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Schools in Balkan Township

Balkan Township’s public schools

Chisholm Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Balkan Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▼ 5% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
498 students on the public path
In brief

Balkan Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Balkan Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Vaughan-Steffensrud Elementary places highest (better than 56%); Chisholm Secondary lowest (29%). 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 Balkan Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Vaughan-Steffensrud ElementaryChisholm Public School DistrictB
7–12Chisholm Secondaryin ChisholmC

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

The district

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

Chisholm Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 640 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,284MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 51.1% · 352 students tested
Math28%
State average 44.8% · 336 students tested

Balkan Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Balkan Township—Chisholm Public
ChisholmC+Chisholm Public
Great Scott—Mountain Iron-Buhl
HibbingB+Hibbing Public

Every school in Balkan Township

2 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).

District schools in Balkan Townshipby address
Vaughan-Steffensrud Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Chisholm
B
207 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Balkan Townshipin other towns
Chisholm Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Chisholm
C
291 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Balkan Township’s schools

Are Balkan Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Balkan Township. Chisholm Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Balkan Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Balkan Township in?

Chisholm Public School District.

Where do Balkan Township kids go to high school?

Chisholm 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.