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Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Public School District

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Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Public School District is located in southwest Minnesota. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Public School District has 244.06 square miles of land area and 5.03 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Public School District population is 2,726. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Public School District median household income is $53,365 in 2010-2014. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Public School District median house value is $123,200 in 2010-2014. On average, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Public School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (229 out of 321, bottom 29%) Elementary/Middle School: (104 out of 332, top 31%)* Rank: #174
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	2,726 (2010-2014), rank #253
Population Growth	-1.20% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	10.94/sq mi, rank #270
Median Household Income:	$53,365 at 2010-2014—19.29% increase since 2005-2009, rank #162
Median House Price:	$123,200 at 2010-2014—14.07% increase since 2005-2009, rank #211
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	244.06 sq mi, rank #105
Water Area:	5.03 sq mi (2.02%), rank #136
State:	Minnesota
County:	Swift County, Kandiyohi County, Chippewa County
City:	Kerkhoven, Murdock, Sunburg, Pennock, Raymond, Maynard
Zip:	56252, 56271, 56289, 56279, 56282, 56260
Area:	Willmar, MN

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Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Public School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

302 15th St North

Kerkhoven MN, 56252, Swift County

Phone: 320-264-1411

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	626	610	575	561	549	551	541
English Language Learner Students:	25	25	24	19	14	13	15
Total Teachers:	43.46	39.11	38.82	37.71	39.84	42.80	43.00
Prekindergarten:	2.03	0.47	1.67	1.24	0.24	0.80	0.80
Kindergarten:	1.00	2.00	1.50	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Elementary:	21.42	18.96	18.02	17.48	18.51	18.40	18.70
Secondary:	18.84	17.11	17.43	17.86	19.09	21.60	21.50
Ungraded:	0.17	0.57	0.20	0.13	0.00	0.00	NA
Total Other Staff:	38.17	31.17	31.59	32.22	34.56	32.00	31.00
Instructional Aides:	15.32	10.24	14.00	11.67	11.99	7.20	6.90
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	0.73	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.50	1.00	0.33	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.50	0.00	0.40	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	1.00	0.66	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	0.58	0.58	0.50	0.38	0.38	0.10	0.10
District Administrators:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.50	1.50	1.50
District Administrative Support:	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.00	1.00	1.50	1.00
School Administrators:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	2.88	2.88	2.38	2.38	2.76	3.10	2.80
Student Support Services:	4.80	4.63	3.35	6.15	5.24	6.80	6.90
Other Support Services:	8.21	6.46	5.59	7.64	8.69	8.80	8.80
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.40	15.60	14.81	14.88	13.78	12.87	12.58

Schools

Kerkhoven Secondary		Grade 7 to Grade 12	302 15th St North, Kerkhoven MN 56252
Murdock Elementary		Prekindergarten to Grade 6	408 Hollis St North, Murdock MN 56271

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77.1%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	63.3%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	42.2%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	66.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	64.8%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86.2%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	75.6%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	55.6%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	70.9%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	28.9%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	29.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	24.4%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	25%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	31.5%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	38.7%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	42.9%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	64.8%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	52.4%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	61.2%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82.2%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90.5%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	63.7%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	55.1%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	58.9%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.6%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.1%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.9%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90.6%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.8%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86.2%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	90.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	92.3%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.1%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84.4%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84.4%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.7%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.4%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.6%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	72.2%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	70.2%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	90.8%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	58%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	43.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	75.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	68.3%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.4%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.3%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.6%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.9%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.5%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60.9%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.7%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90.2%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	34.1%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	42.9%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	41.4%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	64.2%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	63.4%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	73.4%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	93.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	70.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	79.5%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.6%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81.3%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.7%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69.6%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.9%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	59.4%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	59.3%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	54.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	77.8%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	87.5%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	74.3%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	55.2%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	58.3%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	56.8%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68.6%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	57.7%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	58.3%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	40.9%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	63.2%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	65.8%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	46.2%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	58.9%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	52%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	61.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	51.2%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	57.1%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.2%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	42.5%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	40%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	43.2%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	50%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	64.9%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89.7%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	85.4%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	46.2%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	48.6%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	48.4%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	59.5%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	96.8%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	92.7%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	97.2%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	84.8%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	51.6%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	71.9%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	76.7%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	60.8%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	37.7%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	73.8%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.6%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	65.9%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	50%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	51.7%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	71.4%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	59.4%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66.6%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	65.7%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	60.9%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	70%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	60%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	68.3%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	44.2%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	62%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	62%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	46.5%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	54.3%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	63.9%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	56.9%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	37.2%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	28.6%	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:	$6,885,000	$11,974		$6,783,000	$12,091		$6,329,000	$11,528
Federal:	$415,000	$722	6.0%	$487,000	$868	7.2%	$687,000	$1,251	10.9%
State:	$4,763,000	$8,283	69.2%	$4,417,000	$7,873	65.1%	$4,236,000	$7,716	66.9%
Local:	$1,707,000	$2,969	24.8%	$1,879,000	$3,349	27.7%	$1,406,000	$2,561	22.2%
Total Expenditures:	$5,585,000	$9,713		$5,592,000	$9,968		$5,838,000	$10,634
Total Current Expenditures:	$4,909,000	$8,537		$4,918,000	$8,766		$5,035,000	$9,171
Instructional Expenditures:	$2,995,000	$5,209	61.0%	$2,950,000	$5,258	60.0%	$3,098,000	$5,643	61.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$211,000	$367	4.3%	$230,000	$410	4.7%	$235,000	$428	4.7%
Administration:	$514,000	$894	10.5%	$486,000	$866	9.9%	$557,000	$1,015	11.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,189,000	$2,068	24.2%	$1,252,000	$2,232	25.5%	$1,145,000	$2,086	22.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$325,000	$565		$264,000	$471		$471,000	$858
Construction:	$132,000	$230		$149,000	$266		$429,000	$781
Total Other:	$255,000	$443		$230,000	$410		$191,000	$348
Interest on Debt:	$21,000	$37		$93,000	$166		$85,000	$155

Total Salary:	$3,015,000	$5,243		$3,007,000	$5,360		$3,147,000	$5,732
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$2,142,000	$3,725	71.0%	$2,116,000	$3,772	70.4%	$2,293,000	$4,177	72.9%
Other Salary:	$873,000	$1,518	29.0%	$891,000	$1,588	29.6%	$854,000	$1,556	27.1%
Total Benefit:	$646,000	$1,123		$680,000	$1,212		$730,000	$1,330
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$480,000	$835	74.3%	$490,000	$873	72.1%	$516,000	$940	70.7%
Other Benefit:	$166,000	$289	25.7%	$190,000	$339	27.9%	$214,000	$390	29.3%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	76.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	24.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	21.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	12.0%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	16.0%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	20.0%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	20.0%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	32.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,648.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$29,190.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$38,685.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$45,437.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$52,593.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$47,968.0

* Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 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.