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LeCenter Public School District

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LeCenter Public School District is located in south Minnesota. LeCenter Public School District has 82.85 square miles of land area and 2.13 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total LeCenter Public School District population is 3,894. LeCenter Public School District median household income is $55,446 in 2008-2012. LeCenter Public School District median house value is $168,400 in 2008-2012. On average, LeCenter Public School District is much better than the state average in quality.

Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Population	3,894 (2010), rank #219
Population Growth	-11.16% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	45.82/sq mi, rank #118
Median Household Income:	$55,446 at 2008-2012—10.34% increase since 2005-2009, rank #113
Median House Price:	$168,400 at 2008-2012—0.36% increase since 2005-2009, rank #125
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	82.85 sq mi, rank #276
Water Area:	2.13 sq mi (2.50%), rank #208
State:	Minnesota
County:	Le Sueur County
City:	Le Center, Le Sueur, Kilkenny, Waterville
Zip:	56057, 56058, 56052, 56096
Area:	Faribault-Northfield, MN

LeCenter Public School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

Students and Teachers

	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	NA	633	653	690	702	684
English Language Learner Students:	NA	95	75	59	76	75
Total Teachers:	NA	42.82	47.46	47.52	47.90	45.50
Prekindergarten:	NA	3.08	2.87	2.63	3.80	2.90
Kindergarten:	NA	2.00	2.00	3.50	3.00	3.00
Elementary:	NA	19.20	22.46	22.09	20.60	18.10
Secondary:	NA	17.94	19.10	18.97	20.10	21.20
Ungraded:	NA	0.60	1.03	0.33	0.40	0.30
Total Other Staff:	0.00	37.15	36.56	39.43	39.20	41.10
Instructional Aides:	NA	12.93	12.13	13.80	13.60	15.30
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	0.99	0.99	0.99	0.50	0.30
Total Guidance Counselors:	NA	0.53	0.53	0.40	0.40	0.70
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	NA	0.53	0.53	0.40	0.40	0.70
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.20	0.70
Library/Media Support:	NA	1.26	1.26	0.58	0.60	0.60
District Administrators:	NA	3.04	3.04	3.04	2.40	2.40
District Administrative Support:	NA	0.50	0.50	0.58	0.40	0.40
School Administrators:	NA	1.67	1.34	1.34	2.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	NA	3.00	3.00	3.40	3.50	3.50
Student Support Services:	NA	4.21	4.75	4.31	4.70	4.70
Other Support Services:	NA	9.02	9.02	10.99	10.90	10.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	NA	14.78	13.76	14.52	14.66	15.03

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	74.8%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80.2%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	67.3%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	65.8%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	68.1%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83.7%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86.1%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79.6%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	52.5%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	44.6%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	17.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	24.3%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	37.6%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	41.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	53.2%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	59.6%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	30.7%	42.5%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75.4%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85.2%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89.1%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85.7%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81.3%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	95.9%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.6%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.4%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.4%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.6%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93.1%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.4%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.5%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.5%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	69.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	68.3%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	74.4%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	64.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80.5%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	55.3%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68.6%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	52.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66.6%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	61.3%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78.6%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	94%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	63.7%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	65.4%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	62.9%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	65.9%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	52.8%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.3%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.7%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.3%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.5%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.9%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.7%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.9%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.5%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.4%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.5%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	42.8%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	28.6%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	80%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	89.2%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	92.2%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	62.2%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	46.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	63.7%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	58.9%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	76%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	63.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.6%	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.4%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.4%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.2%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.5%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	54%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	56%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	48.9%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	54.2%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	48.8%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60.8%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	45.7%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	60.6%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	54%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	57.1%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	42.9%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	45.1%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	60.5%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.4%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.8%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	39.1%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	65.3%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	76.3%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	40.9%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	62.2%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	43.8%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	62.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.8%	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	33.3%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	65.2%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	56.7%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.8%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	32.6%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	26.4%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	53.5%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	37.5%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88.4%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84.1%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	61.7%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	73.8%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	46.2%	57.7%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	83.7%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	88.5%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	94.7%	91.9%
MCA-III Test
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.7%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.3%	75.5%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	60%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	69.1%	73.3%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	28.6%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	43.8%	62.3%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	34.9%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	43.9%	59.8%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	48.2%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	25.6%	58.6%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	41.7%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81.7%	62%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$7,043,000	$11,126		$7,482,000	$11,458		$7,486,000	$10,849
Federal:	$282,000	$445	4.0%	$451,000	$691	6.0%	$803,000	$1,164	10.7%
State:	$4,978,000	$7,864	70.7%	$4,908,000	$7,516	65.6%	$4,873,000	$7,062	65.1%
Local:	$1,783,000	$2,817	25.3%	$2,123,000	$3,251	28.4%	$1,810,000	$2,623	24.2%
Total Expenditures:	$6,616,000	$10,452		$6,538,000	$10,012		$6,831,000	$9,900
Total Current Expenditures:	$5,656,000	$8,935		$5,762,000	$8,824		$5,936,000	$8,603
Instructional Expenditures:	$3,610,000	$5,703	63.8%	$3,777,000	$5,784	65.6%	$3,942,000	$5,713	66.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$255,000	$403	4.5%	$243,000	$372	4.2%	$251,000	$364	4.2%
Administration:	$549,000	$867	9.7%	$553,000	$847	9.6%	$540,000	$783	9.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,242,000	$1,962	22.0%	$1,189,000	$1,821	20.6%	$1,203,000	$1,743	20.3%
Total Capital Outlay:	$358,000	$566		$189,000	$289		$172,000	$249
Construction:	$206,000	$325		$93,000	$142		$94,000	$136
Total Other:	$155,000	$245		$144,000	$221		$124,000	$180
Interest on Debt:	$131,000	$207		$164,000	$251		$198,000	$287

Total Salary:	$3,251,000	$5,136		$3,478,000	$5,326		$3,567,000	$5,170
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$2,485,000	$3,926	76.4%	$2,608,000	$3,994	75.0%	$2,662,000	$3,858	74.6%
Other Salary:	$766,000	$1,210	23.6%	$870,000	$1,332	25.0%	$905,000	$1,312	25.4%
Total Benefit:	$752,000	$1,188		$854,000	$1,308		$886,000	$1,284
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$546,000	$863	72.6%	$613,000	$939	71.8%	$637,000	$923	71.9%
Other Benefit:	$206,000	$325	27.4%	$241,000	$369	28.2%	$249,000	$361	28.1%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	80.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	19.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	30.6%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	11.1%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	30.6%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	11.1%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	16.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,047.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,903.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$36,177.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$43,781.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$50,423.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$53,962.0