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Blooming Prairie Public School District

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Blooming Prairie Public School District is located in south Minnesota. Blooming Prairie Public School District has 176.77 square miles of land area and 0.67 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Blooming Prairie Public School District population is 4,247. Blooming Prairie Public School District median household income is $62,262 in 2010-2014. Blooming Prairie Public School District median house value is $149,200 in 2010-2014. On average, Blooming Prairie Public School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (109 out of 321, top 34%) Elementary/Middle School: (166 out of 332, top 50%)* Rank: #139
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	4,247 (2010-2014), rank #208
Population Growth	0.45% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	23.94/sq mi, rank #174
Median Household Income:	$62,262 at 2010-2014—20.92% increase since 2005-2009, rank #76
Median House Price:	$149,200 at 2010-2014—8.67% increase since 2005-2009, rank #164
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	176.77 sq mi, rank #163
Water Area:	0.67 sq mi (0.38%), rank #256
State:	Minnesota
County:	Steele County, Mower County, Freeborn County, Dodge County
City:	Ellendale, Blooming Prairie, Owatonna, Claremont, Brownsdale, Austin, Waltham, Hollandale
Zip:	56026, 55917, 55060, 55924, 55918, 55912, 55982, 56045
Area:	Owatonna, MN;Austin, MN;Albert Lea, MN;Rochester, MN

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Blooming Prairie Public School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

202 4th Ave Nw

Blooming Prairie MN, 55917, Steele County

Phone: 507-583-4426

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	716	735	725	712	721	709	716
English Language Learner Students:	13	18	19	15	19	25	22
Total Teachers:	49.21	46.81	44.80	43.93	43.40	46.00	48.50
Prekindergarten:	2.53	2.00	2.20	1.79	2.00	2.50	3.00
Kindergarten:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Elementary:	21.80	20.89	19.77	19.43	18.51	19.20	20.60
Secondary:	21.59	20.70	19.73	19.68	19.79	21.20	21.70
Ungraded:	0.29	0.22	0.10	0.03	0.10	0.10	0.20
Total Other Staff:	30.10	29.93	29.14	28.86	28.49	30.00	35.30
Instructional Aides:	4.64	4.72	4.12	4.12	4.12	4.20	8.70
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.00	1.00	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.83	0.67	1.00	1.00	0.67	1.00	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.83	0.67	1.00	1.00	0.67	1.00	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.64	1.59	1.07	0.98	0.94	1.80	1.70
Library/Media Support:	0.75	0.75	0.58	0.58	0.58	0.60	0.90
District Administrators:	0.50	0.50	0.50	1.00	1.75	1.80	1.80
District Administrative Support:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrators:	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.17	2.00	1.50	1.50
School Administrative Support:	3.60	3.60	3.60	3.60	3.60	3.70	3.80
Student Support Services:	5.81	5.77	6.26	5.65	5.57	4.80	5.20
Other Support Services:	6.33	6.33	6.01	6.26	6.26	7.60	7.70
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.55	15.70	16.18	16.21	16.61	15.41	14.76

Schools

Blooming Prairie Elementary		Prekindergarten to Grade 6	123 2nd St Nw, Blooming Prairie MN 55917
Blooming Prairie Secondary		Grade 7 to Grade 12	202 4th Ave Nw, Blooming Prairie MN 55917

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80.3%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	98.2%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	63.9%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	59.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83.7%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83.6%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87.3%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88.7%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	72.5%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	68.9%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	24.9%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	25.4%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	43.9%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	39.6%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	47.4%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	41.7%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	46.8%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74.8%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85.6%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85.9%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87.3%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76.7%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68.7%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.5%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.9%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69.7%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.4%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.2%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	61.4%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	59%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	53.8%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	71.2%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.9%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.1%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	64.1%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.7%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.9%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	82.9%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	60.2%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83.3%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	62.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	59.3%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	52.3%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	71.9%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.8%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.9%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.6%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.8%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.7%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.6%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.2%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	61.4%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	54.2%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	86.5%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	70.3%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	72.7%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	59.9%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	66.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	69.3%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	81.7%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70.6%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.9%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.1%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.7%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.4%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	71.6%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	75.2%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	46.4%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	52.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	67.4%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	54.3%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.9%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	58.8%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.4%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.2%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79.7%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	54.9%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	34.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	49.2%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	50%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67.8%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	56.4%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.8%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	64.6%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.2%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	39.1%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	21.5%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	54.8%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	57.5%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	85.2%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87.2%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90.9%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	60.4%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	64.9%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	62.5%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	66.0%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	89.8%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	91.3%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	90.6%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	80.9%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	54.1%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	71.7%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.3%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	75.5%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	54.7%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	65.9%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.7%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78.3%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	61.6%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	61.7%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	53.5%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	63.8%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	47.8%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	48.9%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	70%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.4%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	64.3%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	60.5%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	48.8%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	74.6%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	62%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	50%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	41.6%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	62.2%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61.3%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	45.2%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	32.2%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	49.2%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$8,384,000	$11,564		$8,575,000	$12,044		$7,984,000	$11,074
Federal:	$308,000	$425	3.7%	$511,000	$718	6.0%	$761,000	$1,055	9.5%
State:	$5,668,000	$7,818	67.6%	$5,349,000	$7,513	62.4%	$4,861,000	$6,742	60.9%
Local:	$2,408,000	$3,321	28.7%	$2,715,000	$3,813	31.7%	$2,362,000	$3,276	29.6%
Total Expenditures:	$7,484,000	$10,323		$7,402,000	$10,396		$8,610,000	$11,942
Total Current Expenditures:	$6,339,000	$8,743		$6,258,000	$8,789		$5,897,000	$8,179
Instructional Expenditures:	$3,855,000	$5,317	60.8%	$3,760,000	$5,281	60.1%	$3,547,000	$4,920	60.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$436,000	$601	6.9%	$421,000	$591	6.7%	$435,000	$603	7.4%
Administration:	$632,000	$872	10.0%	$670,000	$941	10.7%	$583,000	$809	9.9%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,416,000	$1,953	22.3%	$1,407,000	$1,976	22.5%	$1,332,000	$1,847	22.6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$296,000	$408		$303,000	$426		$1,834,000	$2,544
Construction:	$188,000	$259		$207,000	$291		$1,695,000	$2,351
Total Other:	$105,000	$145		$102,000	$143		$109,000	$151
Interest on Debt:	$626,000	$863		$659,000	$926		$685,000	$950

Total Salary:	$3,567,000	$4,920		$3,625,000	$5,091		$3,464,000	$4,804
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$2,639,000	$3,640	74.0%	$2,654,000	$3,728	73.2%	$2,494,000	$3,459	72.0%
Other Salary:	$928,000	$1,280	26.0%	$971,000	$1,364	26.8%	$970,000	$1,345	28.0%
Total Benefit:	$1,171,000	$1,615		$1,176,000	$1,652		$1,069,000	$1,483
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$892,000	$1,230	76.2%	$876,000	$1,230	74.5%	$819,000	$1,136	76.6%
Other Benefit:	$279,000	$385	23.8%	$300,000	$421	25.5%	$250,000	$347	23.4%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	51.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	48.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	28.6%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	20.0%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	25.7%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	11.4%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	14.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,507.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,834.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$45,295.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$48,817.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$55,504.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$52,194.0

* Blooming Prairie Public School District was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.