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Grand Rapids Public School District

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Grand Rapids Public School District is located in north Minnesota. Grand Rapids Public School District has 1,783.94 square miles of land area and 174.61 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Grand Rapids Public School District population is 27,796. Grand Rapids Public School District median household income is $49,072 in 2010-2014. Grand Rapids Public School District median house value is $163,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Grand Rapids Public School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (223 out of 321, bottom 31%) Elementary/Middle School: (234 out of 332, bottom 30%)* Rank: #245
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	15
Population	27,796 (2010-2014), rank #50
Population Growth	3.59% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	14.19/sq mi, rank #243
Median Household Income:	$49,072 at 2010-2014—2.33% increase since 2005-2009, rank #227
Median House Price:	$163,000 at 2010-2014—3.62% increase since 2005-2009, rank #127
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	1,783.94 sq mi, rank #3
Water Area:	174.61 sq mi (8.92%), rank #6
State:	Minnesota
County:	Itasca County
City:	Grand Rapids, Hill City, Swan River, Floodwood, Warba, Bovey, Squaw Lake, Bigfork, Marcell, Jacobson, Wirt, Northome, Cook, Effie, Blackduck, Max, Spring Lake, Pengilly, La Prairie, Cohasset, Deer River, Side Lake, Nashwauk, Coleraine
Zip:	55744, 55748, 55784, 55736, 55793, 55709, 56681, 56628, 56657, 55752, 56688, 56661, 55723, 56639, 56630, 56659, 56680, 55775, 55721, 56636, 55781, 55769, 55722
Area:	Duluth, MN-WI;Bemidji, MN

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Grand Rapids Public School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

820 Nw 1st Ave

Grand Rapids MN, 55744, Itasca County

Phone: 218-327-5704

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,970	3,959	3,863	3,864	3,826	3,813	3,775
English Language Learner Students:	2	2	0	0	0	0	3
Total Teachers:	219.30	212.60	212.42	210.18	210.06	211.10	206.50
Prekindergarten:	5.20	4.70	4.70	4.77	6.67	6.70	7.20
Kindergarten:	14.37	15.57	14.50	14.73	12.00	12.00	11.80
Elementary:	91.17	87.64	86.16	84.05	88.30	86.60	86.90
Secondary:	106.22	103.61	106.08	105.65	102.12	104.80	99.60
Ungraded:	2.34	1.08	0.98	0.98	0.97	1.00	1.00
Total Other Staff:	258.66	262.97	256.12	258.70	251.36	238.20	240.40
Instructional Aides:	73.33	72.07	67.53	72.49	68.61	59.10	59.80
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.17	3.34	2.67	2.00	2.50	2.00	2.90
Total Guidance Counselors:	6.67	6.50	6.50	5.67	6.67	6.70	6.70
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	5.67	5.50	5.50	5.67	5.67	5.70	5.70
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.17	0.93	1.00	1.00	1.20
Library/Media Support:	5.19	4.32	4.74	5.52	5.67	6.20	7.70
District Administrators:	11.33	12.16	9.33	9.73	9.36	9.00	9.00
District Administrative Support:	12.08	12.21	12.68	13.19	14.19	15.40	13.10
School Administrators:	9.00	9.00	10.00	10.00	9.40	9.40	10.10
School Administrative Support:	16.34	17.05	17.40	16.20	17.15	14.80	13.90
Student Support Services:	42.51	43.33	42.26	41.80	35.76	36.40	35.70
Other Support Services:	80.04	82.99	82.84	81.17	81.05	78.20	80.30
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.10	18.62	18.19	18.38	18.21	18.06	18.28

Schools

Bigfork Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 6	100 Huskie Blvd, Bigfork MN 56628
Bigfork Secondary	Grade 7 to Grade 12	100 Huskie Blvd, Bigfork MN 56628
Cohasset Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 4	450 Columbus Ave, Cohasset MN 55721
Forest Lake Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 4	715 Nw 7th Ave, Grand Rapids MN 55744
Grand Rapids Area Learning Center	Grade 8 to Grade 12	409 Se 13th St, Grand Rapids MN 55744
Grand Rapids Early Childhood Center	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	1217 Se 2nd Ave, Grand Rapids MN 55744
Grand Rapids Senior High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	800 Conifer Dr Nw, Grand Rapids MN 55744
Itaskin Education Center	Kindergarten to Grade 12	1880 River Rd, Grand Rapids MN 55744
Middle Area Learning Center	Grade 5 to Grade 8	1000 Ne 8th Ave, Grand Rapids MN 55744
Murphy Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 4	822 Ne 5th Ave, Grand Rapids MN 55744
Northland Educational Center	Grade 6 to Grade 12	510 Se 13th St, Grand Rapids MN 55744
Robert J. Elkington Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	1000 Ne 8th Ave, Grand Rapids MN 55744
Southwest Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 4	601 Sw 7th St, Grand Rapids MN 55744
Thistledew: Alice O'brien School	Grade 6 to Grade 12	62741 County Rd 551, Cook MN 55723
Thistledew: Wilderness Endeavors	Grade 6 to Grade 12	62741 County Rd 551, Cook MN 55723

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83.9%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	62.9%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	64.9%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	66.4%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76.1%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	70.2%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76.1%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	76.7%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	76.2%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	29.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	30.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	28.4%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	31.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	29.2%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	36.2%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	34.9%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	48%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69.2%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	61.8%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76.3%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75.3%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74.2%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80.8%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.6%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.3%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.8%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.2%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.5%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.9%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.1%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.1%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.6%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.7%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	70.6%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	66.9%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	66.2%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75.8%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.2%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67.3%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.6%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.7%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	80.7%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	73.7%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77.4%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	65.4%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	63.5%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	60.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	61.3%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.3%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.5%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.7%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.5%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.7%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.9%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.5%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.2%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	31.5%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	34.5%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	67.9%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	84.7%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	77.8%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	57.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	62.5%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	55.9%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	56.6%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	58.7%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69.9%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67.9%	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.9%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.5%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.7%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.5%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	67.4%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	78.3%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	57.7%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	57.2%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	65.8%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	64.8%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	62.4%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.4%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.7%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	63%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	61%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.8%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	63.6%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.2%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.3%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	58.7%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	52.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	40.6%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	58%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	51.8%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	64.6%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	54.2%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	59.7%	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	62.7%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	65%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.5%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.7%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	50.5%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	36.3%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	48.2%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	55.7%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	73.6%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79.1%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	43.5%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	47.2%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	49.7%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	61.1%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	91.5%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	90.1%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	89.6%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	89.5%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	58.5%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	60.3%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.7%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	72.5%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	56.1%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	53.8%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	68%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	74.3%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	60.7%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	35.2%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	48.9%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	55.3%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	58.3%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	60.3%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	41.2%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	42.6%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	41.4%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	58.8%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	43.3%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	56.4%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	43.6%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	50.2%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	34.3%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	51%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	47.3%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	54.4%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	33.5%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	45.2%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$49,112,000	$12,713		$47,782,000	$12,366		$45,459,000	$11,882
Federal:	$3,836,000	$993	7.8%	$2,905,000	$752	6.1%	$5,803,000	$1,517	12.8%
State:	$30,353,000	$7,857	61.8%	$29,777,000	$7,706	62.3%	$27,306,000	$7,137	60.1%
Local:	$14,923,000	$3,863	30.4%	$15,100,000	$3,908	31.6%	$12,350,000	$3,228	27.2%
Total Expenditures:	$44,076,000	$11,410		$45,177,000	$11,692		$42,948,000	$11,225
Total Current Expenditures:	$37,016,000	$9,582		$35,822,000	$9,271		$35,366,000	$9,244
Instructional Expenditures:	$25,000,000	$6,472	67.5%	$24,106,000	$6,239	67.3%	$24,097,000	$6,298	68.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,874,000	$485	5.1%	$1,885,000	$488	5.3%	$1,713,000	$448	4.8%
Administration:	$3,306,000	$856	8.9%	$3,182,000	$823	8.9%	$3,330,000	$870	9.4%
Operations, Food, Other:	$6,836,000	$1,770	18.5%	$6,649,000	$1,721	18.6%	$6,226,000	$1,627	17.6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$4,111,000	$1,064		$5,827,000	$1,508		$3,710,000	$970
Construction:	$1,218,000	$315		$4,017,000	$1,040		$1,370,000	$358
Total Other:	$805,000	$208		$821,000	$212		$854,000	$223
Interest on Debt:	$1,054,000	$273		$1,204,000	$312		$1,282,000	$335

Total Salary:	$23,081,000	$5,975		$22,684,000	$5,871		$22,670,000	$5,925
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$16,507,000	$4,273	71.5%	$16,177,000	$4,187	71.3%	$16,194,000	$4,233	71.4%
Other Salary:	$6,574,000	$1,702	28.5%	$6,507,000	$1,684	28.7%	$6,476,000	$1,693	28.6%
Total Benefit:	$8,458,000	$2,189		$7,978,000	$2,065		$7,642,000	$1,997
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$6,076,000	$1,573	71.8%	$5,769,000	$1,493	72.3%	$5,314,000	$1,389	69.5%
Other Benefit:	$2,382,000	$617	28.2%	$2,209,000	$572	27.7%	$2,328,000	$608	30.5%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	63.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	36.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	21.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	1.9%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	10.0%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	36.9%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	33.8%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	17.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$58,011.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,173.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$53,872.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$58,144.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$59,745.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$58,878.0

* Grand Rapids 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.