Press Release: We are making progress, but we are not "there" yet.

Minnesota Student Survey Results Cannon Falls School District
The Minnesota Student Survey is administered every three years to public school students in Grades 6, 9, and 12 statewide. This is a summary of the data collected for students in Cannon Falls during the last two surveys. The surveys were administered in the spring of 2004 and the spring of 2007.

1. Students use of alcohol or drugs is problem at this school – Stongly Agree/Agree (%)
2004 / 2007
6th graders - 10.5% / 9%
9th graders - 76.6% / 62%
12th graders - 70.5% / 69%

2. Any alcohol use in the past year (%)
2004 / 2007
6th graders - 7% / 7%
9th graders - 42.5% / 41.5%
12th graders - 79.5% / 76%


3. Any Binge drinking in the past 2 weeks (%)
2004 / 2007
6th graders - Did not ask / No Data Available
9th graders - 18% / 10%
12th graders - 43% / 37%


4. Drove Drunk/Drugged in the past 12 months (%)
2004 / 2007
6th graders - Did not ask / Did not ask
9th graders - 3.5% / 2%
12th graders - 36.5% / 18%


5. Rode with a friend who had been Drinking or Using Drugs in the past 12 Months (%)
2004 / 2007
6th graders - Did not ask / Did not ask
9th graders - 22% / 9%
12th graders - 33.5% / 30.5%


6. Any Marijuana use in the past 12 months (%)
2004 / 2007
6th graders - 1% / 0%
9th graders - 10% / 6.5%
12th graders - 33.5% / 30.5%


7. Any Methamphetamine use in the past 12 months (%)
2004 / 2007
6th graders - Did not ask / Did not ask
9th graders - 1% / 0%
12th graders - 4.5% / 0%


8. Any tobacco use in the past 12 months (%)
2004 / 2007
6th graders - 1% / No data available
9th graders - 15.5% / No data available
12th graders - 54% / No data available


The most interesting and important statistic came when the questions regarding the age of their first use of cigarettes and alcohol were given in the 2007 survey.

9. How old were you the first time you smoked part or all of a cigarette?
Amongst 12th graders 21% of males and 7% of females smoked their first cigarette at age 11 or younger.
Amongst 9th graders 6% of males and 12 % of females smoked their first cigarette at age 11 or younger.
Amongst 6th graders 100% had never smoked. (keep in mind that 6th graders are typically 12 years old by spring)

10. How old were you when you had your first drink of alcohol other than a few sips?
Amongst 12th graders 13% of males and 5% of females drank at age 11 or before.
Amongst 9th graders 13% of males and 7% of females drank at age 11 or before.
Amongst 6th graders 97% of males and 100% of females had never had alcohol. (keep in mind that 6th graders are typically 12 years old by spring)

One of the more disturbing stats found was that 8% of our 12th graders in 2007 reported using “crack” cocaine in the past 12 months.