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Byron Public School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Byron, Kalmar Township and Salem Township, and parts of Cascade Township, Mantorville Township, New Haven Township and Rock Dell Township.

Byron’s School Grade A+ better than 95% of Minnesota school districts

Students
2,342
Schools
4
Spent per student
$12,558
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
16%
Debt
$81.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Byron Public School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 95% of Minnesota districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 14 pts above the state
  • Spends 27% less per student than the MN average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $81.7M, about $34,905 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 95% 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
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A+Byron 6,740A+Kalmar Township 1,157A+Salem Township 1,058

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Byron. Grade by grade →

PK–2Byron Primary SchoolThis district
3–5Byron Intermediate SchoolThis district
6–8Byron Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Byron Senior High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency64%
State average 44.8% · 1,163 students tested
Reading / language arts66%
State average 51.1% · 1,206 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 83.3% · 148 in the class

97% 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
$12,558 per student · 27% below MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 31%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 67%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,264’20
2,278’21
2,286’22
2,331’23
2,342’24

Up 3.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 86%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Byron Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Byron
519 students12:1
Byron Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Byron
A+
551 students16:1
Byron Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Byron
B+
577 students18:1
Byron Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Byron
B
695 students22:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Pine Island Public School DistrictMilton Township, Oronoco, Oronoco Township
$12,463per student
Rochester Public School DistrictHaverhill Township, Oronoco, Oronoco Township
$16,013per student
Kasson-Mantorville School DistrictCanisteo Township, Kasson, Mantorville
$11,812per student
Triton School DistrictMilton Township, Wasioja Township
$14,427per 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.