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Parkers Prairie Public School District

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Parkers Prairie Public School District is located close to the center of Minnesota. Parkers Prairie Public School District has 190.06 square miles of land area and 10.25 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Parkers Prairie Public School District population is 2,790. Parkers Prairie Public School District median household income is $44,013 in 2010-2014. Parkers Prairie Public School District median house value is $150,100 in 2010-2014. On average, Parkers Prairie Public School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (286 out of 321, bottom 11%) Elementary/Middle School: (145 out of 332, top 44%)* Rank: #236
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	2,790 (2010-2014), rank #250
Population Growth	-3.13% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	13.93/sq mi, rank #245
Median Household Income:	$44,013 at 2010-2014—12.93% increase since 2005-2009, rank #282
Median House Price:	$150,100 at 2010-2014—10.69% increase since 2005-2009, rank #162
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	190.06 sq mi, rank #153
Water Area:	10.25 sq mi (5.12%), rank #79
State:	Minnesota
County:	Otter Tail County, Douglas County
City:	Parkers Prairie, Urbank, Evansville, Brandon, Vining, Clitherall, Eagle Bend, Miltona
Zip:	56361, 56588, 56326, 56315, 56524, 56446, 56354
Area:	Fergus Falls, MN;Alexandria, MN

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

411 South Otter Ave

Parkers Prairie MN, 56361, Otter Tail County

Phone: 218-338-6011

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	528	536	535	549	533	564	567
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total Teachers:	40.89	41.28	40.51	40.42	39.39	40.70	39.40
Prekindergarten:	2.12	2.11	1.77	1.80	1.77	2.30	1.40
Kindergarten:	2.24	2.19	2.28	2.17	2.29	2.00	2.00
Elementary:	14.70	14.95	14.94	15.01	15.94	16.10	15.70
Secondary:	19.22	19.42	19.15	19.14	19.05	18.10	18.40
Ungraded:	2.61	2.61	2.37	2.30	0.34	2.20	1.90
Total Other Staff:	38.26	38.47	38.99	38.53	35.25	36.00	39.30
Instructional Aides:	15.96	15.65	15.64	14.71	11.87	13.50	15.40
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.03	0.53	0.50	0.50	0.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Library/Media Support:	1.90	1.90	1.90	1.90	1.90	1.80	1.80
District Administrators:	0.78	0.78	0.78	0.82	0.78	0.80	0.80
District Administrative Support:	1.80	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrators:	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.90
School Administrative Support:	4.63	4.63	4.63	4.63	4.00	4.00	4.00
Student Support Services:	2.38	2.43	3.10	3.28	3.35	2.90	3.30
Other Support Services:	8.81	9.08	8.91	9.16	9.35	9.00	9.60
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.91	12.98	13.21	13.58	13.53	13.86	14.39

Schools

Parkers Prairie Elementary		Prekindergarten to Grade 6	518 South Mccornell, Parkers Prairie MN 56361
Parkers Prairie Secondary		Grade 7 to Grade 12	411 South Otter Ave, Parkers Prairie MN 56361

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82.5%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84.9%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	53.1%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	53.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	54.8%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	57.7%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	65.7%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	70.6%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79.5%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	71.6%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	65.1%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	31.2%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	27%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	14%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	24%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	47.2%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	35.7%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	61%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84.8%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72.9%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85.1%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	96.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75.6%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84.2%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80.6%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.7%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89.1%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.8%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.1%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.9%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.3%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.9%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.2%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	66.6%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	70.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	82.5%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	71.4%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83.7%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.6%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.5%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.5%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.8%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.7%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73.6%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87.9%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	69.6%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77.6%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	70%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	64.8%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	61.7%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	70%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	61%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.2%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.9%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.7%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.5%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.1%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.5%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.8%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87.5%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.6%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	41.5%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	62.5%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	49.9%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	69.7%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	69.2%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	71.7%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	73.8%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	64.7%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	59.4%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	72.7%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.3%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.6%	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	56.2%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70.5%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	68.3%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.5%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	73.4%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	73.3%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60.4%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	67.5%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	61.3%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	65.8%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	42.4%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.6%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	58%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	60%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	55.1%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	60.9%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	51.6%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68.2%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.9%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	51%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	54.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	64.1%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	61.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	55%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	46.6%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	50.9%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	64.1%	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	51.1%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.5%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	39.4%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.8%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	35%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	15.2%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	55.9%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	39.3%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	68.6%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72.5%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84.6%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	42%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55.6%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	54.8%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	73.2%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	87.5%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	90.2%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	92.6%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	78.0%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	55.1%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	64.8%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	77.5%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	71.9%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	56.3%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.7%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.2%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.2%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	50%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	70%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.2%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	66.7%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	53.8%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	71.8%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	59%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	91.6%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	76.7%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	50%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	52.3%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68.3%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	71.8%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	61.5%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	21.9%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76.7%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	53.4%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	42.2%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	41.3%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	38.3%	53%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$6,296,000	$11,768		$6,666,000	$12,142		$6,230,000	$11,689
Federal:	$403,000	$753	6.4%	$492,000	$896	7.4%	$867,000	$1,627	13.9%
State:	$4,366,000	$8,161	69.3%	$4,311,000	$7,852	64.7%	$3,916,000	$7,347	62.9%
Local:	$1,527,000	$2,854	24.3%	$1,863,000	$3,393	27.9%	$1,447,000	$2,715	23.2%
Total Expenditures:	$6,017,000	$11,247		$5,871,000	$10,694		$5,876,000	$11,024
Total Current Expenditures:	$5,482,000	$10,247		$5,166,000	$9,410		$5,139,000	$9,642
Instructional Expenditures:	$3,661,000	$6,843	66.8%	$3,514,000	$6,401	68.0%	$3,477,000	$6,523	67.7%
Student and Staff Support:	$146,000	$273	2.7%	$141,000	$257	2.7%	$144,000	$270	2.8%
Administration:	$479,000	$895	8.7%	$428,000	$780	8.3%	$435,000	$816	8.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,196,000	$2,236	21.8%	$1,083,000	$1,973	21.0%	$1,083,000	$2,032	21.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$135,000	$252		$303,000	$552		$371,000	$696
Construction:	$43,000	$80		$85,000	$155		$53,000	$99
Total Other:	$110,000	$206		$156,000	$284		$135,000	$253
Interest on Debt:	$97,000	$181		$115,000	$209		$125,000	$235

Total Salary:	$3,154,000	$5,895		$3,081,000	$5,612		$3,077,000	$5,773
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$2,403,000	$4,492	76.2%	$2,403,000	$4,377	78.0%	$2,361,000	$4,430	76.7%
Other Salary:	$751,000	$1,404	23.8%	$678,000	$1,235	22.0%	$716,000	$1,343	23.3%
Total Benefit:	$835,000	$1,561		$782,000	$1,424		$804,000	$1,508
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$654,000	$1,222	78.3%	$623,000	$1,135	79.7%	$618,000	$1,159	76.9%
Other Benefit:	$181,000	$338	21.7%	$159,000	$290	20.3%	$186,000	$349	23.1%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	77.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	22.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	19.4%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	16.1%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	32.3%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	25.8%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$41,106.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,157.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$36,848.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$42,636.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$46,020.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA

* Parkers Prairie Public School District was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.