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Schools in Caribou Township

Caribou Township’s public schools

Lancaster Public School District and Greenbush-Middle River School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Caribou Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 87% 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.5K
▲ 14% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Greenbush-Middle River
Students per teacher
13.5
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
430 students on the public path
In brief

Caribou Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Caribou Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Greenbush-Middle River Secondary places highest (better than 56%); Lancaster Secondary lowest (45%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Caribou Township, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Greenbush-Middle River Secondary and Lancaster 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 Caribou Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

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

Two districts serve Caribou Township

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

Lancaster Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 208 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$18,183MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Greenbush-Middle River School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 222 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$19,473MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Lancaster Public School District52%
State average 51.1% · 80 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lancaster Public School District47%
State average 44.8% · 85 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Greenbush-Middle River School District52%
State average 51.1% · 112 students tested
Math · PK–12, Greenbush-Middle River School District47%
State average 44.8% · 121 students tested

Caribou Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Caribou Township—Lancaster Public PK–12 · Greenbush-Middle River PK–12

Every school in Caribou 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 Caribou Townshipin other towns
Lancaster Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lancaster
B−
122 students15:1Rate it →
Greenbush Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Greenbush
B−
120 students13:1Rate it →
Greenbush-Middle River Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Greenbush
B
102 students12:1Rate it →
Lancaster Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Lancaster
B−
86 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Caribou Township’s schools

Are Caribou Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Caribou Township. Lancaster Public School District and Greenbush-Middle River School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Caribou Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Caribou Township in?

Lancaster Public School District and Greenbush-Middle River School District.

Where do Caribou Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Greenbush-Middle River Secondary and Lancaster Secondary.

Parents talk

What Caribou 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.