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Moscow School District 281

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Moscow School District 281 is located in northwest Idaho. Moscow School District 281 has 117.71 square miles of land area and 0.04 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Moscow School District 281 population is 27,847. Moscow School District 281 median household income is $35,268 in 2010-2014. Moscow School District 281 median house value is $203,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Moscow School District 281 is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (18 out of 109, top 17%) Elementary/Middle School: (8 out of 110, top 7%)* Rank: #15
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	8
Population	27,847 (2010-2014), rank #15
Population Growth	0.63% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	236.50/sq mi, rank #9
Median Household Income:	$35,268 at 2010-2014—14.86% increase since 2005-2009, rank #102
Median House Price:	$203,800 at 2010-2014—8.52% increase since 2005-2009, rank #8
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	117.71 sq mi, rank #98
Water Area:	0.04 sq mi (0.03%), rank #112
State:	Idaho
County:	Latah County
City:	Moscow, Viola
Zip:	83843, 83872, 83844
Area:	Moscow, ID

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Moscow School District 281 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

650 North Cleveland

Moscow ID, 83843, Latah County

Phone: 208-882-1120

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,558	2,432	2,408	2,476	2,522	2,579	2,613
English Language Learner Students:	43	32	23	14	15	11	11
Total Teachers:	148.39	153.21	166.05	165.94	154.78	160.00	154.70
Prekindergarten:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.50	1.50	1.50
Kindergarten:	5.50	5.50	6.50	6.63	5.17	5.00	6.00
Elementary:	65.19	66.71	73.92	74.17	77.68	79.30	76.90
Secondary:	76.70	80.00	84.63	84.14	70.43	74.20	70.30
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	95.32	51.60	142.45	135.33	131.75	129.20	127.50
Instructional Aides:	23.51	21.45	29.39	28.66	25.32	21.20	20.30
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	NA	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.20	3.20
Total Guidance Counselors:	5.95	6.77	9.31	8.75	7.25	7.80	7.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	NA	2.72	4.42	5.25	2.75	2.80	3.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	NA	4.05	4.89	3.50	4.50	5.00	4.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	5.95	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.60	1.74	3.52	4.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Library/Media Support:	3.15	2.99	3.15	3.08	3.68	3.10	3.10
District Administrators:	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	1.50	NA	9.60	7.24	9.10	9.00	10.00
School Administrators:	8.50	7.70	8.50	8.50	8.00	8.00	8.00
School Administrative Support:	9.92	9.95	10.20	9.79	9.95	9.80	9.80
Student Support Services:	40.19	NA	12.28	9.00	7.50	8.00	6.50
Other Support Services:	NA	NA	51.50	51.31	52.95	54.10	54.10
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.24	15.87	14.50	14.92	16.29	16.12	16.89

Schools

A.B. Mc Donald Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2323 East D St, Moscow ID 83843
J. Russell Elementary School	Grade 3 to Grade 5	119 North Adams St, Moscow ID 83843
Lena Whitmore Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	110 South Blaine St, Moscow ID 83843
Moscow Charter School	Prekindergarten to Grade 7	1723 East F St, Moscow ID 83843
Moscow High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	402 East Fifth St, Moscow ID 83843
Moscow Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1410 East D St, Moscow ID 83843
Paradise Creek Regional Alternative	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1314 South Main St, Moscow ID 83843
West Park Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 2	510 Home St, Moscow ID 83843

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ISAT Test
2008	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	79.6%	68.8%
2009	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	40.8%	40.7%
2010	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	85.6%	71.5%
2011	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	80.8%	72.6%
2012	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	85.8%	76.6%
2013	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	84.8%	72.3%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	90.8%	76.7%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	34.1%	44%
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	89.2%	76.8%
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	83%	78.5%
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	84.4%	78%
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	85.9%	76.4%
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	95.4%	85.7%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	59.1%	58.5%
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93.8%	86.4%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	94.2%	87.2%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93.6%	87.6%
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	92.9%	89.2%
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	73.4%	66.9%
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	72.6%	68.6%
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	77.9%	67.9%
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	69%	69.3%
2012	Science	10th Grade	% met std	79.7%	72.5%
2013	Science	10th Grade	% met std	86.5%	72.7%
2009	Language Usage	11th Grade	% met std	53.9%	26%
2010	Language Usage	11th Grade	% met std	33.4%	31.3%
2011	Language Usage	11th Grade	% met std	21.7%	26.4%
2012	Language Usage	11th Grade	% met std	40%	32.9%
2013	Language Usage	11th Grade	% met std	38.1%	23.5%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	30%	31.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	33.3%	28.6%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	30.8%	26.4%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	35%	25%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	42.9%	38%
2012	Language Usage	12th Grade	% met std	8.3%	21.5%
2012	Math	12th Grade	% met std	30%	17.5%
2008	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	78.5%	70%
2009	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	77.6%	73.3%
2010	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	77.4%	73.1%
2011	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	74.3%	73.7%
2012	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	88.6%	74.6%
2013	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	80.9%	72.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.1%	87.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.5%	86.6%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	87.7%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.8%	88.6%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95.4%	88.4%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.3%	89.7%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.8%	82.7%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.9%	86.8%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	88.9%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.4%	89.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96.7%	88.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.7%	89.4%
2008	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	85.9%	77.6%
2009	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	90.1%	80.4%
2010	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	85.6%	81.9%
2011	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	87%	81.1%
2012	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	87.5%	84.8%
2013	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	88.7%	83.2%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.8%	84.2%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.3%	85.6%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.3%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.8%	83.4%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.7%	86.8%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.3%	86.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.6%	82.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	95%	86.3%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.6%	86.2%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.8%	86.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91.4%	88.9%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94.1%	89.7%
2008	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	87.3%	74.2%
2009	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	86.3%	77.2%
2010	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	85.6%	77.2%
2011	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	81.1%	78.7%
2012	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	88.3%	79.4%
2013	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	85.9%	80.1%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.3%	78%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.3%	77.9%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.9%	79.8%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.7%	80.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81.4%	78.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87.7%	79.2%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.5%	84.3%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93.6%	86.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.7%	88%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.9%	88.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94.1%	87.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93%	88.5%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	75.8%	60.1%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	74.3%	66.4%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	73.7%	64.9%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	69.8%	67.4%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77.9%	69.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	79.4%	72.2%
2008	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	87.3%	71.7%
2009	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	87.4%	73.7%
2010	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	89.6%	75.1%
2011	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	84.5%	75.4%
2012	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	81.1%	76.5%
2013	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	82.1%	73.4%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	92%	77.1%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.6%	78.2%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	91.3%	79.2%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.6%	77.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88.7%	79%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82.6%	77.8%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	89.9%	81.6%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91.6%	85.7%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	94.8%	85.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	93.3%	88.4%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	93.9%	89.5%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	93.3%	86.7%
2008	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	80%	69%
2009	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	78.2%	71.3%
2010	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	81.5%	73.5%
2011	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	84.6%	73.5%
2012	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	80.6%	74.2%
2013	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	80.1%	74.6%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.8%	74.8%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.3%	75.2%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.4%	75.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86.8%	74.5%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.7%	75.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82.7%	77%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87.5%	80.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87.7%	85.3%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89.9%	87.4%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	94.5%	87.7%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	91.2%	90.8%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87.5%	88.3%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	65.7%	51%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	73.1%	55.8%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	69.3%	53.7%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	70.8%	57.2%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	71.9%	59.4%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	67.4%	56.8%
2008	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	78.6%	66.6%
2009	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	78.5%	71.5%
2010	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	80.5%	71.8%
2011	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	78.8%	71.2%
2012	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	82.3%	72.8%
2013	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	84.7%	74.8%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84.8%	78.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84.2%	78.4%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88.3%	79.9%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83.7%	79.5%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88.4%	78.8%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88.1%	79.8%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.8%	88.4%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	97.6%	91.4%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	92.7%	91.3%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	92.5%	92.6%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	94.5%	92.3%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	97.5%	93.8%
2010	Language Usage	9th Grade	% met std	72.1%	63.3%
2011	Language Usage	9th Grade	% met std	74.5%	62.8%
2012	Language Usage	9th Grade	% met std	79.6%	66.1%
2013	Language Usage	9th Grade	% met std	76.4%	62.4%
2010	Math	9th Grade	% met std	77.1%	69.9%
2011	Math	9th Grade	% met std	75.2%	69.5%
2012	Math	9th Grade	% met std	83.1%	68.8%
2013	Math	9th Grade	% met std	79.5%	66.6%
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	86.6%	80.8%
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	86.7%	81%
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	89.8%	80.9%
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	88.2%	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:	$20,791,000	$8,634		$22,096,000	$8,924		$22,664,000	$8,987
Federal:	$1,770,000	$735	8.5%	$1,896,000	$766	8.6%	$3,318,000	$1,316	14.6%
State:	$10,474,000	$4,350	50.4%	$11,390,000	$4,600	51.5%	$10,705,000	$4,245	47.2%
Local:	$8,547,000	$3,549	41.1%	$8,810,000	$3,558	39.9%	$8,641,000	$3,426	38.1%
Total Expenditures:	$22,125,000	$9,188		$21,453,000	$8,664		$21,762,000	$8,629
Total Current Expenditures:	$21,223,000	$8,814		$20,773,000	$8,390		$21,314,000	$8,451
Instructional Expenditures:	$12,460,000	$5,174	58.7%	$12,420,000	$5,016	59.8%	$12,626,000	$5,006	59.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,451,000	$1,018	11.5%	$2,332,000	$942	11.2%	$2,420,000	$960	11.4%
Administration:	$3,096,000	$1,286	14.6%	$2,899,000	$1,171	14.0%	$2,913,000	$1,155	13.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,216,000	$1,336	15.2%	$3,122,000	$1,261	15.0%	$3,355,000	$1,330	15.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$662,000	$275		$453,000	$183		$442,000	$175
Construction:	$448,000	$186		$249,000	$101		$234,000	$93
Total Other:	$221,000	$92		$199,000	$80		$6,000	$2
Interest on Debt:	$19,000	$8		$28,000	$11		$0	$0

Total Salary:	$13,283,000	$5,516		$13,265,000	$5,357		$13,414,000	$5,319
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$8,389,000	$3,484	63.2%	$8,548,000	$3,452	64.4%	$8,638,000	$3,425	64.4%
Other Salary:	$4,894,000	$2,032	36.8%	$4,717,000	$1,905	35.6%	$4,776,000	$1,894	35.6%
Total Benefit:	$5,260,000	$2,184		$4,947,000	$1,998		$4,891,000	$1,939
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,350,000	$1,391	63.7%	$3,143,000	$1,269	63.5%	$3,093,000	$1,226	63.2%
Other Benefit:	$1,910,000	$793	36.3%	$1,804,000	$729	36.5%	$1,798,000	$713	36.8%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	47.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	52.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	17.5%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	17.5%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	30.7%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	27.0%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	7.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,054.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,158.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$40,237.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$47,075.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$50,458.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$47,786.0

* Moscow School District 281 was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.