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Dassel-Cokato Public School District

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Dassel-Cokato Public School District is located in south Minnesota. Dassel-Cokato Public School District has 163.05 square miles of land area and 13.77 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Dassel-Cokato Public School District population is 9,993. Dassel-Cokato Public School District median household income is $59,744 in 2010-2014. Dassel-Cokato Public School District median house value is $178,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Dassel-Cokato Public School District is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (52 out of 321, top 16%) Elementary/Middle School: (42 out of 332, top 13%)* Rank: #45
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	9,993 (2010-2014), rank #104
Population Growth	1.97% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	56.51/sq mi, rank #107
Median Household Income:	$59,744 at 2010-2014—7.00% increase since 2005-2009, rank #93
Median House Price:	$178,800 at 2010-2014—-12.22% increase since 2005-2009, rank #82
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	163.05 sq mi, rank #178
Water Area:	13.77 sq mi (7.79%), rank #57
State:	Minnesota
County:	Wright County, Meeker County
City:	Howard Lake, Cokato, South Haven, Annandale, Dassel, Darwin, Hutchinson
Zip:	55349, 55321, 55382, 55302, 55325, 55324, 55350
Area:	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI;Hutchinson, MN

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Dassel-Cokato Public School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

4852 Reardon Ave Sw

Cokato MN, 55321, Wright County

Phone: 320-286-4100

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,275	2,285	2,272	2,302	2,370	2,377	2,390
English Language Learner Students:	9	14	15	10	16	8	11
Total Teachers:	133.02	131.16	134.14	136.38	138.69	140.30	130.90
Prekindergarten:	3.78	3.78	3.61	3.71	3.71	3.30	1.00
Kindergarten:	6.00	6.50	6.00	6.00	6.03	6.00	5.60
Elementary:	63.60	60.78	62.77	66.01	68.29	68.20	63.10
Secondary:	57.91	58.01	60.33	59.77	59.60	61.90	60.20
Ungraded:	1.73	2.09	1.43	0.89	1.06	0.90	1.00
Total Other Staff:	150.27	149.22	146.13	140.13	145.95	140.80	137.20
Instructional Aides:	57.19	55.37	55.63	53.01	56.48	53.40	50.20
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
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	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Library/Media Support:	4.54	4.62	4.65	4.68	4.70	4.30	4.30
District Administrators:	3.10	3.10	3.10	3.10	3.10	3.10	3.10
District Administrative Support:	8.25	8.25	8.00	8.00	7.00	7.00	7.00
School Administrators:	6.45	6.33	6.67	6.67	6.67	6.70	6.00
School Administrative Support:	9.43	9.43	9.43	9.43	9.16	9.20	9.10
Student Support Services:	19.94	20.34	20.07	20.02	20.42	18.50	18.90
Other Support Services:	35.37	35.78	32.58	30.22	32.42	32.60	31.60
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.10	17.42	16.94	16.88	17.09	16.94	18.26

Schools

Cokato Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	200 5th St Sw, Cokato MN 55321
Dassel Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	131 William Ave East, Dassel MN 55325
Dassel-Cokato Alternative Ctr.	Grade 9 to Grade 12	290 East Cokato St, Cokato MN 55321
Dassel-Cokato Middle	Grade 5 to Grade 8	4852 Reardon Ave Sw, Cokato MN 55321
Dassel-Cokato Senior High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	4852 Reardon Ave Sw, Cokato MN 55321

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72.4%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81.5%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	61.3%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	70.5%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78.3%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84.1%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83.3%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83.6%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82.3%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	74.9%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	75.9%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	25.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	30%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	41.8%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	50.5%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	56.1%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	62.1%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	49.4%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	53.1%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72.7%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75.9%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88.1%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90.1%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93.9%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.7%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.5%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.3%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.7%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.1%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.8%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.2%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94.9%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	70.4%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	70%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75.5%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80.5%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	79.5%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.3%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.2%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.1%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.2%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84.7%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77.4%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	76.7%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83.7%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	62.1%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	51.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66.9%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	68.4%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	73.5%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.6%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.1%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.8%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.1%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.9%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.6%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.5%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.8%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.3%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	55.6%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	40.3%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	63.6%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	84.6%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	76.8%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	63%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	56.8%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	74.4%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	77.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	74%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.6%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.4%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78%	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.8%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.5%	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	83.9%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	61.2%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	58.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	70.6%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	70.6%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	74.7%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.1%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68.6%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.8%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69.9%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.8%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.4%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	74.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	72.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	75.2%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	80.6%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	74.8%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	65.1%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67.1%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.9%	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.9%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.7%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.5%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	50.6%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	55.4%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	72.3%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	63.8%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86.9%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	85.2%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	69.9%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	77.8%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	66%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	68.3%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	95.5%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	97.6%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	97.2%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	92.4%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76.8%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.3%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.1%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82.6%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69.8%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	77.6%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	77.1%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.7%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	65.3%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	46.5%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	69.4%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	59.9%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.5%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	62.7%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	55.6%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	74.4%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	70.9%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77.8%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	55.8%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	72.4%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	62.7%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	55.1%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	70.3%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76.7%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77.4%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66.6%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	59.9%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	41.1%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$22,640,000	$9,965		$23,583,000	$10,245		$23,085,000	$9,741
Federal:	$1,133,000	$499	5.0%	$1,258,000	$546	5.3%	$2,507,000	$1,058	10.9%
State:	$17,468,000	$7,688	77.2%	$16,886,000	$7,335	71.6%	$15,918,000	$6,716	69.0%
Local:	$4,039,000	$1,778	17.8%	$5,439,000	$2,363	23.1%	$4,660,000	$1,966	20.2%
Total Expenditures:	$21,884,000	$9,632		$22,346,000	$9,707		$21,961,000	$9,266
Total Current Expenditures:	$18,931,000	$8,332		$18,686,000	$8,117		$18,858,000	$7,957
Instructional Expenditures:	$12,524,000	$5,512	66.2%	$12,406,000	$5,389	66.4%	$12,664,000	$5,343	67.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,439,000	$633	7.6%	$1,506,000	$654	8.1%	$1,433,000	$605	7.6%
Administration:	$1,474,000	$649	7.8%	$1,414,000	$614	7.6%	$1,448,000	$611	7.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,494,000	$1,538	18.5%	$3,360,000	$1,460	18.0%	$3,313,000	$1,398	17.6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,307,000	$575		$1,968,000	$855		$1,597,000	$674
Construction:	$57,000	$25		$275,000	$119		$651,000	$275
Total Other:	$641,000	$282		$699,000	$304		$627,000	$265
Interest on Debt:	$626,000	$276		$557,000	$242		$501,000	$211

Total Salary:	$12,466,000	$5,487		$12,476,000	$5,420		$12,633,000	$5,330
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$9,224,000	$4,060	74.0%	$9,222,000	$4,006	73.9%	$9,437,000	$3,982	74.7%
Other Salary:	$3,242,000	$1,427	26.0%	$3,254,000	$1,414	26.1%	$3,196,000	$1,349	25.3%
Total Benefit:	$3,248,000	$1,430		$3,109,000	$1,351		$3,173,000	$1,339
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,373,000	$1,044	73.1%	$2,260,000	$982	72.7%	$2,348,000	$991	74.0%
Other Benefit:	$875,000	$385	26.9%	$849,000	$369	27.3%	$825,000	$348	26.0%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	63.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	36.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	22.0%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	22.9%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	25.4%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	16.9%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	12.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,725.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,654.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$42,920.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$50,893.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$50,947.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$52,666.0

* Dassel-Cokato 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.