Brevator Township’s public schools outscore 55% of Minnesota districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Brevator Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 36% of Brevator Township’s students scored proficient, below the Minnesota average (45%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.
From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Brevator Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1581 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Brevator Township’s, its schools beat 45%, lower than their 55% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 51% of tested students were proficient in reading and 36% in math, against 51% and 45% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Cloquet Public spends $15,897 per student and St. Louis County $19,087, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Brevator Township’s grade
B: better than 55% of Minnesota school districts. Graduation is above the Minnesota average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Brevator Township, with each school’s own grade.
Brevator Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Cloquet Public School District). From grade PK, students attend the St. Louis County School District, shared with Alango, Alborn, Angora, Arrowhead, Babbitt, Bassett, Beatty, Breitung, Brookston, Camp 5, Cherry, Clinton, Cook, Cotton, Crane Lake, Culver, Eagles Nest, Ellsburg, Elmer, Embarrass, Field, Greenwood, Industrial, Kabetogama, Kelsey, Kugler, Lavell, Leiding, Linden Grove, McDavitt, Meadowlands, Meadowlands, Morcom, Ness, New Independence, Northland, Orr, Owens, Portage, Stoney Brook, Sturgeon, Toivola, Tower, Vermilion Lake, Waasa and Willow Valley. Its school is in Cloquet. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Brevator Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Brevator Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Brevator Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Brevator Township | B | Cloquet Public PK–12 · St. Louis County PK–12 |
| Cloquet | B | Cloquet Public |
| Stoney Brook | — | St. Louis County |
| Industrial | — | St. Louis County |
| Solway | B+ | Proctor Public |
2 of the 4 neighbors share St. Louis County with Brevator Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Brevator Township
12 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).
Questions about Brevator Township’s schools
Are Brevator Township’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Minnesota: the public schools Brevator Township children attend outscore 55% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 45%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Brevator Township in?
Two districts: Cloquet Public School District runs grades PK–12, and St. Louis County School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Alango, Alborn, Angora, Arrowhead, Babbitt, Bassett, Beatty, Breitung, Brookston, Camp 5, Cherry, Clinton, Cook, Cotton, Crane Lake, Culver, Eagles Nest, Ellsburg, Elmer, Embarrass, Field, Greenwood, Industrial, Kabetogama, Kelsey, Kugler, Lavell, Leiding, Linden Grove, McDavitt, Meadowlands, Meadowlands, Morcom, Ness, New Independence, Northland, Orr, Owens, Portage, Stoney Brook, Sturgeon, Toivola, Tower, Vermilion Lake, Waasa and Willow Valley.
What is Brevator Township’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Cloquet Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.
How much does Brevator Township spend per student?
$15,897 in Cloquet Public School District and $19,087 in St. Louis County School District (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Brevator Township families are saying about school.
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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.