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Lancaster Public School District

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Lancaster Public School District is located in northwest Minnesota. Lancaster Public School District has 322.36 square miles of land area and 0.70 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Lancaster Public School District population is 874. Lancaster Public School District median household income is $46,705 in 2010-2014. Lancaster Public School District median house value is $69,400 in 2010-2014. On average, Lancaster Public School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (150 out of 321, top 47%) Elementary/Middle School: (24 out of 332, top 7%)* Rank: #81
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	874 (2010-2014), rank #319
Population Growth	11.76% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	2.71/sq mi, rank #322
Median Household Income:	$46,705 at 2010-2014—-13.11% increase since 2005-2009, rank #252
Median House Price:	$69,400 at 2010-2014—3.74% increase since 2005-2009, rank #322
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	322.36 sq mi, rank #62
Water Area:	0.70 sq mi (0.22%), rank #254
State:	Minnesota
County:	Kittson County
City:	Hallock, Lancaster, Lake Bronson
Zip:	56728, 56735, 56734

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Lancaster Public School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

401 Central Ave South

Lancaster MN, 56735, Kittson County

Phone: 218-762-5400

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	157	160	159	169	178	196	191
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	18.04	18.69	18.71	18.36	19.53	19.40	19.40
Prekindergarten:	0.86	0.96	0.70	0.54	0.97	1.00	0.80
Kindergarten:	0.60	0.60	0.60	0.60	0.60	0.60	0.60
Elementary:	7.02	8.19	8.19	8.19	8.19	8.20	8.20
Secondary:	8.20	8.58	8.96	8.77	9.51	9.30	9.50
Ungraded:	1.36	0.36	0.26	0.26	0.26	0.30	0.30
Total Other Staff:	16.01	16.16	15.49	15.43	16.51	16.80	17.30
Instructional Aides:	5.75	5.76	5.39	5.03	5.63	5.60	6.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.33	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	0.50	0.53	0.53	0.53	0.53	0.50	0.50
District Administrative Support:	1.95	1.95	1.95	1.95	2.33	2.30	2.30
School Administrators:	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50
School Administrative Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Student Support Services:	2.10	2.07	1.77	2.07	2.17	2.20	2.20
Other Support Services:	4.88	4.85	4.85	4.85	4.85	5.20	5.30
Student-Teacher Ratio:	8.70	8.56	8.50	9.20	9.11	10.10	9.85

Schools

Lancaster Elementary		Prekindergarten to Grade 6	401 Central Ave South, Lancaster MN 56735
Lancaster Secondary		Grade 7 to Grade 12	401 Central Ave South, Lancaster MN 56735

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84.4%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	99.9%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	61%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	85.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	73.3%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84.6%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	60%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	91.6%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	64.2%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	42.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	25.1%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	25%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	33.3%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	38.5%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	13.4%	42.5%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85.6%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	56.2%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85.6%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	95.4%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83.4%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	99.8%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	56.2%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.2%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.8%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.4%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.7%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.3%	78.5%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91.6%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	100%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86.4%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	100%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	100%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91.6%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	100%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.9%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93.8%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.3%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.7%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89.4%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	99.9%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	91.6%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	68.7%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	81.8%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	93.4%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95.5%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85.7%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.8%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.5%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.6%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	100%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	100%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90.9%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	100%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	100%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90.9%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	71.4%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	40%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	62.9%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	49.9%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	83.2%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	83.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	73.3%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	91.7%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	100%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	90%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83.3%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	60%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	100%	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	93.3%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	100%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.8%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	91.2%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	88.1%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	84.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	78.6%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	47.1%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	50%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	91.2%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.1%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	92.2%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78.5%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	47%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85.7%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	93.4%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84.2%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	100%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	58.7%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	68.8%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	50%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	58.3%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.3%	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66.7%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.3%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.4%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.3%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	54.6%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	53.4%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	76.9%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	53.3%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	92.3%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	66.7%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90%	80.4%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	53.8%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	20%	57.7%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	94.1%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	100%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	100%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	95.5%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	70.1%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.7%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	66.7%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	63.7%	73.3%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	33.3%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.9%	62.3%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	66.7%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	50%	59.8%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	47.4%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66.6%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	28.5%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.3%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	13.3%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	52.2%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83.3%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	100%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	58.3%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	73.4%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$2,341,000	$14,723		$2,341,000	$13,852		$2,350,000	$13,202
Federal:	$118,000	$742	5.0%	$189,000	$1,118	8.1%	$318,000	$1,787	13.5%
State:	$1,805,000	$11,352	77.1%	$1,717,000	$10,160	73.3%	$1,674,000	$9,404	71.2%
Local:	$418,000	$2,629	17.9%	$435,000	$2,574	18.6%	$358,000	$2,011	15.2%
Total Expenditures:	$2,910,000	$18,302		$2,410,000	$14,260		$2,562,000	$14,393
Total Current Expenditures:	$2,217,000	$13,943		$2,178,000	$12,888		$2,221,000	$12,478
Instructional Expenditures:	$1,406,000	$8,843	63.4%	$1,406,000	$8,320	64.6%	$1,453,000	$8,163	65.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$42,000	$264	1.9%	$52,000	$308	2.4%	$50,000	$281	2.3%
Administration:	$301,000	$1,893	13.6%	$270,000	$1,598	12.4%	$284,000	$1,596	12.8%
Operations, Food, Other:	$468,000	$2,943	21.1%	$450,000	$2,663	20.7%	$434,000	$2,438	19.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$508,000	$3,195		$78,000	$462		$179,000	$1,006
Construction:	$354,000	$2,226		$13,000	$77		$65,000	$365
Total Other:	$38,000	$239		$37,000	$219		$38,000	$213
Interest on Debt:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0

Total Salary:	$1,355,000	$8,522		$1,320,000	$7,811		$1,356,000	$7,618
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$924,000	$5,811	68.2%	$920,000	$5,444	69.7%	$955,000	$5,365	70.4%
Other Salary:	$431,000	$2,711	31.8%	$400,000	$2,367	30.3%	$401,000	$2,253	29.6%
Total Benefit:	$381,000	$2,396		$416,000	$2,462		$418,000	$2,348
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$285,000	$1,792	74.8%	$316,000	$1,870	76.0%	$316,000	$1,775	75.6%
Other Benefit:	$96,000	$604	25.2%	$100,000	$592	24.0%	$102,000	$573	24.4%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	92.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	19.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	28.6%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	NA
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	NA
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	21.4%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	28.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,323.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,405.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$43,280.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$43,030.0

* Lancaster Public School District was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.