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Ely Public School District

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Ely Public School District is located in northeast Minnesota. Ely Public School District has 216.63 square miles of land area and 32.94 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Ely Public School District population is 5,081. Ely Public School District median household income is $41,996 in 2010-2014. Ely Public School District median house value is $126,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Ely Public School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (176 out of 321, bottom 45%) Elementary/Middle School: (187 out of 332, bottom 44%)* Rank: #197
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	5,081 (2010-2014), rank #184
Population Growth	-2.79% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	20.36/sq mi, rank #194
Median Household Income:	$41,996 at 2010-2014—13.47% increase since 2005-2009, rank #296
Median House Price:	$126,000 at 2010-2014—-1.25% increase since 2005-2009, rank #204
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	216.63 sq mi, rank #125
Water Area:	32.94 sq mi (13.20%), rank #29
State:	Minnesota
County:	Saint Louis County
City:	Winton, Ely, Babbitt
Zip:	55731, 55706
Area:	Duluth, MN-WI

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Ely Public School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

600 East Harvey St

Ely MN, 55731, Saint Louis County

Phone: 218-365-6166

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	562	560	547	559	540	568	555
English Language Learner Students:	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	35.89	35.08	33.88	32.82	32.73	31.90	34.90
Prekindergarten:	0.56	0.56	0.66	1.36	1.36	1.10	1.10
Kindergarten:	2.00	3.00	2.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Elementary:	15.81	15.36	15.69	15.33	15.68	14.50	15.70
Secondary:	16.19	14.83	14.20	12.80	13.89	12.80	17.10
Ungraded:	1.33	1.33	1.33	1.33	0.80	2.50	NA
Total Other Staff:	34.01	35.76	32.96	33.25	32.44	34.00	35.80
Instructional Aides:	10.94	10.77	8.81	8.53	7.70	7.30	8.80
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.63	1.80	0.23	0.22	0.33	0.30	0.30
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.50	0.50	1.00	0.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.50	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.50	0.50	1.00	0.50	0.50	1.00	0.80
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.67	0.83	0.83	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.30	0.50
District Administrators:	1.83	1.66	1.78	0.88	1.48	1.50	1.60
District Administrative Support:	2.85	2.85	2.85	2.85	2.85	2.90	2.90
School Administrators:	1.50	0.57	2.00	2.50	2.50	1.50	1.50
School Administrative Support:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.50	2.50
Student Support Services:	3.35	4.04	3.30	3.66	4.09	5.10	4.70
Other Support Services:	8.99	9.99	9.91	10.86	9.74	10.60	11.20
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.66	15.96	16.15	17.03	16.50	17.81	15.90

Schools

Memorial High School	Grade 7 to Grade 12	600 East Harvey St, Ely MN 55731
Memorial Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	600 East Harvey St, Ely MN 55731
Washington Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	600 East Harvey St, Ely MN 55731

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	85.4%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79.5%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	58%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	69.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	69.4%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87.5%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	74.4%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	71.8%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	75.6%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	79.2%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	38.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	22.8%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	48.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	40.4%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	40.8%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	23.2%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	45.9%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	78.3%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	67.2%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76.7%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84.2%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82.9%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77.8%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.2%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.1%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.3%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94.8%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.1%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71.8%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.2%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	65.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	81.6%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.3%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.6%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69.4%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	60%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77.7%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	65.8%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	69.1%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	34.7%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	48.5%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78.1%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.5%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.4%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.6%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.7%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.2%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.1%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	34.2%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	57.8%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	73.1%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	63%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	73%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	36%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	43.2%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	70.3%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	66.6%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.9%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77.8%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.8%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.6%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	75.4%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	64.4%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	45.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	44.2%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	40%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	58.1%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83.5%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.9%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	43.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	52.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	55.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.4%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.7%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	41.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	32.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	42.8%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	51.3%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	42.5%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	52.1%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.3%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.6%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.8%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	59.4%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	46.9%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	52%	51.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87.5%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81.4%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	74.4%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	59.6%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	51%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	30.2%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	67.6%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	80%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	79.5%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	100%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	82.1%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	75.7%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	58.7%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79.5%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80.6%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.2%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	52.8%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	71.1%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	65%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	65%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.6%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	60%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	44.9%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	53.2%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	57.2%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	64.3%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	70.8%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	50%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	56.3%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	41.6%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	71.1%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	72.1%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	57.5%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	45.5%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	44.4%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	67.6%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66.7%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	57.9%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	50%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$6,365,000	$11,636		$7,237,000	$12,946		$6,327,000	$11,717
Federal:	$436,000	$797	6.8%	$705,000	$1,261	9.7%	$803,000	$1,487	12.7%
State:	$4,078,000	$7,455	64.1%	$3,987,000	$7,132	55.1%	$3,611,000	$6,687	57.1%
Local:	$1,851,000	$3,384	29.1%	$2,545,000	$4,553	35.2%	$1,913,000	$3,543	30.2%
Total Expenditures:	$9,849,000	$18,005		$7,357,000	$13,161		$6,399,000	$11,850
Total Current Expenditures:	$6,223,000	$11,377		$5,955,000	$10,653		$5,754,000	$10,656
Instructional Expenditures:	$3,664,000	$6,698	58.9%	$3,617,000	$6,470	60.7%	$3,755,000	$6,954	65.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$649,000	$1,186	10.4%	$377,000	$674	6.3%	$274,000	$507	4.8%
Administration:	$757,000	$1,384	12.2%	$705,000	$1,261	11.8%	$702,000	$1,300	12.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,153,000	$2,108	18.5%	$1,256,000	$2,247	21.1%	$1,023,000	$1,894	17.8%
Total Capital Outlay:	$3,063,000	$5,600		$1,007,000	$1,801		$334,000	$619
Construction:	$2,086,000	$3,814		$607,000	$1,086		$138,000	$256
Total Other:	$125,000	$229		$94,000	$168		$94,000	$174
Interest on Debt:	$170,000	$311		$134,000	$240		$80,000	$148

Total Salary:	$3,404,000	$6,223		$3,237,000	$5,791		$3,280,000	$6,074
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$2,118,000	$3,872	62.2%	$2,132,000	$3,814	65.9%	$2,157,000	$3,994	65.8%
Other Salary:	$1,286,000	$2,351	37.8%	$1,105,000	$1,977	34.1%	$1,123,000	$2,080	34.2%
Total Benefit:	$1,451,000	$2,653		$1,463,000	$2,617		$1,484,000	$2,748
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,090,000	$1,993	75.1%	$1,099,000	$1,966	75.1%	$1,153,000	$2,135	77.7%
Other Benefit:	$361,000	$660	24.9%	$364,000	$651	24.9%	$331,000	$613	22.3%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	61.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	38.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	19.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	15.4%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	42.3%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	19.2%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	15.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$51,751.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$40,703.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$56,002.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$54,713.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$55,898.0

* Ely Public School District was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.