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Schools in Amherst Township

Amherst Township’s public schools

Lanesboro Public School District and Mabel-Canton Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Amherst Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
56%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▼ 23% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Lanesboro Public
Students per teacher
12.7
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
711 students on the public path
In brief

Amherst Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Amherst Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Mabel-Canton Secondary places highest (better than 87%); Lanesboro Secondary lowest (51%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Amherst Township, graded from B− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Lanesboro Secondary and Mabel-Canton Secondary. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Amherst Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lanesboro Public School District.

Two districts serve Amherst Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lanesboro Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 442 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,217MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Mabel-Canton Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 269 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,664MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Lanesboro Public School District56%
State average 51.1% · 201 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lanesboro Public School District52%
State average 44.8% · 194 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Mabel-Canton Public School District57%
State average 51.1% · 131 students tested
Math · PK–12, Mabel-Canton Public School District57%
State average 44.8% · 135 students tested

Amherst Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Amherst Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Amherst Township—Lanesboro Public PK–12 · Mabel-Canton Public PK–12
Preble—Mabel-Canton Public
Preston—Fillmore Central
Holt—Lanesboro Public PK–12 · Rushford-Peterson PK–12
Canton—Mabel-Canton Public

2 of the 4 neighbors share Mabel-Canton Public with Amherst Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Amherst Township

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Amherst Townshipin other towns
Lanesboro Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lanesboro
B−
249 students14:1Rate it →
Mabel-Canton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mabel
B
143 students15:1Rate it →
Lanesboro Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Lanesboro
B−
193 students12:1Rate it →
Mabel-Canton Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Mabel
A
126 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Amherst Township’s schools

Are Amherst Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Amherst Township. Lanesboro Public School District and Mabel-Canton Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Amherst Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Amherst Township in?

Lanesboro Public School District and Mabel-Canton Public School District.

Where do Amherst Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Lanesboro Secondary and Mabel-Canton Secondary.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.