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W.h.a. Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
301 4 Th St
Walker, MN 56484
Phone
(218) 547-4261
District
WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY SCHL. DIST
County
CASS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
429
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Minnesota

2

(10 is best)

Better than 15.9% of all MN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

W.h.a. Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
32%
52%
18%
45%
46%
59%
32%
52%
18%
45%
46%
59%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
51%
20%
45%
42%
56%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
12
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 32 7.5%
Kindergarten 57 13.3%
Grade 1 58 13.5%
Grade 2 54 12.6%
Grade 3 51 11.9%
Grade 4 65 15.2%
Grade 5 55 12.8%
Grade 6 57 13.3%
Total 429 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 65.7% 69.7% 66.9%
Black 0.3% 0.4% 12.5%
Hispanic 4.4% 3.6% 11.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.3% 7.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 29.4% 26.0% 2.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 45.5% 41.4% 31.4%
Free lunch eligible 42.7% 38.2% 25.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.8% 3.2% 5.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 7,034 5,717,184
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 15.6 71
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.7% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 12.9% 19.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 19.6% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 30.2% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 33.7% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,248 2,256,126
Single Parent Households With Children 7.1% 7.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.9% 93.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.6% 38.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.7% 22.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.1% 19.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.3% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.6% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.2% 13.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.9% 8.8%
$15,000 or less 10.3% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,140 $7,001,240 47.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $443 $339,338 2.3%
Staff $324 $248,184 1.7%
General Administration $811 $621,226 4.2%
School Administration $424 $324,784 2.2%
Operation $1,150 $880,900 6.0%
Transportation $915 $700,890 4.7%
Other $433 $331,678 2.2%
Total Support $4,500 $3,447,000 23.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,680 $4,350,880 29.4%
Total Expenditures $19,320 $14,799,120 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,905 $7,755,960,452 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $418 $363,966,570 2.3%
Staff $651 $567,318,922 3.6%
General Administration $433 $377,476,006 2.4%
School Administration $553 $482,069,568 3.1%
Operation $895 $779,165,160 5.0%
Transportation $802 $698,249,966 4.5%
Other $317 $276,455,586 1.8%
Total Support $4,070 $3,544,679,184 22.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,020 $4,372,647,761 27.9%
Total Expenditures $17,995 $15,673,352,758 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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