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Chatfield Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Chatfield, Pleasant Grove Township, Chatfield Township, Orion Township, Sumner Township, Jordan Township, Pilot Mound Township and Elmira Township, and parts of Eyota Township.

Chatfield’s School Grade A better than 91% of Minnesota school districts

Students
898
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,544
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
25%
Debt
$24.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Chatfield Public Schools

  • Its letter, A: results better than 91% of Minnesota districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 14 pts above the state
  • Spends 21% less per student than the MN average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $24.9M, about $27,723 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 91% 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

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Chatfield. Grade by grade →

PK–6Chatfield Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Chatfield SecondaryThis district

Test scores vs. MN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency57%
State average 44.8% · 472 students tested
Reading / language arts63%
State average 51.1% · 466 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 83.3% · 84 in the class

100% 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
$13,544 per student · 21% below MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 35%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 70%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
872’20
897’21
927’22
885’23
898’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 2%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.