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Wheaton Area School Public School District

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Wheaton Area School Public School District is located in west Minnesota. Wheaton Area School Public School District has 285.87 square miles of land area and 4.29 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Wheaton Area School Public School District population is 2,178. Wheaton Area School Public School District median household income is $51,125 in 2010-2014. Wheaton Area School Public School District median house value is $71,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Wheaton Area School Public School District is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (39 out of 321, top 12%) Elementary/Middle School: (54 out of 332, top 16%)* Rank: #44
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	2,178 (2010-2014), rank #276
Population Growth	-7.40% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	7.51/sq mi, rank #294
Median Household Income:	$51,125 at 2010-2014—30.76% increase since 2005-2009, rank #198
Median House Price:	$71,300 at 2010-2014—-2.33% increase since 2005-2009, rank #317
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	285.87 sq mi, rank #78
Water Area:	4.29 sq mi (1.48%), rank #155
State:	Minnesota
County:	Traverse County, Grant County
City:	Beardsley, Wheaton, Dumont, Norcross, Graceville, Herman
Zip:	56211, 56296, 56236, 56274, 56240, 56248

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Wheaton Area School Public School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1700 3rd Ave South

Wheaton MN, 56296, Traverse County

Phone: 320-563-8283

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	405	398	403	428	418	402	415
English Language Learner Students:	12	8	9	9	8	4	4
Total Teachers:	32.71	32.18	30.25	31.35	32.05	32.60	34.30
Prekindergarten:	1.64	0.86	0.20	0.40	0.33	0.20	0.30
Kindergarten:	2.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	1.80	2.00
Elementary:	13.28	13.55	13.47	14.02	14.05	14.90	15.00
Secondary:	15.59	15.70	15.51	15.93	15.60	15.60	16.90
Ungraded:	0.20	0.07	0.07	0.00	0.07	0.10	0.10
Total Other Staff:	28.51	27.41	25.12	26.83	26.03	26.40	25.60
Instructional Aides:	10.77	10.62	8.41	9.71	8.78	8.70	8.80
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.20	0.20
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.30	0.30
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.30	0.30
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.50	0.77	0.77	0.77	0.77	0.80	0.80
Library/Media Support:	0.58	0.38	0.38	0.75	0.75	0.80	0.80
District Administrators:	1.50	1.67	1.67	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50
District Administrative Support:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
School Administrators:	1.28	1.28	1.33	1.33	1.33	1.30	1.30
School Administrative Support:	2.00	2.23	2.23	2.23	2.23	2.30	1.60
Student Support Services:	2.83	2.71	2.58	2.86	2.86	2.90	2.70
Other Support Services:	7.88	6.58	6.58	6.51	6.64	6.60	6.60
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.38	12.37	13.32	13.65	13.04	12.33	12.10

Schools

Pearson Elementary		Prekindergarten to Grade 5	710 4th Ave North, Wheaton MN 56296
Wheaton Secondary		Grade 6 to Grade 12	1700 3rd Ave South, Wheaton MN 56296

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	75.8%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	91%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72.9%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78.8%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84.7%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84.2%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	73%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	84%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	42.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	23.1%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	42.5%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	54.5%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	68.4%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	58.9%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	63.3%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69.5%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	59.9%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85.2%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	91.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	96.8%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82.2%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.6%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.3%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93.8%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.6%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85.2%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	90.9%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	100%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69.1%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91.2%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.9%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92.6%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68.9%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	80.6%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89.5%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	80.4%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	55.7%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87.6%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	90.3%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64.4%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.5%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.6%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90.9%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.3%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.4%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	57.6%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	31%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	66.6%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	62%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	86.1%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	60%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	66.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	66.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	96.2%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	57%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.2%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.8%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.5%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.2%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	68.4%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	74.8%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	48.2%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	45.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	66.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	78.8%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.3%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.1%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.3%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	41.2%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.8%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.2%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83.3%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	44.1%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	37.5%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	32.3%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	57.1%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	44%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	62.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.1%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.5%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	41.4%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	60%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	31.7%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	47.4%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87.2%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84.2%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83.3%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	72.7%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	71.1%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	70.6%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	80.0%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	95.2%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	90.3%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	94.9%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	92.0%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	73.7%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.5%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93.1%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.4%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65.6%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	72.4%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96.6%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.8%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	58.6%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.4%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	65.2%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.7%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	62.5%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	59%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	66.6%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	45.5%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	45.5%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	61.1%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	32.2%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	53.6%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	57.2%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66.7%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	33.3%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	56.5%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	25.7%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	70.2%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$4,515,000	$11,203		$4,642,000	$10,846		$4,817,000	$11,524
Federal:	$234,000	$581	5.2%	$220,000	$514	4.7%	$560,000	$1,340	11.6%
State:	$3,373,000	$8,370	74.7%	$3,553,000	$8,301	76.5%	$3,251,000	$7,778	67.5%
Local:	$908,000	$2,253	20.1%	$869,000	$2,030	18.7%	$1,006,000	$2,407	20.9%
Total Expenditures:	$4,681,000	$11,615		$4,705,000	$10,993		$4,763,000	$11,395
Total Current Expenditures:	$4,198,000	$10,417		$4,250,000	$9,930		$4,177,000	$9,993
Instructional Expenditures:	$2,671,000	$6,628	63.6%	$2,651,000	$6,194	62.4%	$2,700,000	$6,459	64.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$135,000	$335	3.2%	$161,000	$376	3.8%	$166,000	$397	4.0%
Administration:	$463,000	$1,149	11.0%	$458,000	$1,070	10.8%	$436,000	$1,043	10.4%
Operations, Food, Other:	$929,000	$2,305	22.1%	$980,000	$2,290	23.1%	$875,000	$2,093	20.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$212,000	$526		$152,000	$355		$289,000	$691
Construction:	$107,000	$266		$79,000	$185		$199,000	$476
Total Other:	$142,000	$352		$155,000	$362		$147,000	$352
Interest on Debt:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$7,000	$17

Total Salary:	$2,588,000	$6,422		$2,669,000	$6,236		$2,663,000	$6,371
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$1,936,000	$4,804	74.8%	$1,989,000	$4,647	74.5%	$1,990,000	$4,761	74.7%
Other Salary:	$652,000	$1,618	25.2%	$680,000	$1,589	25.5%	$673,000	$1,610	25.3%
Total Benefit:	$626,000	$1,553		$614,000	$1,435		$603,000	$1,443
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$475,000	$1,179	75.9%	$462,000	$1,079	75.2%	$457,000	$1,093	75.8%
Other Benefit:	$151,000	$375	24.1%	$152,000	$355	24.8%	$146,000	$349	24.2%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	71.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	28.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	10.7%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	35.7%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	42.9%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	10.7%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	0.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,719.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,640.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$37,769.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$45,296.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$48,660.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA

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