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Staples-Motley School District

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Staples-Motley School District is located close to the center of Minnesota. Staples-Motley School District has 466.82 square miles of land area and 13.35 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Staples-Motley School District population is 9,624. Staples-Motley School District median household income is $41,607 in 2010-2014. Staples-Motley School District median house value is $143,400 in 2010-2014. On average, Staples-Motley School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (289 out of 321, bottom 10%) Elementary/Middle School: (274 out of 332, bottom 17%)* Rank: #299
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	9,624 (2010-2014), rank #110
Population Growth	-9.42% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	20.04/sq mi, rank #199
Median Household Income:	$41,607 at 2010-2014—0.60% increase since 2005-2009, rank #300
Median House Price:	$143,400 at 2010-2014—7.01% increase since 2005-2009, rank #172
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	466.82 sq mi, rank #27
Water Area:	13.35 sq mi (2.78%), rank #61
State:	Minnesota
County:	Wadena County, Todd County, Morrison County, Cass County
City:	Staples, Verndale, Aldrich, Browerville, Motley, Cushing, Clarissa, Bertha, Pine River, Pillager
Zip:	56479, 56481, 56434, 56438, 56466, 56443, 56440, 56437, 56474, 56473
Area:	Brainerd, MN

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Staples-Motley School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

202 Pleasant Ave Ne

Staples MN, 56479, Wadena County

Phone: 218-894-2430

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,195	1,179	1,253	1,290	1,277	1,361	1,415
English Language Learner Students:	4	5	2	2	2	1	0
Total Teachers:	82.07	81.79	82.35	81.97	80.37	80.10	80.00
Prekindergarten:	2.64	1.76	1.63	1.62	2.23	0.90	0.90
Kindergarten:	4.33	5.24	4.37	5.17	5.17	4.20	4.10
Elementary:	39.37	40.21	40.05	37.47	36.85	37.10	37.00
Secondary:	35.56	34.32	35.53	37.38	35.93	37.50	37.80
Ungraded:	0.17	0.26	0.77	0.33	0.19	0.40	0.20
Total Other Staff:	104.56	103.12	103.79	103.87	103.12	100.30	98.00
Instructional Aides:	28.78	29.64	31.86	33.26	32.63	30.90	31.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.66	0.67	0.99	1.26	1.27	1.60	1.60
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.80	0.60	0.67	0.70	0.70
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.80	0.60	0.67	0.70	0.70
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.50	0.51	0.67	0.40	0.50
Library/Media Support:	2.49	2.69	2.68	2.68	2.68	2.60	2.60
District Administrators:	4.33	4.00	3.10	3.93	4.60	4.90	5.10
District Administrative Support:	5.90	5.93	5.93	5.73	5.80	5.80	5.80
School Administrators:	3.00	4.00	4.00	3.83	4.03	3.80	3.00
School Administrative Support:	5.50	6.48	6.48	6.48	6.40	6.40	5.50
Student Support Services:	22.01	19.58	14.53	14.15	13.15	12.90	11.70
Other Support Services:	31.89	30.13	32.92	31.44	31.22	30.30	30.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.56	14.42	15.22	15.74	15.89	16.99	17.69

Schools

Motley Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	999 Nofound St, Motley MN 56466
Motley-Staples Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	132 1st Ave South, Motley MN 56466
Staples Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	4th St North, Staples MN 56479
Staples-Motley Senior High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	401 Centennial Ln, Staples MN 56479

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	66%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	58.6%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	61.3%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	64.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72.2%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76.3%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	73.7%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	66.8%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	68.5%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	14.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	15.2%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	27.8%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	31.1%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	26.5%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	30.8%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	37.8%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	73.9%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71.4%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	65.7%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	70.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80.4%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79.6%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77.6%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65.4%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.5%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	63.5%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.3%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.9%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68.4%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.1%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.5%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	52.1%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	56%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	61.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	76.4%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.9%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.4%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73.1%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	65.8%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69.9%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	76.3%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	57.4%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	43.4%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	43%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	51.2%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	59.6%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.2%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84.5%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.9%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.3%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.3%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.9%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.6%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	44.9%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	28.3%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	62.7%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	66.9%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	65.9%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	43.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	40.3%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	57.9%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	64.3%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69.6%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	61.9%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	54.7%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67.9%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	63.6%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.1%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	57.1%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	72%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	44.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	51.5%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	66.3%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	61.5%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	61.6%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.9%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.2%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	58.3%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.8%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	62.6%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	61.8%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	47.2%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	39.8%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	39.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	38.5%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.8%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.7%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	49.7%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	52.3%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.3%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	28.4%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	32.5%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	14.5%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	63.8%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	74.6%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80.4%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78.2%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	44.7%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	42.7%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	49.5%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	52.4%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	84.9%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	76.6%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	68.3%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	77.8%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	66.7%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	56.8%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	71.8%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	65.6%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	52.8%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	60.3%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	68.9%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	48.9%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	41.8%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	36.7%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	59.7%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	46.8%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	46.8%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	54.3%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	43.2%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	55.9%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	55.4%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	53.2%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	47.7%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	64.2%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	60.2%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	42.6%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	43.1%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61.3%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	43.3%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	33.7%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	27.4%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	56%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$15,630,000	$12,474		$16,204,000	$12,561		$15,618,000	$12,230
Federal:	$1,232,000	$983	7.9%	$1,626,000	$1,260	10.0%	$2,251,000	$1,763	14.4%
State:	$11,648,000	$9,296	74.5%	$11,204,000	$8,685	69.1%	$10,348,000	$8,103	66.3%
Local:	$2,750,000	$2,195	17.6%	$3,374,000	$2,616	20.8%	$3,019,000	$2,364	19.3%
Total Expenditures:	$16,663,000	$13,298		$16,554,000	$12,833		$15,506,000	$12,143
Total Current Expenditures:	$13,621,000	$10,871		$13,471,000	$10,443		$13,076,000	$10,240
Instructional Expenditures:	$8,363,000	$6,674	61.4%	$8,400,000	$6,512	62.4%	$8,223,000	$6,439	62.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$660,000	$527	4.8%	$715,000	$554	5.3%	$676,000	$529	5.2%
Administration:	$1,564,000	$1,248	11.5%	$1,336,000	$1,036	9.9%	$1,299,000	$1,017	9.9%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,034,000	$2,421	22.3%	$3,020,000	$2,341	22.4%	$2,878,000	$2,254	22.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,602,000	$1,279		$1,463,000	$1,134		$1,027,000	$804
Construction:	$933,000	$745		$897,000	$695		$470,000	$368
Total Other:	$311,000	$248		$346,000	$268		$346,000	$271
Interest on Debt:	$182,000	$145		$188,000	$146		$212,000	$166

Total Salary:	$8,121,000	$6,481		$8,117,000	$6,292		$7,977,000	$6,247
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$5,414,000	$4,321	66.7%	$5,465,000	$4,236	67.3%	$5,429,000	$4,251	68.1%
Other Salary:	$2,707,000	$2,160	33.3%	$2,652,000	$2,056	32.7%	$2,548,000	$1,995	31.9%
Total Benefit:	$2,627,000	$2,097		$2,486,000	$1,927		$2,451,000	$1,919
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,773,000	$1,415	67.5%	$1,730,000	$1,341	69.6%	$1,725,000	$1,351	70.4%
Other Benefit:	$854,000	$682	32.5%	$756,000	$586	30.4%	$726,000	$569	29.6%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	68.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	31.4%

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:	12.9%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	42.9%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	31.4%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	11.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$48,816.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$43,626.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$48,587.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$50,604.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$52,493.0

* Staples-Motley School District was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.