90.9%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	79.2%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	80%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	42.1%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	31.8%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	50%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	43.4%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	43.8%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	37.2%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	43.8%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	50%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	55.4%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79.5%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88.4%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72.2%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79.4%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.6%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.1%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.7%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.4%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.8%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65.2%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.9%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	89.5%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78.6%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78.2%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	76%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.3%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.7%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.4%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.2%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.1%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59.1%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	60%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	80.4%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	51.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	71.4%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66.6%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	57.5%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	64.6%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.2%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.3%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.9%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.9%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.4%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.9%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90.6%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.8%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.6%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	31.2%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	42.8%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	83.8%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	79%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	79.8%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	42%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	53.8%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	58.8%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	55.8%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	65.1%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	60.5%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67.3%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.5%	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.4%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69.7%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.7%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	60%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	58.5%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	72.1%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	48.1%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	48.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60.4%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	63.7%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68.7%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	57.2%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.3%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	54.3%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.6%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.1%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	47.8%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	62.1%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	52.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	46%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	47.2%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56.9%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	67.7%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	64.2%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	57.7%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69.4%	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.6%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.4%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.1%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	55.8%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	48.9%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	58.3%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	62.9%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81.1%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90.9%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90.9%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	54.2%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	51.4%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	60.4%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	62.5%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	88.1%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	84.6%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	95.7%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	86.0%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72.1%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	69.5%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	53.8%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	53.9%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	52.1%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	65.4%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	56%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	39.3%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	60.5%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	27.3%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	57.2%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	50%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	11.1%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	20%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	53.8%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	59.4%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	36.9%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	21.1%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	40.7%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	48.6%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	33.3%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	38.8%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	33.4%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	33.3%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	13.5%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	61.9%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$7,013,000	$15,082		$6,874,000	$14,115		$6,925,000	$13,795
Federal:	$492,000	$1,058	7.0%	$537,000	$1,103	7.8%	$957,000	$1,906	13.8%
State:	$4,057,000	$8,725	57.8%	$4,049,000	$8,314	58.9%	$3,807,000	$7,584	55.0%
Local:	$2,464,000	$5,299	35.1%	$2,288,000	$4,698	33.3%	$2,161,000	$4,305	31.2%
Total Expenditures:	$6,146,000	$13,217		$6,115,000	$12,556		$7,068,000	$14,080
Total Current Expenditures:	$5,140,000	$11,054		$5,044,000	$10,357		$5,802,000	$11,558
Instructional Expenditures:	$3,396,000	$7,303	66.1%	$3,313,000	$6,803	65.7%	$3,961,000	$7,890	68.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$267,000	$574	5.2%	$274,000	$563	5.4%	$269,000	$536	4.6%
Administration:	$505,000	$1,086	9.8%	$532,000	$1,092	10.5%	$577,000	$1,149	9.9%
Operations, Food, Other:	$972,000	$2,090	18.9%	$925,000	$1,899	18.3%	$995,000	$1,982	17.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$364,000	$783		$415,000	$852		$477,000	$950
Construction:	$52,000	$112		$68,000	$140		$78,000	$155
Total Other:	$274,000	$589		$268,000	$550		$255,000	$508
Interest on Debt:	$264,000	$568		$303,000	$622		$446,000	$888

Total Salary:	$3,449,000	$7,417		$3,374,000	$6,928		$3,673,000	$7,317
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$2,392,000	$5,144	69.4%	$2,341,000	$4,807	69.4%	$2,584,000	$5,147	70.4%
Other Salary:	$1,057,000	$2,273	30.6%	$1,033,000	$2,121	30.6%	$1,089,000	$2,169	29.6%
Total Benefit:	$976,000	$2,099		$957,000	$1,965		$1,383,000	$2,755
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$670,000	$1,441	68.6%	$641,000	$1,316	67.0%	$1,037,000	$2,066	75.0%
Other Benefit:	$306,000	$658	31.4%	$316,000	$649	33.0%	$346,000	$689	25.0%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	50.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	50.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	20.0 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:	37.5%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	37.5%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$51,611.0
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:	$51,786.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$52,745.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA

* Cook County Public Schools was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.