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Mesabi East School District

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Mesabi East School District is located in northeast Minnesota. Mesabi East School District has 381.31 square miles of land area and 17.31 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Mesabi East School District population is 7,475. Mesabi East School District median household income is $46,516 in 2010-2014. Mesabi East School District median house value is $83,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Mesabi East School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (211 out of 321, bottom 34%) Elementary/Middle School: (265 out of 332, bottom 20%)* Rank: #253
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	7,475 (2010-2014), rank #137
Population Growth	-6.43% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	18.75/sq mi, rank #206
Median Household Income:	$46,516 at 2010-2014—3.83% increase since 2005-2009, rank #258
Median House Price:	$83,800 at 2010-2014—4.49% increase since 2005-2009, rank #304
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	381.31 sq mi, rank #44
Water Area:	17.31 sq mi (4.34%), rank #46
State:	Minnesota
County:	Saint Louis County
City:	Cotton, Makinen, Aurora, Embarrass, Gilbert, Hoyt Lakes, Biwabik
Zip:	55724, 55763, 55705, 55732, 55741, 55750, 55708
Area:	Duluth, MN-WI

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Mesabi East School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

601 North 1st St West

Aurora MN, 55705, Saint Louis County

Phone: 218-229-3321

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	977	942	893	875	874	872	883
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	4	1	0
Total Teachers:	57.64	58.80	54.27	52.32	51.10	51.50	50.40
Prekindergarten:	4.00	3.67	3.33	3.00	1.97	2.70	2.40
Kindergarten:	4.00	4.00	3.03	3.02	3.10	3.00	2.00
Elementary:	28.32	29.99	28.73	27.13	26.41	25.70	25.50
Secondary:	21.05	20.69	18.84	18.94	19.29	19.80	20.20
Ungraded:	0.27	0.45	0.34	0.23	0.33	0.30	0.30
Total Other Staff:	68.14	67.97	59.49	59.90	61.42	60.80	57.70
Instructional Aides:	27.06	23.17	17.54	17.04	17.29	15.20	12.30
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.36	0.64	0.59	0.57	0.63	0.80	0.70
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.20	0.20
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.80	0.80
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.83	0.00	1.00	0.67	0.67	0.50	NA
Library/Media Support:	1.56	1.56	0.78	0.78	0.78	0.80	0.80
District Administrators:	1.50	1.58	1.71	1.71	1.71	1.70	1.40
District Administrative Support:	0.85	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
School Administrators:	2.00	2.10	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Student Support Services:	9.66	11.56	11.27	11.01	12.82	14.10	14.90
Other Support Services:	20.32	22.36	19.60	21.12	20.52	20.70	20.60
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.95	16.02	16.45	16.72	17.10	16.93	17.52

Schools

Mesabi East Elementary		Prekindergarten to Grade 6	601 North 1st St West, Aurora MN 55705
Mesabi East Secondary		Grade 7 to Grade 12	601 North 1st St West, Aurora MN 55705

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86.7%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84.7%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	75%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	64.9%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77.7%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	73.1%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77.2%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	72.8%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	78.2%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	26.6%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	24.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	22.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	24.3%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	31.5%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	19.1%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	41.4%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	92.8%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77.6%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	64.1%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88.2%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	64.4%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.9%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93.5%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.6%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71.2%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.5%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	49.2%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	51.5%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	49.4%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.6%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69.2%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	62.1%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	61.1%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71.5%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.7%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77.7%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	76.1%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	86.5%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	45%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	52.4%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	51.6%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	54.9%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.9%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.1%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.6%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.3%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.4%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.3%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84.5%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.8%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.6%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	43.7%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	27.3%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	67%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	72.9%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	85%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	64.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	53.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	69.3%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	43.7%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.2%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83.1%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	60.5%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.7%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	75.2%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	71.7%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	47.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	55.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	33.4%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	38.4%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.6%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.6%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	56.1%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.7%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	57.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	55%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	55.8%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.7%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	49.2%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	31%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	58.8%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	43%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.5%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	53.3%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.3%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	56.9%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.3%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	61.2%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	36.9%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	40%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	51.7%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	47.2%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79.6%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80.8%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84.2%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	43.2%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	50%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	38.3%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	53.4%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	93.4%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	92.8%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	88.5%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	87.8%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	46.4%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	58.9%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.5%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.9%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	67.1%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	46%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	82.7%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	76.4%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	47.2%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	50%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.2%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	59.3%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	59.7%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	62.6%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	22.2%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	44%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	47.7%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	50.7%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	26.9%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	31.6%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	28.4%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	35.6%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	44.1%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	48.5%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	32.4%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	42.4%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	40.3%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	34.6%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$12,160,000	$13,617		$13,377,000	$15,288		$12,118,000	$13,865
Federal:	$825,000	$924	6.8%	$1,274,000	$1,456	9.5%	$1,176,000	$1,346	9.7%
State:	$6,961,000	$7,795	57.2%	$7,492,000	$8,562	56.0%	$6,550,000	$7,494	54.1%
Local:	$4,374,000	$4,898	36.0%	$4,611,000	$5,270	34.5%	$4,392,000	$5,025	36.2%
Total Expenditures:	$11,040,000	$12,363		$10,700,000	$12,229		$11,194,000	$12,808
Total Current Expenditures:	$9,152,000	$10,249		$9,033,000	$10,323		$8,579,000	$9,816
Instructional Expenditures:	$6,314,000	$7,071	69.0%	$6,163,000	$7,043	68.2%	$5,965,000	$6,825	69.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$219,000	$245	2.4%	$208,000	$238	2.3%	$213,000	$244	2.5%
Administration:	$981,000	$1,099	10.7%	$1,021,000	$1,167	11.3%	$910,000	$1,041	10.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,638,000	$1,834	17.9%	$1,641,000	$1,875	18.2%	$1,491,000	$1,706	17.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$879,000	$984		$614,000	$702		$1,620,000	$1,854
Construction:	$337,000	$377		$324,000	$370		$1,325,000	$1,516
Total Other:	$221,000	$247		$188,000	$215		$178,000	$204
Interest on Debt:	$600,000	$672		$623,000	$712		$638,000	$730

Total Salary:	$5,466,000	$6,121		$5,391,000	$6,161		$5,231,000	$5,985
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$3,877,000	$4,342	70.9%	$3,829,000	$4,376	71.0%	$3,759,000	$4,301	71.9%
Other Salary:	$1,589,000	$1,779	29.1%	$1,562,000	$1,785	29.0%	$1,472,000	$1,684	28.1%
Total Benefit:	$2,577,000	$2,886		$2,457,000	$2,808		$2,416,000	$2,764
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,860,000	$2,083	72.2%	$1,696,000	$1,938	69.0%	$1,646,000	$1,883	68.1%
Other Benefit:	$717,000	$803	27.8%	$761,000	$870	31.0%	$770,000	$881	31.9%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	61.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	38.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	0.0%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	38.2%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	38.2%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	14.7%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	8.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$49,829.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$46,267.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$50,772.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$54,035.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$54,162.0

* Mesabi East 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.