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Heron Lake-Okabena School District

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Heron Lake-Okabena School District is located in south Minnesota. Heron Lake-Okabena School District has 150.56 square miles of land area and 3.73 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Heron Lake-Okabena School District population is 1,608. Heron Lake-Okabena School District median household income is $54,231 in 2010-2014. Heron Lake-Okabena School District median house value is $79,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Heron Lake-Okabena School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (220 out of 321, bottom 31%) Elementary/Middle School: (282 out of 332, bottom 15%)* Rank: #265
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	1,608 (2010-2014), rank #295
Population Growth	-1.47% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	10.42/sq mi, rank #275
Median Household Income:	$54,231 at 2010-2014—12.46% increase since 2005-2009, rank #144
Median House Price:	$79,700 at 2010-2014—6.41% increase since 2005-2009, rank #310
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	150.56 sq mi, rank #191
Water Area:	3.73 sq mi (2.42%), rank #170
State:	Minnesota
County:	Jackson County, Cottonwood County
City:	Okabena, Lakefield, Heron Lake, Round Lake, Worthington, Brewster, Fulda
Zip:	56161, 56150, 56137, 56167, 56187, 56119, 56131
Area:	Worthington, MN

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Heron Lake-Okabena School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

124 North Minnesota Ave

Okabena MN, 56161, Jackson County

Phone: 507-853-4507

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	319	356	353	335	324	344	366
English Language Learner Students:	35	44	47	51	45	41	40
Total Teachers:	29.29	26.69	26.44	29.51	28.65	28.30	26.80
Prekindergarten:	0.73	0.81	0.67	1.00	0.71	0.70	0.50
Kindergarten:	1.58	1.10	1.41	1.41	1.08	1.10	1.20
Elementary:	11.16	11.07	9.84	10.17	10.61	11.00	10.60
Secondary:	15.82	13.71	14.52	16.93	16.25	15.50	14.20
Ungraded:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.30
Total Other Staff:	24.84	27.05	26.07	30.16	26.52	25.30	27.60
Instructional Aides:	9.80	11.75	9.49	10.57	6.73	6.20	7.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	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	0.00	0.00	0.00	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:	1.00	1.00	1.38	1.38	1.68	1.90	1.90
District Administrators:	2.70	2.70	3.73	3.73	3.73	3.20	3.10
District Administrative Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
School Administrators:	0.10	0.10	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
School Administrative Support:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Student Support Services:	4.23	4.11	4.08	4.09	4.04	3.90	4.00
Other Support Services:	5.01	5.39	5.39	8.39	8.34	8.10	9.10
Student-Teacher Ratio:	10.89	13.34	13.35	11.35	11.31	12.16	13.66

Schools

Heron Lake-Okabena Elementary		Prekindergarten to Grade 6	321 Stearns Ave, Heron Lake MN 56137
Southwest Star Concept Secondary		Grade 7 to Grade 12	124 North Minnesota Ave, Okabena MN 56161

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93.7%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	94.5%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	71.8%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	52.7%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	50%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72.4%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84.6%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	71%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	64.5%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	84.5%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	80.5%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	44.1%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	24.2%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	22.2%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	37.5%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	36%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	56%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	23.1%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	48.5%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	49.9%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	62.4%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93.7%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	45%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88.9%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87.5%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	91.6%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	43.4%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	54%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	57.8%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.9%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.6%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.8%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.4%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	52.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	52.9%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	56.3%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72.2%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	95.4%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	61.1%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	58.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71.5%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	57.9%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	65%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	63.7%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	63.5%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	81.7%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66.6%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	50%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	68.8%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	76.5%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	62.6%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.7%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90.7%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.1%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.3%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	55%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66.6%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.4%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64.7%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	44.4%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	49.8%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	85%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	72.6%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	45.4%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	52%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	61.2%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	68.8%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	38.9%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.6%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	48%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	59.1%	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.2%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	55%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	61.9%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	33.2%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	72%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	63.1%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	44.4%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	50%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	53%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	29.1%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68.3%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	59.2%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	50.1%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	52.3%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.7%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	28%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	40.7%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	52.1%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56.5%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	52%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	60%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	52.4%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	47.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	60.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66.7%	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	57.1%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	32%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	42.8%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	35.3%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	8.3%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	23.8%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	38.5%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	42.1%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	92.3%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	73.7%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80.6%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	48%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	64%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	41%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	63.6%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	92.5%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	86.7%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	82.8%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	71.4%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	41.9%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	70.6%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	53.8%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	34.6%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	30%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	36.4%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	68.8%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	43.8%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	33.3%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	20%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	20%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	40%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	44%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	14.3%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	34.5%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	26.4%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	55.6%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	32%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	70.4%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	42.3%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	46.1%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61.9%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	35.3%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	67.8%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	44.4%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	25%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	32.3%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$4,526,000	$12,822		$4,754,000	$14,191		$3,858,000	$11,907
Federal:	$185,000	$524	4.1%	$328,000	$979	6.9%	$346,000	$1,068	9.0%
State:	$3,066,000	$8,686	67.7%	$2,972,000	$8,872	62.5%	$2,586,000	$7,981	67.0%
Local:	$1,275,000	$3,612	28.2%	$1,454,000	$4,340	30.6%	$926,000	$2,858	24.0%
Total Expenditures:	$4,323,000	$12,246		$4,300,000	$12,836		$4,005,000	$12,361
Total Current Expenditures:	$3,818,000	$10,816		$3,752,000	$11,200		$3,503,000	$10,812
Instructional Expenditures:	$2,376,000	$6,731	62.2%	$2,508,000	$7,487	66.8%	$2,283,000	$7,046	65.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$66,000	$187	1.7%	$77,000	$230	2.1%	$75,000	$231	2.1%
Administration:	$454,000	$1,286	11.9%	$354,000	$1,057	9.4%	$391,000	$1,207	11.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$922,000	$2,612	24.1%	$813,000	$2,427	21.7%	$754,000	$2,327	21.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$213,000	$603		$220,000	$657		$182,000	$562
Construction:	$29,000	$82		$26,000	$78		$31,000	$96
Total Other:	$57,000	$161		$69,000	$206		$68,000	$210
Interest on Debt:	$127,000	$360		$134,000	$400		$140,000	$432

Total Salary:	$2,113,000	$5,986		$2,176,000	$6,496		$2,160,000	$6,667
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$1,645,000	$4,660	77.9%	$1,660,000	$4,955	76.3%	$1,591,000	$4,910	73.7%
Other Salary:	$468,000	$1,326	22.1%	$516,000	$1,540	23.7%	$569,000	$1,756	26.3%
Total Benefit:	$432,000	$1,224		$468,000	$1,397		$424,000	$1,309
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$324,000	$918	75.0%	$340,000	$1,015	72.6%	$293,000	$904	69.1%
Other Benefit:	$108,000	$306	25.0%	$128,000	$382	27.4%	$131,000	$404	30.9%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	85.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	14.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	18.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	19.0%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	NA
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	23.8%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	38.1%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$38,763.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,528.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$40,606.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$40,961.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA

* Heron Lake-Okabena School District was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.