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Cottonwood Joint School District 242

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Cottonwood Joint School District 242 is located in northwest Idaho. Cottonwood Joint School District 242 has 208.00 square miles of land area and 0.36 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Cottonwood Joint School District 242 population is 2,743. Cottonwood Joint School District 242 median household income is $46,875 in 2010-2014. Cottonwood Joint School District 242 median house value is $162,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Cottonwood Joint School District 242 is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (13 out of 109, top 12%) Elementary/Middle School: (3 out of 110, top 3%)* Rank: #11
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	2,743 (2010-2014), rank #73
Population Growth	-6.48% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	13.17/sq mi, rank #51
Median Household Income:	$46,875 at 2010-2014—11.23% increase since 2005-2009, rank #40
Median House Price:	$162,800 at 2010-2014—19.18% increase since 2005-2009, rank #33
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	208.00 sq mi, rank #81
Water Area:	0.36 sq mi (0.17%), rank #100
State:	Idaho
County:	Idaho County
City:	Greencreek, Ferdinand, Grangeville, Cottonwood
Zip:	83533, 83526, 83530, 83522

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Cottonwood Joint School District 242 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1916 East St

Cottonwood ID, 83522, Idaho County

Phone: 208-962-3971

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	393	403	390	419	413	409	419
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	28.08	26.04	31.96	36.00	30.79	31.50	30.40
Prekindergarten:	0.20	0.00	0.20	0.00	0.33	0.30	0.30
Kindergarten:	0.80	0.00	0.60	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Elementary:	11.50	10.82	12.75	11.91	11.98	12.30	11.90
Secondary:	15.58	15.22	18.41	23.09	17.48	17.90	17.20
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	21.02	8.90	19.79	24.29	24.35	25.80	26.70
Instructional Aides:	4.66	4.91	2.87	5.62	3.66	4.30	4.30
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.20	0.10
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.60	1.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.60	0.60
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	NA	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	1.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.50	0.49	0.30	0.60
Library/Media Support:	0.32	0.30	0.78	0.42	1.22	1.20	1.20
District Administrators:	0.50	0.50	0.50	1.00	0.50	0.50	0.50
District Administrative Support:	1.00	NA	1.00	1.00	1.15	1.20	1.20
School Administrators:	0.70	0.63	0.63	1.61	2.17	2.20	2.40
School Administrative Support:	1.56	1.56	1.56	1.95	2.31	2.30	2.30
Student Support Services:	11.28	NA	0.50	0.50	0.70	0.90	1.10
Other Support Services:	NA	NA	10.95	10.69	11.15	11.10	11.40
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.00	15.48	12.20	11.64	13.41	12.98	13.78

Schools

Prairie Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	1916 East St, Cottonwood ID 83522
Prairie Jr-Sr High School	Grade 7 to Grade 12	Keuterville Rd, Cottonwood ID 83522
Region Ii Prof-Tech Academy	Grade 9 to Grade 12	Po Box 158, Cottonwood ID 83522

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ISAT Test
2008	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	65.8%	68.8%
2009	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	66.7%	40.7%
2010	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	59.4%	71.5%
2011	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	81.8%	72.6%
2012	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	82.8%	76.6%
2013	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	72.8%	72.3%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	94.8%	76.7%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	84.9%	44%
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	75.6%	76.8%
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	91%	78.5%
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	93.1%	78%
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	75.8%	76.4%
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	92.2%	85.7%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93.9%	58.5%
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	75.7%	86.4%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93.2%	87.2%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89.7%	87.6%
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90.9%	89.2%
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	86.8%	66.9%
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	81.8%	68.6%
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	62.1%	67.9%
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	68.2%	69.3%
2012	Science	10th Grade	% met std	89.6%	72.5%
2013	Science	10th Grade	% met std	81.3%	72.7%
2008	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	70%
2009	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	84.9%	73.3%
2010	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	71.5%	73.1%
2011	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	73.7%
2012	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	82.1%	74.6%
2013	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	81.8%	72.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.9%	87.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.9%	86.6%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.3%	87.7%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.1%	88.6%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.3%	88.4%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	89.7%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	82.7%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	86.8%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.8%	88.9%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	89.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96.4%	88.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96.9%	89.4%
2008	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	84.9%	77.6%
2009	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	100%	80.4%
2010	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	97%	81.9%
2011	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	90.3%	81.1%
2012	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	94.1%	84.8%
2013	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	77.4%	83.2%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93.9%	84.2%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	100%	85.6%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	100%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96.8%	83.4%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94.1%	86.8%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.4%	86.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.8%	82.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	96.2%	86.3%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94%	86.2%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.4%	86.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	100%	88.9%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.7%	89.7%
2008	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	82.3%	74.2%
2009	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	84.8%	77.2%
2010	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	90.3%	77.2%
2011	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	90%	78.7%
2012	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	90.3%	79.4%
2013	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	84.2%	80.1%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	94.1%	78%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.9%	77.9%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87.1%	79.8%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93.3%	80.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93.6%	78.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.2%	79.2%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.2%	84.3%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	97%	86.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	96.7%	88%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	100%	88.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	96.8%	87.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94.7%	88.5%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	70.6%	60.1%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	75.8%	66.4%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	74.2%	64.9%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	82.7%	67.4%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	74.2%	69.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	79%	72.2%
2008	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	87.6%	71.7%
2009	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	88.9%	73.7%
2010	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	93.3%	75.1%
2011	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	81.1%	75.4%
2012	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	89.3%	76.5%
2013	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	75.8%	73.4%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	96.9%	77.1%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	94.2%	78.2%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	96.7%	79.2%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	86.4%	77.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	96.4%	79%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90.9%	77.8%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90.6%	81.6%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88.8%	85.7%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90%	85.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	100%	88.4%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	100%	89.5%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	97%	86.7%
2008	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	80%	69%
2009	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	82.7%	71.3%
2010	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	90.9%	73.5%
2011	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	88.2%	73.5%
2012	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	80.5%	74.2%
2013	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	83.3%	74.6%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	97.5%	74.8%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82.8%	75.2%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	93.9%	75.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	87.9%	74.5%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86.1%	75.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	87.5%	77%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	92.5%	80.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.7%	85.3%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90.9%	87.4%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	94.1%	87.7%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	100%	90.8%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	91.7%	88.3%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	57.5%	51%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	65.5%	55.8%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	60.6%	53.7%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	75.8%	57.2%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	77.7%	59.4%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	66.7%	56.8%
2008	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	73.5%	66.6%
2009	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	81.1%	71.5%
2010	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	89.6%	71.8%
2011	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	78.8%	71.2%
2012	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	84.4%	72.8%
2013	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	93.9%	74.8%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	97%	78.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	97.3%	78.4%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	89.6%	79.9%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84.8%	79.5%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	93.8%	78.8%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	93.8%	79.8%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	94.2%	88.4%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	94.6%	91.4%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	100%	91.3%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93.8%	92.6%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	100.1%	92.3%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	100%	93.8%
2010	Language Usage	9th Grade	% met std	62.8%	63.3%
2011	Language Usage	9th Grade	% met std	69%	62.8%
2012	Language Usage	9th Grade	% met std	78.1%	66.1%
2013	Language Usage	9th Grade	% met std	75.8%	62.4%
2010	Math	9th Grade	% met std	88.4%	69.9%
2011	Math	9th Grade	% met std	86.2%	69.5%
2012	Math	9th Grade	% met std	81.2%	68.8%
2013	Math	9th Grade	% met std	87.9%	66.6%
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	83.8%	80.8%
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	93.1%	81%
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	81.3%	80.9%
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	97%	82.3%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$4,122,000	$10,569		$4,310,000	$10,286		$4,462,000	$10,804
Federal:	$934,000	$2,395	22.7%	$1,060,000	$2,530	24.6%	$1,477,000	$3,576	33.1%
State:	$2,515,000	$6,449	61.0%	$2,760,000	$6,587	64.0%	$2,621,000	$6,346	58.7%
Local:	$673,000	$1,726	16.3%	$490,000	$1,169	11.4%	$364,000	$881	8.2%
Total Expenditures:	$4,037,000	$10,351		$4,482,000	$10,697		$4,643,000	$11,242
Total Current Expenditures:	$3,539,000	$9,074		$3,658,000	$8,730		$4,258,000	$10,310
Instructional Expenditures:	$2,400,000	$6,154	67.8%	$2,472,000	$5,900	67.6%	$2,613,000	$6,327	61.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$143,000	$367	4.0%	$157,000	$375	4.3%	$203,000	$492	4.8%
Administration:	$321,000	$823	9.1%	$393,000	$938	10.7%	$491,000	$1,189	11.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$675,000	$1,731	19.1%	$636,000	$1,518	17.4%	$951,000	$2,303	22.3%
Total Capital Outlay:	$498,000	$1,277		$786,000	$1,876		$343,000	$831
Construction:	$438,000	$1,123		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$0	$0		$38,000	$91		$42,000	$102

Total Salary:	$2,080,000	$5,333		$2,167,000	$5,172		$2,265,000	$5,484
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$1,507,000	$3,864	72.5%	$1,526,000	$3,642	70.4%	$1,525,000	$3,692	67.3%
Other Salary:	$573,000	$1,469	27.5%	$641,000	$1,530	29.6%	$740,000	$1,792	32.7%
Total Benefit:	$795,000	$2,038		$832,000	$1,986		$887,000	$2,148
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$555,000	$1,423	69.8%	$581,000	$1,387	69.8%	$594,000	$1,438	67.0%
Other Benefit:	$240,000	$615	30.2%	$251,000	$599	30.2%	$293,000	$709	33.0%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	84.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	11.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	19.2%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	26.9%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	30.8%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	11.5%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	11.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$38,645.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$30,000.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$35,055.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$42,222.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$45,838.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$44,700.0

* Cottonwood Joint School District 242 was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.