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Barnesville Public School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 17 towns

Serves Barnesville, Parke Township, Elmwood Township, Elkton Township, Humboldt Township, Tansem Township, Prairie View Township, Alliance Township, Barnesville Township, Skree Township, Atherton Township, Holy Cross Township, Comstock, Wolverton Township, Deerhorn Township, Mitchell Township and Manston Township, and parts of Norwegian Grove Township and Tanberg Township.

Barnesville’s School Grade A better than 92% of Minnesota school districts

Students
870
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,637
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
21%
The gist

What stands out about Barnesville Public School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 92% of Minnesota districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 20% less per student than the MN average
  • 15 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 92% of the 502 Minnesota school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
ABarnesville 2,767Parke Township 534Elmwood Township 415Elkton Township 319Humboldt Township 283Tansem Township 270Prairie View Township 221Alliance Township 202Barnesville Township 182Skree Township 179Atherton Township 148Holy Cross Township 112Comstock 102Wolverton Township 93Deerhorn Township 89Mitchell Township 80Manston Township 40

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Barnesville. Grade by grade →

PK–6Barnesville Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Barnesville High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency65%
State average 44.8% · 476 students tested
Reading / language arts64%
State average 51.1% · 485 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 83.3% · 63 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,637 per student · 20% below MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 33%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 69%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
898’20
898’21
912’22
875’23
870’24

Down 3.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools.

Barnesville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Barnesville
A
490 students15:1
Barnesville High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Barnesville
A
380 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Breckenridge Public School DistrictMeadows Township, Nordick Township, Roberts Township
$15,688per student
Pelican Rapids Public School DistrictCormorant Township, Pelican Township, Scambler Township
$15,162per student
Rothsay Public School DistrictAkron Township, Meadows Township, Rothsay
$13,833per student
Dilworth-Glyndon-FeltonGlyndon Township, Riverton Township
$13,020per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Minnesota.