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Minden Public Schools

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Minden Public Schools is located in southeast Nebraska. Minden Public Schools has 350.72 square miles of land area and 0.08 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Minden Public Schools population is 4,517. Minden Public Schools median household income is $56,762 in 2010-2014. Minden Public Schools median house value is $91,100 in 2010-2014. On average, Minden Public Schools is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (94 out of 218, top 43%) Elementary/Middle School: (137 out of 243, bottom 44%)* Rank: #134
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	4,517 (2010-2014), rank #58
Population Growth	16.99% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	12.88/sq mi, rank #100
Median Household Income:	$56,762 at 2010-2014—23.98% increase since 2005-2009, rank #58
Median House Price:	$91,100 at 2010-2014—-2.57% increase since 2005-2009, rank #123
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	350.72 sq mi, rank #59
Water Area:	0.08 sq mi (0.02%), rank #216
State:	Nebraska
County:	Kearney County, Franklin County, Adams County
City:	Minden, Axtell, Kearney, Gibbon, Heartwell, Norman, Upland, Riverton, Campbell, Holstein
Zip:	68959, 68924, 68847, 68840, 68945, 68981, 68972, 68932, 68950
Area:	Kearney, NE;Hastings, NE

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Minden Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

520 West 3rd

Minden NE, 68959, Kearney County

Phone: 308-832-2440

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	778	770	772	793	779	783	825
English Language Learner Students:	8	5	10	12	12	6	10
Total Teachers:	61.56	61.48	61.21	61.11	62.13	60.90	60.90
Prekindergarten:	1.00	1.00	NA	1.00	1.00	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	NA	2.00	2.00	NA	NA
Elementary:	37.55	38.43	38.38	34.31	36.00	37.90	36.90
Secondary:	23.01	22.05	22.83	23.80	23.13	23.00	24.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.00
Total Other Staff:	61.49	60.38	63.22	65.12	65.22	63.70	65.50
Instructional Aides:	18.50	18.44	20.00	20.00	18.81	19.00	19.80
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.99	1.99	1.99	1.99	2.00	2.00	2.40
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.40
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.99	0.99	0.99	0.99	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	3.00	3.00	2.75	2.75	2.75	3.00	3.00
Library/Media Support:	0.85	0.85	1.64	1.64	1.64	1.00	1.00
District Administrators:	2.00	2.85	2.85	1.85	1.85	2.90	1.90
District Administrative Support:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	5.40
School Administrators:	3.40	3.15	3.15	3.15	3.15	3.20	3.10
School Administrative Support:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.38	3.38	3.40	NA
Student Support Services:	4.60	3.00	4.00	4.15	4.25	3.00	3.00
Other Support Services:	22.15	22.10	21.84	24.21	25.39	24.20	25.90
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.64	12.52	12.61	12.98	12.54	12.86	13.55

Schools

C L Jones Middle School	Grade 4 to Grade 8	520 West 3rd, Minden NE 68959
Minden East Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 3	123 North Minden Ave, Minden NE 68959
Minden High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	325 North Yates, Minden NE 68959
Minden Public School Pre-School	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	427 North Park St, Minden NE 68959

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
NeSA Test
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	97.62	94.61
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	103.30	95.59
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	115.02	100.24
2010	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	104.20	100.61
2011	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	111.27	101.96
2012	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	103.41	101.98
2013	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	116.02	105.71
2012	Science	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	104.19	98.81
2013	Science	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	106.18	102.88
2012	Writing	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	47.77	44.32
2013	Writing	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	46.83	44.65
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	94.10	103.49
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	92.84	107.84
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	105.50	110.06
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	102.98	101.01
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	105.08	104.41
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	100.02	108.66
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	111.06	111.04
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	98.05	102.64
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	99.65	106.36
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	102.71	108.63
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	102.33	103.84
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	96.78	109.01
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	97.75	111.62
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	106.14	114.70
2013	Writing	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	37.45	43.59
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	114.34	102.67
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	100.71	108.48
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	102.95	108.93
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	115.04	101.08
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	115.00	107.65
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	99.94	114.26
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	110.25	118.18
2012	Science	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	92.63	101.12
2013	Science	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	112.60	104.29
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	120.21	100.35
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	110.79	106.09
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	97.45	106.35
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	103.97	101.38
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	122.88	108.81
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	118.90	112.59
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	107.35	115.06
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	103.46	98.68
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	118.27	103.91
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	118.11	105.64
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	127.65	104.30
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	122.11	110.38
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	131.21	115.94
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	139.85	121.73
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	100.43	97.89
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	98.18	99.25
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	112.86	102.15
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	113.32	102.43
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	109.70	106.08
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	102.24	108.89
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	126.88	115.20
2012	Science	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	109.34	99.80
2013	Science	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	119.32	102.54
2012	Writing	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	40.61	44.19
2013	Writing	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	46.06	44.89

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$10,360,000	$13,420		$10,331,000	$13,028		$9,670,000	$12,413
Federal:	$553,000	$716	5.3%	$1,036,000	$1,306	10.0%	$846,000	$1,086	8.7%
State:	$1,014,000	$1,313	9.8%	$1,604,000	$2,023	15.5%	$1,690,000	$2,169	17.5%
Local:	$8,793,000	$11,390	84.9%	$7,691,000	$9,699	74.4%	$7,134,000	$9,158	73.8%
Total Expenditures:	$8,880,000	$11,503		$8,367,000	$10,551		$8,478,000	$10,883
Total Current Expenditures:	$8,764,000	$11,352		$8,205,000	$10,347		$8,137,000	$10,445
Instructional Expenditures:	$5,756,000	$7,456	65.7%	$5,568,000	$7,021	67.9%	$5,359,000	$6,879	65.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$586,000	$759	6.7%	$454,000	$573	5.5%	$580,000	$745	7.1%
Administration:	$891,000	$1,154	10.2%	$797,000	$1,005	9.7%	$757,000	$972	9.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,531,000	$1,983	17.5%	$1,386,000	$1,748	16.9%	$1,441,000	$1,850	17.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$91,000	$118		$132,000	$166		$104,000	$134
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$25,000	$32		$30,000	$38		$37,000	$47

Total Salary:	$4,968,000	$6,435		$4,640,000	$5,851		$4,846,000	$6,221
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$3,653,000	$4,732	73.5%	$3,398,000	$4,285	73.2%	$3,491,000	$4,481	72.0%
Other Salary:	$1,315,000	$1,703	26.5%	$1,242,000	$1,566	26.8%	$1,355,000	$1,739	28.0%
Total Benefit:	$1,816,000	$2,352		$1,816,000	$2,290		$1,795,000	$2,304
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,333,000	$1,727	73.4%	$1,370,000	$1,728	75.4%	$1,332,000	$1,710	74.2%
Other Benefit:	$483,000	$626	26.6%	$446,000	$562	24.6%	$463,000	$594	25.8%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	58.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	41.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	19.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	8.9%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	10.7%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	37.5%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	26.8%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	16.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,574.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,672.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$36,324.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$42,434.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$43,559.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$45,264.0

* Minden Public Schools was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.