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Buffalo School District RE-4

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Buffalo School District RE-4 is located in northeast Colorado. Buffalo School District RE-4 has 267.77 square miles of land area and 3.90 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Buffalo School District RE-4 population is 803. Buffalo School District RE-4 median household income is $48,833 in 2010-2014. Buffalo School District RE-4 median house value is $144,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Buffalo School District RE-4 is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (19 out of 154, top 12%) Elementary/Middle School: (18 out of 156, top 12%)* Rank: #37
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	803 (2010-2014), rank #149
Population Growth	-22.94% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	2.96/sq mi, rank #128
Median Household Income:	$48,833 at 2010-2014—4.88% increase since 2005-2009, rank #89
Median House Price:	$144,700 at 2010-2014—-6.16% increase since 2005-2009, rank #110
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	267.77 sq mi, rank #126
Water Area:	3.90 sq mi (1.44%), rank #33
State:	Colorado
County:	Washington County, Morgan County, Logan County
City:	Merino, Hillrose, Sterling, Atwood
Zip:	80741, 80733, 80751, 80722
Area:	Sterling, CO;Fort Morgan, CO

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Buffalo School District RE-4 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

315 Lee St

Merino CO, 80741, Logan County

Phone: 970-522-7424

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	318	319	309	311	306	294	321
English Language Learner Students:	1	2	2	6	0	0	NA
Total Teachers:	24.22	23.20	23.21	23.88	25.12	24.50	24.70
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	1.49	1.41	1.42	1.50	1.57	1.50	1.50
Elementary:	8.93	8.46	8.46	8.84	10.37	10.20	10.10
Secondary:	13.80	13.33	13.33	13.54	13.18	12.80	13.10
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	23.51	23.74	23.56	24.70	24.49	24.70	24.60
Instructional Aides:	6.13	5.78	5.60	5.75	5.75	6.10	4.90
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.92	0.90	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.92	0.90	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Library/Media Support:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
District Administrators:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	1.10	1.10	1.10	1.10	1.10	1.10	1.10
School Administrators:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	1.90	1.90	1.90	1.90	1.90	1.90	1.90
Student Support Services:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Other Support Services:	8.38	8.96	8.96	9.95	9.82	9.70	10.70
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.13	13.75	13.31	13.02	12.18	12.00	13.00

Schools

Merino Elementary School		Kindergarten to Grade 6	315 Lee, Merino CO 80741
Merino Junior Senior High School		Grade 7 to Grade 12	315 Lee, Merino CO 80741

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CSAP Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	47	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	45	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	64	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	41	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	35	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	38	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	56	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	82	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	94	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	82	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	88	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	83	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	79	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	76	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	84	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	73	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	68	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	74	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	62	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	76	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	65	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	63	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	55	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	60	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	56	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	62	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	72	47
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	93	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	88	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	89	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	90	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	96	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	96	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	100	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	84	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	100	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	89	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	84	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	92	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	84	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	86	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	90	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	87	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	89	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	84	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	87	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	96	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	100	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	85	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	92	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	89	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	46	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	87	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	61	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	95	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	86	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	90	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	87	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	96	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	78	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	65	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	78	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	55	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	53	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	63	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	71	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	47	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	69	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	73	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	83	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	81	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	82	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	71	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	76	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	78	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	78	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	74	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	66	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	86	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	81	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	77	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	44	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	66	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	69	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	80	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	81	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	82	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	81	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	87	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	73	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	63	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	71	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	73	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	55
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	50	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	50	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	67	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	57	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	39	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	39	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	62	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	25	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	95	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	68	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	96	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	82	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	73	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	78	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	72	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	71	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	60	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	64	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	79	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	64	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	69	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	52	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	72	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	54	53
TCAP Test
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	25	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	38.1	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	66.7	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	71.4	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	33.3	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	61.9	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	45.8	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	38.1	48.8
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68.2	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	90.9	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68.2	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	90.9	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	45.5	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86.4	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	62.5	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	60.0	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	70.8	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	48.0	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	54.1	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	56.0	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	62.5	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	66.6	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	54.1	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54.1	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	79.2	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	76.2	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	87.5	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	71.4	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	79.2	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	4.8	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	55.2	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	52.0	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	68.9	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	84.0	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	62.0	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	80.0	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	80.0	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	56.6	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	70.0	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	63.3	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	46.6	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	46.7	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	60.0	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	43.3	55.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	44	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	63.3	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	68	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	86.6	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	44	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	63.3	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$3,295,000	$10,663		$3,459,000	$11,122		$7,254,000	$23,706
Federal:	$94,000	$304	2.9%	$198,000	$637	5.7%	$109,000	$356	1.5%
State:	$2,223,000	$7,194	67.5%	$2,257,000	$7,257	65.3%	$5,996,000	$19,595	82.7%
Local:	$978,000	$3,165	29.7%	$1,004,000	$3,228	29.0%	$1,149,000	$3,755	15.8%
Total Expenditures:	$3,195,000	$10,340		$3,245,000	$10,434		$7,511,000	$24,546
Total Current Expenditures:	$2,950,000	$9,547		$3,093,000	$9,945		$3,324,000	$10,863
Instructional Expenditures:	$1,722,000	$5,573	58.4%	$1,749,000	$5,624	56.5%	$1,959,000	$6,402	58.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$115,000	$372	3.9%	$108,000	$347	3.5%	$121,000	$395	3.6%
Administration:	$531,000	$1,718	18.0%	$675,000	$2,170	21.8%	$615,000	$2,010	18.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$582,000	$1,883	19.7%	$561,000	$1,804	18.1%	$629,000	$2,056	18.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$52,000	$168		$62,000	$199		$4,094,000	$13,379
Construction:	$29,000	$94		$33,000	$106		$3,931,000	$12,846
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$88,000	$285		$90,000	$289		$93,000	$304

Total Salary:	$1,697,000	$5,492		$1,715,000	$5,514		$1,771,000	$5,788
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$1,133,000	$3,667	66.8%	$1,143,000	$3,675	66.6%	$1,172,000	$3,830	66.2%
Other Salary:	$564,000	$1,825	33.2%	$572,000	$1,839	33.4%	$599,000	$1,958	33.8%
Total Benefit:	$442,000	$1,430		$332,000	$1,068		$405,000	$1,324
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$285,000	$922	64.5%	$213,000	$685	64.2%	$272,000	$889	67.2%
Other Benefit:	$157,000	$508	35.5%	$119,000	$383	35.8%	$133,000	$435	32.8%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	65.0%	65.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	35.0%	35.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	18.0 years	17.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	15.0%	15.0%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	NA	NA
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	40.0%	40.0%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	15.0%	20.0%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	20.0%	15.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$36,919.0	$38,133.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$27,180.0	$28,978.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	NA	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$38,444.0	$38,826.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$38,267.0	$41,226.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$42,433.0	$41,078.0

* Buffalo School District RE-4 was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.