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Schools in Carlton

Carlton’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.8K
▲ 16% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.8
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
308 students on the public path
In brief

Carlton’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Carlton’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. South Terrace Elementary places highest (better than 84%); Carlton Secondary lowest (29%). 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 Carlton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5South Terrace ElementaryCarlton Public School DistrictA−
6–12Carlton SecondaryCarlton Public School DistrictC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Carlton 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.

Carlton Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 308 students, down 22% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$19,791MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 51.1% · 186 students tested
Math32%
State average 44.8% · 184 students tested

Carlton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Carlton—Carlton Public
Twin LakesC+Carlton Public
ThomsonA+Esko Public

Every school in Carlton

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).

District schools in Carltonby address
South Terrace Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
163 students11:1Rate it →
Carlton Secondary
High · Grades 6–12
C
145 students15:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Carltonrun by other districts or the state
NLA-Carlton
Grades 3–12
Special Education
31 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Carlton’s schools

Are Carlton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Carlton. Carlton Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carlton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Carlton in?

Carlton Public School District.

Where do Carlton kids go to high school?

Carlton 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.