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Schools in Bluffton Township

Bluffton Township’s public schools

Wadena-Deer Creek School District and New York Mills Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bluffton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/4schools 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
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 11% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Wadena-Deer Creek
Students per teacher
15.1
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
1,742 students on the public path
In brief

Bluffton Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Bluffton Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. New York Mills Secondary places highest (better than 45%); Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary lowest (32%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Bluffton Township, graded from C to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Wadena-Deer Creek Senior High and New York Mills 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 Bluffton Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wadena-Deer Creek School District.

Two districts serve Bluffton Township

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

Wadena-Deer Creek School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,079 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,152MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
New York Mills Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 822 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,493MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Wadena-Deer Creek School District46%
State average 51.1% · 530 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wadena-Deer Creek School District33%
State average 44.8% · 527 students tested
Reading · PK–12, New York Mills Public School District49%
State average 51.1% · 378 students tested
Math · PK–12, New York Mills Public School District53%
State average 44.8% · 383 students tested

Bluffton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bluffton Township—Wadena-Deer Creek PK–12 · New York Mills Public PK–12
Bluffton (city)—Wadena-Deer Creek
Newton—New York Mills Public
Blowers—Sebeka Public
Leaf River—Wadena-Deer Creek
Compton—Wadena-Deer Creek

3 of the 5 neighbors share Wadena-Deer Creek with Bluffton Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Bluffton 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 Bluffton Townshipin other towns
New York Mills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · New York Mills
C+
460 students16:1Rate it →
Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Wadena
C
450 students11:1Rate it →
Wadena-Deer Creek Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · Wadena
C+
470 students20:1Rate it →
New York Mills Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · New York Mills
B−
362 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Bluffton Township’s schools

Are Bluffton Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bluffton Township. Wadena-Deer Creek School District and New York Mills Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bluffton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Bluffton Township in?

Wadena-Deer Creek School District and New York Mills Public School District.

Where do Bluffton Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Wadena-Deer Creek Senior High and New York Mills 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.