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Schools in Canton Township

Canton Township’s public schools

Mabel-Canton Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Canton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▼ 8% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.1
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
269 students on the public path
In brief

Canton Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Canton Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Mabel-Canton Secondary places highest (better than 87%); Mabel-Canton Elementary lowest (64%). 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 Canton Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Mabel-Canton Elementaryin MabelB
7–12Mabel-Canton Secondaryin MabelA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mabel-Canton Public School District.

The district

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

Mabel-Canton Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 269 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,664MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 51.1% · 131 students tested
Math57%
State average 44.8% · 135 students tested

Canton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Canton Township—Mabel-Canton Public
Newburg—Mabel-Canton Public
Harmony—Fillmore Central
Amherst—Lanesboro Public PK–12 · Mabel-Canton Public PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Mabel-Canton Public with Canton Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Canton Township

3 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 Canton Townshipin other towns
Mabel-Canton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mabel
B
143 students15:1Rate it →
Mabel-Canton Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Mabel
A
126 students10:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Valley View
Elementary · Grades 2–8 · Mabel
Private · Religious
10 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Canton Township’s schools

Are Canton Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Canton Township. Mabel-Canton Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Canton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Canton Township in?

Mabel-Canton Public School District.

Where do Canton Township kids go to high school?

Mabel-Canton Secondary.

Are there private schools in Canton Township?

Yes: Valley View (grades 2–8, 10 students).

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What Canton 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). Stars are from neighbors.