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Northfield Public School District

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Northfield Public School District is located in south Minnesota. Northfield Public School District has 173.85 square miles of land area and 4.60 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Northfield Public School District population is 28,332. Northfield Public School District median household income is $69,315 in 2010-2014. Northfield Public School District median house value is $223,400 in 2010-2014. On average, Northfield Public School District is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (36 out of 321, top 11%) Elementary/Middle School: (32 out of 332, top 10%)* Rank: #29
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	7
Population	28,332 (2010-2014), rank #49
Population Growth	7.57% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	158.78/sq mi, rank #58
Median Household Income:	$69,315 at 2010-2014—2.49% increase since 2005-2009, rank #52
Median House Price:	$223,400 at 2010-2014—-7.46% increase since 2005-2009, rank #29
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	173.85 sq mi, rank #166
Water Area:	4.60 sq mi (2.58%), rank #143
State:	Minnesota
County:	Rice County, Goodhue County, Dakota County
City:	Northfield, Lonsdale, Webster, Dennison, Nerstrand, Dundas, Faribault, Farmington, Randolph
Zip:	55057, 55046, 55088, 55018, 55053, 55019, 55021, 55024, 55065
Area:	Faribault-Northfield, MN;Red Wing, MN;Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

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Northfield Public School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1400 Division St South

Northfield MN, 55057, Rice County

Phone: 507-663-0629

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,889	3,915	3,889	3,857	3,896	3,916	3,952
English Language Learner Students:	327	318	311	297	229	219	189
Total Teachers:	234.79	239.50	231.89	231.43	230.93	228.00	225.00
Prekindergarten:	7.50	7.26	8.27	9.43	8.39	6.50	6.60
Kindergarten:	10.00	12.00	10.50	10.50	9.50	9.00	10.50
Elementary:	116.08	119.96	113.04	109.71	109.77	109.10	102.80
Secondary:	99.01	98.45	98.35	100.89	102.14	101.50	102.80
Ungraded:	2.20	1.83	1.73	0.90	1.13	1.90	2.30
Total Other Staff:	250.64	243.39	241.51	238.40	234.34	231.90	216.80
Instructional Aides:	71.86	73.48	70.53	70.41	70.25	68.40	58.30
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	9.60	3.77	6.27	4.87	4.87	4.90	4.70
Total Guidance Counselors:	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.00	5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.00	4.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.50	4.50	4.50
Library/Media Support:	3.80	3.63	4.68	4.71	4.63	4.60	4.50
District Administrators:	9.00	9.10	9.10	9.10	8.60	7.80	7.80
District Administrative Support:	13.63	11.63	11.63	11.63	10.63	11.60	10.60
School Administrators:	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	8.00
School Administrative Support:	15.51	15.39	15.39	15.39	15.39	16.00	15.10
Student Support Services:	62.46	59.88	58.53	58.31	56.14	56.40	54.80
Other Support Services:	45.78	47.51	46.38	44.98	45.33	44.70	43.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.56	16.35	16.77	16.67	16.87	17.18	17.56

Schools

Bridgewater Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	401 Jefferson Parkway, Northfield MN 55057
Greenvale Park Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	700 Lincoln Parkway, Northfield MN 55057
Longfellow Elementary	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	201 Orchard St South, Northfield MN 55057
Northfield Area Learning Center	Grade 6 to Grade 12	201 Orchard St South, Northfield MN 55057
Northfield Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	2200 Division St South, Northfield MN 55057
Northfield Senior High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1400 Division St South, Northfield MN 55057
Sibley Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1400 Maple St, Northfield MN 55057

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87.7%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88.3%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	75.9%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	65%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82.2%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80.2%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81.3%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	78.4%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	81.1%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	42.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	44.3%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	44.3%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	58.8%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	62.9%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	56%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	64.7%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79.4%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	67.2%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76.9%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77.7%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81.2%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83.2%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83.6%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.1%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.1%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.3%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.1%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.2%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.1%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73.2%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78.4%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	71.6%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73.7%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.1%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.5%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	86.3%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	81.8%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87.5%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	69.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	76.1%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	73.9%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	80.6%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.5%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.1%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84.7%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.1%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.6%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.1%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.8%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	50.6%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	47.1%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	77.4%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	81.2%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	84.1%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	71.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	74.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	76.3%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	74.5%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.9%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.3%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84.2%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	76.6%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	88.6%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	76.6%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	80.8%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	75.2%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	80.6%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.2%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.9%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.3%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.4%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.5%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	78.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	75%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	75.6%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	73.8%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.3%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67.2%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	59.3%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	48.7%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	68.5%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	68.2%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83.6%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81.8%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82.6%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	70.4%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	74.2%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	63.9%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	73.8%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	92.7%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	92.9%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	93.8%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	93.8%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	64.2%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	66.1%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	77.8%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	76.7%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65.8%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	72.1%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.3%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	74.8%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	61.4%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	58.9%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	69.1%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64.3%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.4%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	61.1%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	60.5%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75.1%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	61.7%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.3%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	56.7%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75.5%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	61.5%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	57.6%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74.8%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.9%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	43.9%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	57.1%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$49,622,000	$12,760		$53,401,000	$13,845		$48,388,000	$12,420
Federal:	$2,407,000	$619	4.9%	$2,677,000	$694	5.0%	$4,436,000	$1,139	9.2%
State:	$29,040,000	$7,467	58.5%	$29,068,000	$7,536	54.4%	$26,264,000	$6,741	54.3%
Local:	$18,175,000	$4,673	36.6%	$21,656,000	$5,615	40.6%	$17,688,000	$4,540	36.6%
Total Expenditures:	$45,522,000	$11,705		$46,218,000	$11,983		$46,229,000	$11,866
Total Current Expenditures:	$38,097,000	$9,796		$37,682,000	$9,770		$36,562,000	$9,384
Instructional Expenditures:	$26,452,000	$6,802	69.4%	$25,857,000	$6,704	68.6%	$25,225,000	$6,475	69.0%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,098,000	$539	5.5%	$2,136,000	$554	5.7%	$1,933,000	$496	5.3%
Administration:	$2,967,000	$763	7.8%	$3,095,000	$802	8.2%	$2,981,000	$765	8.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$6,580,000	$1,692	17.3%	$6,594,000	$1,710	17.5%	$6,423,000	$1,649	17.6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,974,000	$508		$2,553,000	$662		$4,382,000	$1,125
Construction:	$1,110,000	$285		$1,655,000	$429		$3,453,000	$886
Total Other:	$2,198,000	$565		$2,171,000	$563		$2,079,000	$534
Interest on Debt:	$2,760,000	$710		$3,372,000	$874		$2,789,000	$716

Total Salary:	$24,410,000	$6,277		$24,436,000	$6,335		$23,621,000	$6,063
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$17,624,000	$4,532	72.2%	$17,601,000	$4,563	72.0%	$17,023,000	$4,369	72.1%
Other Salary:	$6,786,000	$1,745	27.8%	$6,835,000	$1,772	28.0%	$6,598,000	$1,694	27.9%
Total Benefit:	$8,630,000	$2,219		$7,956,000	$2,063		$7,841,000	$2,013
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$6,559,000	$1,687	76.0%	$5,903,000	$1,530	74.2%	$5,900,000	$1,514	75.2%
Other Benefit:	$2,071,000	$533	24.0%	$2,053,000	$532	25.8%	$1,941,000	$498	24.8%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	31.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	68.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	9.8%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	25.0%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	40.9%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	15.2%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	9.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$48,901.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,628.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$42,889.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$51,540.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$57,452.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$55,848.0

* Northfield Public School District was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.