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Kennedy Community School

Serves grades PK - 8

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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 2018 – 2019 school year [note on school closures TBD].
  • Expenditures: 2018
  • Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually.

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School Overview

Address
1300 Jade Rd
Saint Joseph, MN 56374
Phone
(320) 370-7430
District
ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
STEARNS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
688
Classroom Teachers
47

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Minnesota

5

(10 is best)

Better than 47.0% of all MN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Kennedy Community School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
62%
60%
57%
55%
67%
66%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
47%
60%
42%
56%
52%
64%
47%
60%
42%
56%
52%
64%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
60%
59%
67%
66%
52%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
47%
56%
52%
63%
42%
50%
47%
56%
52%
63%
42%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
60%
55%
67%
57%
52%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
50%
56%
57%
57%
42%
55%
50%
56%
57%
57%
42%
55%
    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
15
15
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 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 70 10.2%
Grade 1 78 11.3%
Grade 2 89 12.9%
Grade 3 72 10.5%
Grade 4 89 12.9%
Grade 5 78 11.3%
Grade 6 76 11.0%
Grade 7 66 9.6%
Grade 8 70 10.2%
Total 688 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 64.8% 43.6% 67.4%
Black 27.8% 44.6% 12.4%
Hispanic 6.5% 8.2% 10.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 2.9% 7.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.8% 2.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 42.6% 56.6% 32.2%
Free lunch eligible 37.4% 50.9% 25.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.2% 5.7% 6.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 103,083 5,707,390
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 424.9 71
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 6.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.1% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.6% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.3% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 13.8% 15.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 39,173 2,229,100
Single Parent Households With Children 10.4% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.2% 93.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.3% 37.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.5% 18.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.4% 18.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.0% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.4% 17.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.7% 14.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.2% 9.7%
$15,000 or less 11.8% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,395 $86,401,340 38.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $381 $3,921,252 1.7%
Staff $1,164 $11,979,888 5.3%
General Administration $288 $2,964,096 1.3%
School Administration $504 $5,187,168 2.3%
Operation $715 $7,358,780 3.2%
Transportation $802 $8,254,184 3.6%
Other $94 $967,448 0.4%
Total Support $3,946 $40,612,232 17.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $9,677 $99,595,684 44.0%
Total Expenditures $22,018 $226,609,256 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,669 $7,563,609,040 50.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $401 $349,526,993 2.3%
Staff $642 $559,988,023 3.7%
General Administration $422 $367,893,252 2.5%
School Administration $537 $468,757,633 3.1%
Operation $911 $794,593,393 5.3%
Transportation $796 $694,665,912 4.6%
Other $307 $267,994,440 1.8%
Total Support $4,015 $3,503,361,909 23.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,519 $3,943,327,448 26.3%
Total Expenditures $17,203 $15,010,325,176 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%

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