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Medford Public School District

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Medford Public School District is located in south Minnesota. Medford Public School District has 74.74 square miles of land area and 0.10 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Medford Public School District population is 3,303. Medford Public School District median household income is $62,250 in 2010-2014. Medford Public School District median house value is $170,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Medford Public School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (185 out of 321, bottom 42%) Elementary/Middle School: (267 out of 332, bottom 20%)* Rank: #241
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	3,303 (2010-2014), rank #237
Population Growth	3.38% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	44.13/sq mi, rank #122
Median Household Income:	$62,250 at 2010-2014—1.72% increase since 2005-2009, rank #77
Median House Price:	$170,800 at 2010-2014—-4.95% increase since 2005-2009, rank #102
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	74.74 sq mi, rank #283
Water Area:	0.10 sq mi (0.13%), rank #305
State:	Minnesota
County:	Waseca County, Steele County, Rice County
City:	Waseca, Morristown, Owatonna, West Concord, Medford, Faribault
Zip:	56093, 55052, 55060, 55985, 55049, 55021
Area:	Faribault-Northfield, MN;Owatonna, MN

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Medford Public School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

750 2nd Ave Se

Medford MN, 55049, Steele County

Phone: 507-451-5250

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	867	878	874	853	789	764	763
English Language Learner Students:	0	42	24	17	17	16	14
Total Teachers:	54.81	56.62	51.03	50.19	49.84	52.10	48.70
Prekindergarten:	0.67	0.67	0.67	0.67	0.67	1.00	0.70
Kindergarten:	3.37	3.37	3.43	3.43	3.00	3.00	3.00
Elementary:	26.64	26.85	25.48	25.44	25.85	27.30	25.70
Secondary:	23.96	25.56	21.28	20.48	20.15	20.70	19.10
Ungraded:	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.10	0.20
Total Other Staff:	33.60	28.32	28.71	29.42	30.86	39.10	40.30
Instructional Aides:	13.68	11.92	11.06	9.30	9.28	8.40	6.70
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.11	1.11	1.34	1.17	1.17	1.10	0.60
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	0.20
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.80
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	2.14	2.14	2.14	2.14	1.26	1.30	0.90
District Administrators:	1.28	0.92	0.50	0.50	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	3.01	3.01	3.01	2.88	2.88	2.90	2.90
School Administrators:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	1.81	1.53	1.53	1.68	1.08	2.10	2.10
Student Support Services:	6.64	4.29	5.73	3.85	4.68	7.00	5.80
Other Support Services:	0.93	0.40	0.40	4.90	5.51	11.30	16.30
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.82	15.51	17.13	17.00	15.83	14.66	15.67

Schools

Medford Elementary		Prekindergarten to Grade 6	750 2nd Ave Se, Medford MN 55049
Medford Secondary		Grade 7 to Grade 12	750 2nd Ave Se, Medford MN 55049

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	74.3%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89.2%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	55.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	60.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	66%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72.9%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83.9%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77.3%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	72.9%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	68%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	23.2%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	10.5%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	34.9%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	47.5%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	43.8%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	45.6%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	43.4%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	51.8%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76.5%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76.8%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86.5%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.6%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.8%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.3%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71.9%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.2%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.3%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.4%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	58.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	63.5%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	59.6%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	76.8%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	57.1%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.2%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.7%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.7%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84.1%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78.1%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78.1%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	73.3%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	44.6%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	53.4%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	45.3%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	44.4%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.9%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.9%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.5%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.3%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	58.4%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.2%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.4%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.5%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	36.5%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	48%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	65.8%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	76.2%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	79.9%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	49%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	51.9%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	55.2%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	56.8%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	62.6%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64.2%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	68%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.7%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60.2%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	82.6%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	65.9%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	44.1%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	52.6%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	56.7%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	62.1%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.7%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.8%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	49.1%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.7%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	57.4%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	57.4%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.1%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	64.7%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	53.2%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	43.9%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56.3%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.5%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	56.3%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	59.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	55.4%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	60.4%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	44.6%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	22.7%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	40%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	42.4%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76.3%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87.5%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77.4%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	67.5%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	56.1%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	64.9%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	50.9%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	95%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	94.4%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	97%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	81.0%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	63.9%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	68.6%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.9%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	57.2%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	57.8%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	66.7%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	62.5%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	48.6%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	36.8%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	55.4%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	48.5%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.6%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72.2%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	27.8%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	52.7%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	72.2%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.6%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	37%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	40.9%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	42.1%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	39.3%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	46.1%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	46.4%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	43%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	27%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	44.6%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$8,164,000	$9,341		$7,954,000	$9,325		$7,729,000	$9,796
Federal:	$473,000	$541	5.8%	$346,000	$406	4.4%	$753,000	$954	9.7%
State:	$5,920,000	$6,773	72.5%	$5,742,000	$6,732	72.2%	$4,843,000	$6,138	62.7%
Local:	$1,771,000	$2,026	21.7%	$1,866,000	$2,188	23.5%	$2,133,000	$2,703	27.6%
Total Expenditures:	$7,582,000	$8,675		$7,811,000	$9,157		$7,611,000	$9,646
Total Current Expenditures:	$6,652,000	$7,611		$6,114,000	$7,168		$5,951,000	$7,542
Instructional Expenditures:	$4,361,000	$4,990	65.6%	$3,945,000	$4,625	64.5%	$3,767,000	$4,774	63.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$239,000	$273	3.6%	$215,000	$252	3.5%	$225,000	$285	3.8%
Administration:	$676,000	$773	10.2%	$658,000	$771	10.8%	$777,000	$985	13.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,376,000	$1,574	20.7%	$1,296,000	$1,519	21.2%	$1,182,000	$1,498	19.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$174,000	$199		$203,000	$238		$209,000	$265
Construction:	$44,000	$50		$27,000	$32		$107,000	$136
Total Other:	$179,000	$205		$188,000	$220		$193,000	$245
Interest on Debt:	$565,000	$646		$1,286,000	$1,508		$1,245,000	$1,578

Total Salary:	$3,603,000	$4,122		$3,419,000	$4,008		$3,450,000	$4,373
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$2,908,000	$3,327	80.7%	$2,629,000	$3,082	76.9%	$2,548,000	$3,229	73.9%
Other Salary:	$695,000	$795	19.3%	$790,000	$926	23.1%	$902,000	$1,143	26.1%
Total Benefit:	$1,334,000	$1,526		$1,262,000	$1,479		$1,230,000	$1,559
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,080,000	$1,236	81.0%	$1,003,000	$1,176	79.5%	$954,000	$1,209	77.6%
Other Benefit:	$254,000	$291	19.0%	$259,000	$304	20.5%	$276,000	$350	22.4%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	90.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	10.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	40.0%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	36.7%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	10.0%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	10.0%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$36,377.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,422.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$34,967.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$38,489.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$50,969.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA

* Medford 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.