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Schools in Carlston Township

Carlston Township’s public schools

Alden-Conger Public School District and United South Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carlston 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 96% 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
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 13% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · United South Central
Students per teacher
12.5
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,207 students on the public path
In brief

Carlston Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Carlston Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. United South Central Elementary places highest (better than 78%); United South Central High School lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Carlston Township, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: United South Central High School and Alden-Conger 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 Carlston Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

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

Two districts serve Carlston Township

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

Alden-Conger Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 444 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,341MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
United South Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 763 students · 13.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,853MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Alden-Conger Public School District44%
State average 51.1% · 246 students tested
Math · PK–12, Alden-Conger Public School District43%
State average 44.8% · 248 students tested
Reading · PK–12, United South Central School District51%
State average 51.1% · 376 students tested
Math · PK–12, United South Central School District49%
State average 44.8% · 365 students tested

Carlston Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Carlston Township—Alden-Conger Public PK–12 · United South Central PK–12
Freeborn—United South Central
Manchester—Albert Lea Public PK–12 · United South Central PK–12
Alden—Alden-Conger Public
Clark—United South Central

3 of the 4 neighbors share United South Central with Carlston Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Carlston 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 Carlston Townshipin other towns
United South Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wells
A−
420 students12:1Rate it →
Alden-Conger Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alden
B−
229 students10:1Rate it →
United South Central High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Wells
C+
343 students15:1Rate it →
Alden-Conger Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Alden
C+
215 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Carlston Township’s schools

Are Carlston Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Carlston Township. Alden-Conger Public School District and United South Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carlston 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 Carlston Township in?

Alden-Conger Public School District and United South Central School District.

Where do Carlston Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: United South Central High School and Alden-Conger Secondary.

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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.