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Holdingford Public School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Brockway Township, St. Wendel Township, Avon Township, Holding Township, Krain Township and Holdingford, and parts of St. Stephen and Two Rivers Township.

Brockway Township’s School Grade A better than 93% of Minnesota school districts

Students
1,098
Schools
2
Spent per student
$12,768
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Debt
$15.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Holdingford Public School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 85% of Minnesota districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 25% less per student than the MN average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Debt of $15.4M, about $14,044 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 85% 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
ABrockway Township 3,016ASt. Wendel Township 2,210AAvon Township 2,154AHolding Township 1,233AKrain Township 1,025Holdingford 745

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Brockway Township. Grade by grade →

PK–62 schoolsThis district
7–122 schoolsSartell-St. Stephen School District

Test scores vs. MN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency54%
State average 44.8% · 558 students tested
Reading / language arts61%
State average 51.1% · 584 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 83.3% · 62 in the class

98% 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
$12,768 per student · 25% below MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 27%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 75%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,065’20
1,058’21
1,082’22
1,077’23
1,098’24

Up 3.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Two or more races 1%Hispanic 1%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.

Holdingford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Holdingford
A
589 students14:1
Holdingford Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Holdingford
B−
509 students22:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Sauk Rapids-Rice Public SchoolsLangola Township, Rice, Watab Township
$14,571per student
Albany Public School DistrictAlbany Township, Collegeville Township
$13,255per student
Royalton Public School DistrictBellevue Township, Langola Township
$12,988per student
Sartell-St. Stephen School DistrictLe Sauk Township, Sartell
$13,911per 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.