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Percent of Students Reporting That They Have Stronger Relationships with the Adults in Their Schools, All Available Years: by Grade, Gender, and County

20132019
FemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotal
Minnesota5th83.9%78.4%81.1%77.5%72.0%74.7%
8th57.8%59.4%58.6%48.2%53.3%50.7%
9th58.3%59.9%59.1%49.1%55.1%52.1%
11th57.7%58.1%57.9%51.3%55.9%53.6%
All Grades64.0%63.7%63.9%56.5%59.2%57.8%
Aitkin County5th75.5%83.9%79.8%82.8%83.9%83.3%
8th80.3%67.1%73.0%56.1%76.5%67.4%
9th50.7%44.4%47.7%41.7%43.2%42.4%
11th61.0%42.9%52.8%40.7%35.5%37.9%
All Grades66.1%60.2%63.2%59.4%64.4%62.0%
Anoka County5th84.0%78.0%81.0%70.8%66.5%68.7%
8th56.3%57.9%57.1%38.5%45.9%42.1%
9th52.9%55.6%54.3%41.8%48.4%44.9%
11th49.7%49.7%49.7%44.8%50.7%47.7%
All Grades60.9%60.7%60.8%49.5%53.4%51.4%
Becker County5th75.6%70.0%72.9%80.0%75.0%77.5%
8th65.6%68.7%67.2%53.8%54.2%54.0%
9th68.3%60.3%63.9%55.0%53.1%54.1%
11th63.4%49.1%55.8%45.1%46.2%45.7%
All Grades67.1%60.1%63.4%57.1%56.0%56.6%
Beltrami County5th83.3%76.4%79.8%67.9%67.9%67.9%
8th59.8%58.7%59.2%29.4%51.0%40.0%
9th55.4%57.6%56.6%43.8%54.8%49.2%
11th56.1%50.9%53.6%52.2%52.7%52.4%
All Grades64.1%61.4%62.7%48.2%57.5%52.9%
Benton County5thN/AN/AN/A75.1%73.5%74.3%
8th61.9%57.1%59.6%34.4%47.5%40.3%
9th76.8%67.8%72.2%56.5%56.6%56.5%
11th68.1%64.0%66.2%53.8%54.1%54.0%
All Grades69.4%63.5%66.5%53.9%58.6%56.2%
Big Stone County5th83.3%85.7%84.6%***
8th53.3%41.7%48.1%***
9th56.7%39.4%47.6%***
11th66.7%52.3%58.4%***
All Grades61.9%50.4%55.9%51.3%42.3%47.7%
Blue Earth County5th84.9%77.4%81.1%82.3%78.8%80.5%
8th68.5%71.6%70.1%46.1%57.8%51.8%
9th61.7%67.4%64.6%52.9%65.2%59.4%
11th63.4%67.7%65.3%48.1%60.9%54.7%
All Grades70.0%71.3%70.7%58.4%66.3%62.4%
Brown County5th84.3%86.0%85.2%73.3%78.6%75.8%
8th62.7%56.0%59.4%47.5%53.5%50.8%
9th50.5%36.2%43.6%41.1%46.6%43.8%
11th44.0%42.0%42.9%57.8%58.3%58.1%
All Grades59.7%55.3%57.5%55.4%58.9%57.1%
Carlton County5th82.5%82.2%82.3%74.7%68.0%71.4%
8th63.5%63.5%63.5%46.3%54.2%50.9%
9th59.6%67.5%63.4%56.7%53.5%55.1%
11th53.7%62.7%58.3%59.7%56.5%57.9%
All Grades65.3%69.2%67.2%60.4%57.8%59.1%
Carver County5th94.2%87.2%90.7%78.8%77.4%78.1%
8th72.9%71.3%72.1%50.7%52.3%51.5%
9th67.7%65.7%66.8%45.5%56.6%50.8%
11th51.8%61.2%56.4%63.9%66.9%65.3%
All Grades71.6%71.6%71.6%59.0%62.3%60.7%
Cass County5th72.1%70.5%71.2%72.0%70.1%71.0%
8th42.4%59.6%51.4%33.9%54.6%44.0%
9th45.1%56.3%50.8%47.3%38.8%43.0%
11th47.8%60.3%54.1%48.6%47.9%48.3%
All Grades53.0%62.4%57.9%49.9%53.4%51.7%
Chippewa County5th89.5%77.8%83.8%83.8%70.0%77.3%
8thN/AN/AN/A43.5%51.9%48.2%
9thN/AN/AN/A43.2%34.2%38.8%
11thN/AN/AN/A27.7%31.1%29.3%
All GradesN/AN/AN/A51.4%47.5%49.4%
Chisago County5th83.2%73.5%78.1%77.1%75.3%76.2%
8th48.6%52.5%50.3%38.1%41.9%40.0%
9th53.3%54.3%53.8%46.1%50.5%48.1%
11th61.8%58.3%60.1%50.3%54.7%52.7%
All Grades58.2%57.8%58.0%48.5%52.1%50.3%
Clay County5th85.1%82.1%83.8%78.3%67.2%72.5%
8th58.7%57.5%58.1%51.0%56.5%54.0%
9th54.5%75.4%64.8%51.4%59.0%54.8%
11th59.1%61.3%60.1%51.2%59.5%54.9%
All Grades65.1%68.7%66.9%58.3%60.8%59.6%
Clearwater County5th85.4%66.7%77.0%***
8th56.3%51.3%54.0%***
9th52.8%43.4%47.2%***
11th50.0%42.4%46.3%***
All Grades61.6%50.0%55.8%***
Cook County5th80.0%62.5%69.2%**44.0%
8th20.0%15.4%18.2%**45.0%
9th18.2%54.5%36.4%**29.6%
11th30.0%37.5%34.6%**19.4%
All Grades26.3%42.4%34.5%36.1%33.9%35.0%
Cottonwood County5th76.2%72.1%74.1%81.2%88.0%84.7%
8th56.8%64.3%61.0%56.4%59.0%57.7%
9th51.2%50.0%50.5%45.5%51.2%48.7%
11th61.5%62.1%61.9%46.5%47.6%47.1%
All Grades61.3%61.8%61.6%57.4%60.8%59.2%
Crow Wing County5th84.4%61.2%73.1%85.7%73.3%78.7%
8th44.6%41.0%43.0%61.5%63.1%62.3%
9th57.8%52.9%55.6%52.3%61.5%57.0%
11th60.9%40.6%50.8%49.3%58.2%53.7%
All Grades61.5%49.5%55.9%56.2%62.4%59.4%
Dakota County5th86.0%82.9%84.4%78.5%73.9%76.2%
8th56.4%58.4%57.4%49.9%56.7%53.3%
9th64.6%68.1%66.3%52.9%58.4%55.7%
11th63.7%63.9%63.8%53.3%59.2%56.3%
All Grades67.5%68.2%67.9%57.8%61.5%59.7%
Dodge County5th83.2%71.2%77.0%82.4%65.2%74.3%
8th52.6%62.7%57.3%61.8%66.2%64.0%
9th66.9%57.5%62.4%53.0%61.2%57.1%
11th48.0%52.6%50.3%68.1%74.4%71.4%
All Grades63.0%61.5%62.2%67.6%67.0%67.3%
Douglas County5th84.1%77.7%81.1%92.8%79.8%86.1%
8th66.7%65.0%65.9%53.1%51.8%52.4%
9th48.8%57.0%53.3%52.4%65.3%58.3%
11th54.7%55.4%55.0%45.7%69.6%59.2%
All Grades64.1%63.7%63.9%62.0%66.8%64.4%
Faribault County5th68.2%66.1%67.0%78.4%66.7%72.5%
8th52.0%56.7%54.5%51.2%58.9%56.0%
9th52.9%50.8%51.9%56.9%49.1%53.1%
11th53.3%52.5%52.8%44.7%49.1%47.1%
All Grades56.0%56.2%56.1%58.3%55.9%57.0%
Fillmore County5th82.5%75.8%79.0%79.4%72.2%75.7%
8th62.7%50.0%56.6%43.6%67.7%54.3%
9th61.8%49.1%55.4%***
11th67.4%50.8%57.8%**38.9%
All Grades68.2%56.4%62.1%55.4%61.5%58.6%
Freeborn County5th80.2%84.0%82.0%76.9%80.0%78.5%
8th52.6%74.4%63.9%42.2%54.2%48.5%
9th47.6%57.5%52.1%33.1%44.8%38.8%
11th48.0%37.2%42.2%42.5%57.5%49.7%
All Grades58.6%63.6%61.1%48.1%58.9%53.5%
Goodhue County5th81.9%80.3%81.0%71.4%69.6%70.6%
8th58.5%58.5%58.5%27.9%44.1%35.7%
9th61.2%58.0%59.6%**45.7%
11th59.1%52.1%55.4%39.5%43.3%41.3%
All Grades65.4%63.1%64.2%45.9%54.1%49.8%
Grant County5th88.6%91.7%89.8%76.2%75.8%76.0%
8th40.0%74.3%60.0%61.5%56.8%58.7%
9th52.9%70.4%60.7%46.7%64.7%56.3%
11th87.1%65.4%77.2%62.2%51.7%57.6%
All Grades68.8%75.0%71.7%63.0%62.4%62.7%
Hennepin County5th84.9%80.0%82.5%78.7%72.9%75.8%
8th60.6%61.1%60.9%51.2%56.6%53.8%
9th63.2%66.1%64.6%56.4%63.7%59.9%
11th62.2%65.4%63.7%58.9%63.0%60.9%
All Grades67.2%67.8%67.5%60.8%64.1%62.4%
Houston County5th86.1%79.7%83.1%80.0%73.0%76.3%
8th55.0%42.7%49.0%47.3%49.3%48.2%
9th52.2%43.7%48.0%52.7%67.0%59.1%
11th50.0%50.9%50.5%52.8%52.4%52.7%
All Grades59.9%53.0%56.5%56.1%60.7%58.2%
Hubbard County5th68.5%63.2%66.2%80.4%63.0%72.5%
8th64.0%64.1%64.1%50.0%30.0%41.1%
9th47.9%51.6%49.6%52.5%33.3%43.4%
11th46.0%44.1%45.0%36.7%53.2%43.9%
All Grades57.4%55.4%56.5%57.2%44.8%51.6%
Isanti County5th91.6%76.3%84.0%78.4%64.6%71.8%
8th51.6%59.9%55.5%35.3%38.9%37.0%
9th43.6%56.7%50.2%32.2%36.3%34.2%
11th46.7%57.1%51.3%36.4%28.0%32.5%
All Grades58.9%63.1%60.9%45.8%42.7%44.3%
Itasca County5th83.2%83.6%83.4%75.3%69.1%72.0%
8th51.8%52.0%51.9%38.6%37.3%38.0%
9th55.4%48.1%51.7%39.5%55.9%46.8%
11th47.3%48.4%47.8%50.8%45.6%48.0%
All Grades58.0%58.3%58.1%49.8%52.1%51.0%
Jackson County5th78.6%68.9%72.8%81.8%70.4%76.7%
8th66.7%72.1%69.1%41.9%58.1%48.6%
9th73.3%43.1%56.3%60.0%41.5%48.6%
11th47.3%49.1%48.2%**47.5%
All Grades65.3%57.6%61.3%59.7%48.9%53.6%
Kanabec County5th84.3%61.2%74.0%92.5%59.6%78.9%
8th49.4%42.5%45.9%45.6%63.1%54.9%
9th42.9%35.0%39.2%32.3%30.0%31.1%
11th51.0%44.6%47.4%46.3%49.0%47.6%
All Grades58.4%46.0%52.3%55.1%49.4%52.3%
Kandiyohi County5th87.3%73.5%80.6%81.0%72.3%76.9%
8th55.6%62.5%59.2%46.0%46.6%46.3%
9th70.3%64.5%67.4%50.0%64.1%57.5%
11th68.0%59.4%63.1%55.1%56.0%55.5%
All Grades70.8%64.8%67.6%57.9%59.1%58.5%
Kittson County5th66.7%66.7%66.7%***
8th81.0%81.8%81.4%**63.3%
9th60.7%80.8%70.4%**65.2%
11th63.2%81.8%73.2%**55.6%
All Grades67.4%78.4%72.8%57.7%64.1%60.4%
Koochiching County5th73.1%78.9%76.6%69.7%44.8%58.1%
8th47.4%61.8%54.2%**55.1%
9th58.6%40.6%49.2%24.1%43.3%33.9%
11th26.3%18.5%21.7%**40.0%
All Grades52.7%52.7%52.7%49.0%46.5%47.7%
Lac Qui Parle County5th93.3%86.8%90.4%63.6%59.0%61.4%
8th45.7%43.8%44.8%45.7%51.2%48.3%
9th19.4%37.0%29.3%42.9%52.1%48.7%
11th37.1%51.9%43.5%37.2%65.6%49.3%
All Grades51.7%54.5%53.1%47.8%56.2%52.0%
Lake County5th65.7%78.6%71.4%67.6%76.3%72.2%
8th60.0%62.2%61.3%62.3%60.5%61.5%
9th48.0%58.6%51.9%27.8%48.0%39.5%
11th23.5%35.5%31.3%41.2%41.2%41.2%
All Grades52.3%58.6%55.5%51.0%56.4%53.7%
Lake of the Woods County5th69.2%80.0%75.8%**57.1%
8th33.3%46.2%40.0%**42.4%
9th50.0%55.6%52.4%**29.7%
11th50.0%36.4%44.4%**48.3%
All Grades50.9%58.5%54.7%36.7%49.3%43.3%
Le Sueur County5th82.1%89.6%86.2%83.3%64.8%72.3%
8th52.6%45.5%49.5%56.7%46.6%51.0%
9th56.8%46.3%51.6%50.0%64.3%56.7%
11th43.0%50.4%47.1%26.2%37.2%32.7%
All Grades58.3%58.5%58.4%54.4%53.4%53.8%
Lincoln County5th61.5%53.8%57.7%**60.9%
8th12.5%63.6%28.6%**64.1%
9th42.9%77.3%63.9%**54.1%
11th45.5%40.0%42.9%**52.8%
All Grades37.0%59.1%47.5%60.3%56.5%58.2%
Lyon County5th79.7%64.3%71.9%77.0%70.2%73.7%
8th43.9%48.4%46.6%49.1%62.6%55.6%
9th69.0%55.6%62.1%66.9%60.2%63.6%
11th61.8%62.8%62.2%56.5%63.3%60.1%
All Grades64.3%57.2%60.6%63.0%64.0%63.5%
McLeod County5th100.0%75.0%88.2%**78.8%
8th44.4%60.0%50.0%**60.6%
9th90.9%58.3%73.9%***
11th41.7%23.1%32.0%**62.5%
All Grades64.0%51.2%58.1%69.1%59.6%64.5%
Mahnomen County5th60.0%58.1%58.8%60.5%64.7%62.5%
8th46.7%40.7%43.9%20.6%45.2%32.3%
9th75.0%52.6%62.1%26.3%36.6%31.6%
11th25.0%50.0%37.0%**24.3%
All Grades52.3%51.5%51.9%37.1%41.9%39.5%
Marshall County5th80.6%84.2%82.6%**65.0%
8th42.4%59.5%51.4%***
9th64.2%53.8%59.8%**35.5%
11th58.5%44.0%50.5%**60.0%
All Grades61.4%59.1%60.2%40.9%66.0%53.8%
Martin County5th79.1%69.1%74.3%78.5%65.3%71.4%
8th51.4%42.6%47.1%61.3%57.4%59.6%
9th49.0%55.6%52.4%37.4%41.5%38.9%
11th55.3%42.3%49.0%34.0%43.4%39.5%
All Grades58.6%53.4%56.0%52.5%52.5%52.5%
Meeker County5th79.3%82.6%81.0%**59.6%
8th77.2%71.7%74.4%56.7%78.8%68.3%
9th51.5%61.0%56.7%**46.7%
11th56.5%52.9%54.6%**52.3%
All Grades68.1%68.9%68.5%54.0%59.6%57.0%
Mille Lacs County5th77.0%77.5%77.2%76.0%65.3%70.6%
8th60.5%56.0%58.2%52.2%60.0%56.4%
9th54.5%54.4%54.4%42.3%46.4%44.3%
11th58.2%51.2%54.8%50.0%48.4%49.2%
All Grades60.3%57.6%58.9%56.2%56.2%56.2%
Morrison County5th83.4%82.3%82.9%72.9%74.1%73.5%
8th59.2%61.4%60.3%48.6%44.8%46.6%
9th55.3%69.9%62.7%48.5%47.5%48.0%
11th59.5%57.4%58.4%42.9%51.9%47.0%
All Grades63.9%67.4%65.6%53.4%54.7%54.0%
Mower County5th80.0%79.1%79.5%73.8%76.9%75.3%
8th55.3%50.7%53.0%47.5%57.1%52.0%
9th65.0%63.0%64.0%31.0%39.3%34.8%
11th58.4%59.8%59.2%36.6%52.2%44.8%
All Grades65.7%64.2%64.9%51.2%59.1%54.9%
Murray County5th57.7%83.3%71.4%88.9%67.5%76.1%
8th57.9%56.3%57.1%63.2%63.6%63.4%
9th55.9%52.8%54.3%53.1%33.3%43.1%
11th48.6%55.2%51.5%51.4%55.2%53.0%
All Grades54.8%61.4%58.0%62.7%55.6%59.1%
Nicollet County5th77.0%62.5%70.3%***
8th64.3%66.7%65.4%***
9th64.9%71.4%68.3%50.7%42.9%46.9%
11th73.5%62.5%67.6%62.3%57.8%60.3%
All Grades70.3%65.8%68.1%56.6%51.5%54.1%
Nobles County5th68.4%83.7%75.9%83.2%77.6%80.6%
8th49.1%54.5%51.8%48.2%61.5%54.7%
9th48.7%49.1%48.9%34.4%56.9%45.0%
11th42.2%49.4%45.6%48.2%64.2%56.2%
All Grades51.9%58.7%55.3%52.3%64.3%58.1%
Norman County5th70.5%75.9%73.5%**40.7%
8th76.3%90.0%82.4%45.7%50.0%47.7%
9th56.4%67.6%61.8%***
11th60.0%61.3%60.7%**55.6%
All Grades66.2%73.7%70.0%46.7%52.6%50.0%
Olmsted County5th85.7%69.9%77.4%71.5%67.9%69.7%
8th49.8%61.2%56.0%36.9%40.9%38.9%
9th53.0%61.5%57.2%50.2%59.7%54.9%
11th57.3%53.0%54.8%55.0%58.0%56.5%
All Grades57.7%60.8%59.4%53.2%56.1%54.7%
Otter Tail County5th88.1%74.5%80.7%85.4%78.6%82.0%
8th65.1%66.4%65.7%58.9%65.0%61.8%
9th61.0%56.5%58.8%50.8%50.9%50.8%
11th64.6%59.4%61.9%54.3%59.5%57.1%
All Grades68.6%64.3%66.4%62.5%63.7%63.1%
Pennington County5th90.0%100.0%92.3%80.6%72.1%76.2%
8th58.0%73.4%65.3%47.4%61.8%54.1%
9th71.6%68.0%69.7%47.5%50.0%48.8%
11th71.4%69.2%70.2%54.4%48.8%52.0%
All Grades66.7%70.8%68.8%57.0%59.0%58.0%
Pine County5th75.0%62.7%68.7%78.6%73.0%75.9%
8th40.2%42.1%41.2%58.6%51.1%54.5%
9th28.9%32.2%30.4%33.3%50.8%42.4%
11th46.5%39.8%43.1%45.2%51.8%48.3%
All Grades42.9%41.6%42.2%55.3%56.8%56.1%
Pipestone County5th88.9%75.7%80.0%80.0%83.3%81.5%
8th66.7%48.5%55.6%52.9%54.3%53.6%
9th65.7%13.8%42.2%51.9%72.4%62.5%
11th35.5%40.0%37.7%**47.9%
All Grades61.0%46.5%53.0%57.1%67.2%62.2%
Polk County5th91.7%68.5%81.1%71.2%70.0%70.6%
8th53.3%54.3%53.8%41.2%48.7%45.0%
9th57.2%54.7%56.0%47.6%55.2%51.4%
11th52.7%59.0%56.1%47.7%51.2%49.3%
All Grades64.2%58.9%61.6%52.1%56.4%54.2%
Pope County5th70.0%67.5%68.6%***
8th35.5%63.4%51.4%57.1%50.0%53.8%
9th64.5%71.7%68.8%41.2%38.6%39.7%
11th44.4%57.6%50.7%51.9%68.6%61.3%
All Grades53.1%65.6%60.1%50.0%51.4%50.7%
Ramsey County5th81.8%75.8%78.8%75.6%73.8%74.7%
8th54.0%58.3%56.1%48.1%52.3%50.1%
9th56.0%56.3%56.1%47.4%55.1%51.3%
11th58.5%59.7%59.1%53.7%59.1%56.4%
All Grades62.6%62.7%62.6%57.5%61.0%59.2%
Red Lake County5th88.9%75.0%82.4%**91.3%
8th37.5%55.0%45.5%**69.2%
9th52.0%51.5%51.7%51.7%53.8%52.7%
11th68.0%65.2%66.7%**59.1%
All Grades62.4%61.0%61.7%64.1%71.3%67.5%
Redwood County5th77.8%64.8%71.3%78.3%73.1%75.6%
8th57.4%53.4%55.2%43.9%57.3%51.8%
9th37.3%52.2%45.8%37.7%54.8%46.5%
11th37.0%46.7%42.5%54.2%51.7%52.8%
All Grades53.0%53.9%53.5%53.0%59.2%56.4%
Renville County5th66.7%78.6%73.3%76.3%64.1%70.1%
8th58.1%76.0%64.7%54.1%57.6%55.7%
9th62.2%65.7%63.9%65.9%68.4%67.1%
11th58.1%60.0%58.9%54.8%53.3%54.1%
All Grades61.1%70.9%65.7%63.3%61.4%62.4%
Rice County5th85.2%81.4%83.3%85.6%74.7%79.7%
8th55.3%58.8%57.1%56.7%58.7%57.6%
9th54.9%61.5%58.4%58.1%59.2%58.7%
11th60.8%57.2%59.1%54.9%54.0%54.5%
All Grades63.3%64.4%63.9%63.4%62.1%62.7%
Rock County5th82.9%78.6%81.0%88.9%70.5%78.8%
8th65.0%71.1%68.2%52.0%30.6%43.0%
9th61.1%61.5%61.3%60.6%45.8%51.9%
11th58.1%55.3%56.5%63.6%37.5%50.8%
All Grades66.9%66.0%66.4%65.1%47.5%56.1%
Roseau County5th78.2%66.2%72.3%71.1%66.7%69.1%
8th44.0%51.3%48.5%61.6%59.0%60.4%
9th62.7%64.0%63.3%50.7%47.9%49.3%
11th54.1%55.1%54.6%30.2%45.0%38.1%
All Grades61.4%59.2%60.2%53.4%53.0%53.2%
St. Louis County5th81.3%75.0%78.2%77.2%67.0%71.8%
8th53.6%53.2%53.4%43.1%49.1%45.9%
9th52.6%55.2%53.9%42.4%46.4%44.4%
11th52.1%55.0%53.5%45.2%45.0%45.1%
All Grades60.1%59.8%59.9%52.3%52.9%52.6%
Scott County5th90.2%82.5%86.3%81.7%75.2%78.4%
8th58.1%59.3%58.7%52.1%54.2%53.1%
9th57.0%56.7%56.9%47.7%50.6%49.2%
11th56.7%56.9%56.8%52.3%59.1%55.7%
All Grades64.8%63.3%64.1%58.2%59.4%58.8%
Sherburne County5th89.5%80.3%84.9%76.2%70.0%73.0%
8th60.3%61.1%60.7%46.6%45.7%46.2%
9th61.3%56.4%58.9%49.2%47.2%48.2%
11th54.5%53.7%54.1%45.6%51.7%48.8%
All Grades66.8%62.9%64.8%54.9%54.0%54.5%
Sibley County5th91.1%73.0%81.5%75.0%80.3%77.8%
8th67.2%65.3%66.4%54.0%57.4%55.6%
9th56.5%54.7%55.5%50.7%56.7%53.6%
11th47.3%43.4%45.4%58.6%40.4%49.6%
All Grades65.4%59.2%62.2%59.1%59.4%59.2%
Stearns County5th76.6%69.9%73.2%77.1%73.5%75.3%
8th52.6%56.2%54.4%53.3%58.1%55.7%
9th48.8%54.7%51.8%45.5%53.5%49.3%
11th49.5%52.3%50.8%48.5%52.9%50.7%
All Grades56.1%58.0%57.1%56.2%59.9%58.0%
Steele County5th80.0%77.1%78.5%87.7%80.5%84.7%
8th57.5%59.8%58.6%61.1%53.5%57.3%
9th57.1%58.9%58.0%47.5%51.3%49.4%
11th54.2%54.8%54.5%44.1%57.1%50.3%
All Grades58.0%59.3%58.7%54.4%55.3%54.9%
Stevens County5th76.7%87.5%82.9%***
8th62.5%71.1%66.7%***
9th54.3%64.0%60.0%**59.3%
11th72.7%72.2%72.5%***
All Grades65.2%73.2%69.4%63.0%68.8%66.1%
Swift County5th77.8%88.5%82.3%***
8th77.8%57.1%67.6%***
9th53.6%42.3%48.1%***
11th44.0%63.2%55.6%***
All Grades65.6%62.4%64.0%***
Todd County5th75.0%65.1%69.8%72.0%74.1%73.0%
8th50.6%54.3%52.5%42.0%47.6%45.0%
9th45.8%56.5%50.2%29.5%32.8%31.1%
11th43.4%60.0%50.0%32.7%46.8%40.2%
All Grades51.8%58.9%55.0%47.1%51.9%49.6%
Traverse County5th90.9%70.6%78.6%**52.9%
8th57.1%70.8%65.8%**50.0%
9th81.8%83.3%82.6%**37.9%
11th83.3%87.5%84.6%***
All Grades77.8%75.4%76.5%33.3%58.6%46.4%
Wabasha County5th78.4%67.6%72.6%87.5%72.5%79.4%
8th57.6%56.8%57.2%69.9%55.9%63.1%
9th51.0%62.9%56.5%44.7%54.7%49.6%
11th53.3%49.6%51.6%41.0%49.1%44.8%
All Grades58.8%58.5%58.6%62.3%59.5%60.9%
Wadena County5th84.3%73.9%78.5%78.3%77.0%77.7%
8th73.7%65.1%69.8%51.6%47.8%49.7%
9th59.8%67.6%63.1%36.2%45.8%41.0%
11th37.1%43.8%40.3%60.6%48.6%54.4%
All Grades65.4%64.4%64.9%58.6%54.9%56.8%
Waseca County5th87.0%82.2%84.8%**71.9%
8th73.0%62.8%68.3%45.9%46.1%46.0%
9th63.8%69.2%66.7%36.4%41.3%39.1%
11th51.8%51.3%51.6%42.4%48.3%44.8%
All Grades69.5%66.4%68.0%45.5%47.1%46.3%
Washington County5th88.1%81.4%84.5%80.8%73.5%77.2%
8th58.1%58.6%58.4%48.9%55.1%51.9%
9th59.3%58.6%58.9%48.4%54.8%51.6%
11th61.3%59.3%60.3%47.2%53.8%50.6%
All Grades66.0%64.4%65.1%56.3%59.3%57.8%
Watonwan County5th25.0%60.0%50.0%73.3%91.3%81.1%
8th47.5%46.9%47.2%35.4%52.2%43.6%
9th54.3%58.1%55.8%32.7%49.2%41.7%
11th36.4%51.2%44.7%37.8%30.0%33.3%
All Grades46.3%52.6%49.4%46.9%54.7%50.9%
Wilkin County5th78.6%88.0%83.0%**80.0%
8th50.0%50.0%50.0%42.3%63.0%52.8%
9th54.8%34.4%45.9%73.1%64.7%68.3%
11th61.0%54.3%57.9%**53.1%
All Grades59.7%55.0%57.6%57.6%67.8%63.3%
Winona County5th83.2%84.8%84.0%74.0%71.8%72.8%
8th51.5%61.5%56.6%55.9%61.6%58.8%
9th58.6%61.9%60.3%52.5%44.1%48.1%
11th54.0%58.2%56.2%54.8%42.0%49.1%
All Grades61.6%66.1%63.9%60.9%60.0%60.5%
Wright County5th85.8%82.6%84.2%87.1%76.6%81.7%
8th68.7%66.9%67.8%60.0%61.4%60.7%
9th65.9%66.6%66.3%49.1%53.2%51.2%
11th62.0%64.5%63.3%49.0%54.7%51.7%
All Grades70.5%69.9%70.2%61.3%61.8%61.6%
Yellow Medicine County5th100.0%75.0%83.3%72.2%56.5%65.0%
8th57.1%68.0%62.3%60.8%61.0%60.9%
9th45.9%59.5%53.2%50.0%59.5%54.3%
11th63.3%55.8%59.8%68.0%61.5%64.1%
All Grades59.7%62.3%61.0%62.2%59.5%60.9%

About the Indicator:

Students were asked a series of questions about their relationships with teachers and other adults at their schools. The students represented in this indicator reported whether they agreed with the following statements:

  • Overall, adults at my school treat students fairly

  • Adults at my school listen to the students

  • The school rules are fair

  • At my school, teachers care about students

  • Most teachers at my school are interested in me as a person

Response options for each of the five items are: strongly agree (coded as 4), agree (coded as 3), disagree (coded as 2), and strongly disagree (coded as 1). A teacher-student relationship score can be created by summing the values for each question, obtaining a range from 5 to 20.  Better teacher-student relationships are measured as students reporting an overall score of 15 or higher; this corresponds to an average of 3 or higher per question.

According to 2013 MSS data, compared to 8th, 9th, and 11th graders who reported better teacher-student relationships, those who reported worse teacher-student relationships were 2.4 times more likely to report alcohol use; 2.8 times more likely to report tobacco use; 2.9 times more likely to report marijuana use; and 3.3 times more likely to report prescription drug misuse.

Data Source: Minnesota Student Survey (MSS)

Description: The MSS is a confidential and anonymous self-administered survey given to students attending Minnesota public, charter and tribal schools. From 1995 to 2010, the survey was administered to students in 6th, 9th, and 12th grades. New in 2013, the survey was administered to students in 5th, 8th, 9th, and 11th grades. Trend data are now only available for 9th graders, and only for survey questions that did not change. Most schools elect to participate in the survey; in 2013, this included 84% of public schools in Minnesota.

Although the data are not presented here, the survey is also administered to area learning centers, juvenile correction facilities and private schools electing to participate.

Sponsored by: Minnesota Department of Education

Geographic Level: State, Region, and County

Aggregated data at the state and county level do not reveal disparities that may exist within a given geographic area.

Frequency: Data collected and reported every three years

Characteristics: The results of the MSS are also available at a county level. Data Privacy requirements mandate that data is presented in a manner such that no individual student can be identified through the presentation of the results. As part of the Data Privacy practices, the results are also presented in a manner that no individual school district could be identified through the results. Therefore, for counties that have only one school district, the results are not presented. Results are also withheld for counties in which the minimum number for student participation was not met.

The MSS is a “census” of schools, not a sample. The school districts get their own data. Fifth-graders were not asked all substance use questions. Some school districts do not participate, and student participation within the school district can vary widely. These data are self-reported.