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Blue Earth Area Public School District

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Blue Earth Area Public School District is located in south Minnesota. Blue Earth Area Public School District has 387.41 square miles of land area and 3.81 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Blue Earth Area Public School District population is 7,907. Blue Earth Area Public School District median household income is $44,876 in 2010-2014. Blue Earth Area Public School District median house value is $83,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Blue Earth Area Public School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (72 out of 321, top 22%) Elementary/Middle School: (172 out of 332, bottom 48%)* Rank: #124
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	7,907 (2010-2014), rank #129
Population Growth	-6.41% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	20.21/sq mi, rank #195
Median Household Income:	$44,876 at 2010-2014—14.49% increase since 2005-2009, rank #274
Median House Price:	$83,800 at 2010-2014—-2.33% increase since 2005-2009, rank #304
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	387.41 sq mi, rank #43
Water Area:	3.81 sq mi (0.97%), rank #165
State:	Minnesota
County:	Martin County, Faribault County
City:	Winnebago, Blue Earth, Bricelyn, Frost, Elmore, Delavan, Easton
Zip:	56098, 56013, 56014, 56033, 56027, 56023, 56025
Area:	Fairmont, MN

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Blue Earth Area Public School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

315 East 6th St

Blue Earth MN, 56013, Faribault County

Phone: 507-526-3188

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,259	1,260	1,260	1,261	1,249	1,249	1,259
English Language Learner Students:	42	41	46	47	65	52	35
Total Teachers:	84.13	83.66	84.82	79.64	81.62	82.40	82.50
Prekindergarten:	1.70	1.69	2.60	1.33	1.33	1.30	1.50
Kindergarten:	5.33	5.00	5.00	5.17	5.17	5.20	4.20
Elementary:	38.70	39.55	37.80	34.63	36.23	37.10	37.80
Secondary:	36.47	35.49	37.42	36.39	37.86	37.50	37.80
Ungraded:	1.93	1.93	2.00	2.12	1.03	1.30	1.20
Total Other Staff:	106.56	106.19	103.18	105.20	105.55	107.60	112.70
Instructional Aides:	41.93	44.80	43.34	44.73	43.17	43.00	47.30
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.10	0.60	0.60	0.60	1.70	1.90	1.70
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.17	1.47	1.50	1.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.17	1.47	1.50	1.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.20	1.13	1.13	0.80	1.13	1.10	1.10
Library/Media Support:	2.91	3.58	2.70	2.70	2.70	3.50	3.30
District Administrators:	6.55	7.05	7.38	7.38	7.18	7.20	7.10
District Administrative Support:	1.67	1.67	1.54	1.54	1.16	1.00	1.00
School Administrators:	3.49	3.40	2.90	2.90	2.70	2.70	2.70
School Administrative Support:	5.00	5.80	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
Student Support Services:	14.17	11.50	12.73	12.84	13.17	14.50	15.10
Other Support Services:	27.54	25.66	23.86	24.54	25.17	25.20	25.90
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.96	15.06	14.86	15.83	15.30	15.16	15.26

Schools

Blue Earth Area Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	315 East 6th St, Blue Earth MN 56013
Blue Earth Area Senior High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1125 Hwy 169 North, Blue Earth MN 56013
Blue Earth Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	315 East 6th St, Blue Earth MN 56013
Elmore Academy	Grade 6 to Grade 12	202 East North St, Elmore MN 56027
Winnebago Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	132 1st Ave Se, Winnebago MN 56098

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84.5%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	85.4%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	75.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	61.1%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	85.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	73.5%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78.8%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83.9%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	76%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	80.4%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	28.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	35.8%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	36.1%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	52.3%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	52.7%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	47.8%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	52.4%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	63.5%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87.1%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75.8%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80.8%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	78.9%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.4%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.6%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.6%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.4%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.3%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.4%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	79.9%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80.8%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	81.6%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83.5%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84.2%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68.2%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67.8%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.1%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.7%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.9%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	82.5%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83.2%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	71.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	63.2%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	80.9%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.5%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.2%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84.6%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.9%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.1%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.8%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	48.8%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	40.2%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	63.7%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	82.3%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	75%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	59%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	72.5%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	68.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	60.5%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.8%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69.5%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.3%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.9%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	62.2%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	82.8%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	67.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	65.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	55.2%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	60.1%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.2%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	47.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	63.1%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	62.5%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	57.7%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.7%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	65.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	73.5%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	57%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	61.1%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	65%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	59.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.8%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	60.7%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.7%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	56.5%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	36.9%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	47.7%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	60.3%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	74.5%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83.8%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86.4%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	73.3%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	59.1%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	72.2%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	67.1%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	88.8%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	90.9%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	94.2%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	89.9%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	74.4%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	64.2%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78.6%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	61.1%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	45.3%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	56.4%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	72.1%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	69%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	47%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	40.7%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	49.4%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	55.5%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64.7%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	60%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	57.5%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	60.6%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	42.6%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	55.5%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	40.2%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	54.2%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	30.2%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	34.8%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	44.5%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61.9%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	52.5%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	43.8%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	50.6%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	51.8%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$13,374,000	$10,614		$14,015,000	$11,114		$13,388,000	$10,719
Federal:	$854,000	$678	6.4%	$1,371,000	$1,087	9.8%	$1,763,000	$1,412	13.2%
State:	$9,853,000	$7,820	73.7%	$9,670,000	$7,669	69.0%	$8,892,000	$7,119	66.4%
Local:	$2,667,000	$2,117	19.9%	$2,974,000	$2,358	21.2%	$2,733,000	$2,188	20.4%
Total Expenditures:	$14,096,000	$11,187		$13,302,000	$10,549		$13,530,000	$10,833
Total Current Expenditures:	$11,654,000	$9,249		$11,550,000	$9,159		$11,670,000	$9,343
Instructional Expenditures:	$7,537,000	$5,982	64.7%	$7,511,000	$5,956	65.0%	$7,775,000	$6,225	66.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$523,000	$415	4.5%	$497,000	$394	4.3%	$547,000	$438	4.7%
Administration:	$1,558,000	$1,237	13.4%	$1,499,000	$1,189	13.0%	$1,306,000	$1,046	11.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,036,000	$1,616	17.5%	$2,043,000	$1,620	17.7%	$2,042,000	$1,635	17.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,396,000	$1,108		$584,000	$463		$659,000	$528
Construction:	$970,000	$770		$199,000	$158		$285,000	$228
Total Other:	$792,000	$629		$859,000	$681		$829,000	$664
Interest on Debt:	$23,000	$18		$34,000	$27		$50,000	$40

Total Salary:	$7,787,000	$6,180		$7,687,000	$6,096		$7,896,000	$6,322
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$5,356,000	$4,251	68.8%	$5,233,000	$4,150	68.1%	$5,397,000	$4,321	68.4%
Other Salary:	$2,431,000	$1,929	31.2%	$2,454,000	$1,946	31.9%	$2,499,000	$2,001	31.6%
Total Benefit:	$2,527,000	$2,006		$2,393,000	$1,898		$2,286,000	$1,830
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,418,000	$1,125	56.1%	$1,370,000	$1,086	57.3%	$1,458,000	$1,167	63.8%
Other Benefit:	$1,109,000	$880	43.9%	$1,023,000	$811	42.7%	$828,000	$663	36.2%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	65.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	34.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	22.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	8.7%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	29.0%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	40.6%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	20.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$50,357.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$38,723.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$49,325.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$53,314.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$52,114.0

* Blue Earth Area 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.