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Schools in Chester Township

Chester Township’s public schools

Red Lake County Central Public Schools and Clearbrook-Gonvick School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chester Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▲ 2% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Clearbrook-Gonvick
Students per teacher
11.5
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
791 students on the public path
In brief

Chester Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Chester Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Red Lake County Central Elementary places highest (better than 75%); Clearbrook-Gonvick Secondary lowest (29%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Chester Township, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Clearbrook-Gonvick Secondary and Red Lake County Central High School. 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 Chester 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 to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Red Lake County Central Public Schools.

Two districts serve Chester Township

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

Red Lake County Central Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 343 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$18,749MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Clearbrook-Gonvick School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 460 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$17,365MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Red Lake County Central Public Schools47%
State average 51.1% · 197 students tested
Math · PK–12, Red Lake County Central Public Schools45%
State average 44.8% · 205 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Clearbrook-Gonvick School District49%
State average 51.1% · 228 students tested
Math · PK–12, Clearbrook-Gonvick School District37%
State average 44.8% · 226 students tested

Chester Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Chester Township—Red Lake County Central PK–12 · Clearbrook-Gonvick PK–12
Hill River—Win-E-Mac PK–12 · Fosston Public PK–12
Lambert—Red Lake County Central
Gully—Clearbrook-Gonvick PK–12 · Fosston Public PK–12
Equality—Red Lake County Central
Trail—Clearbrook-Gonvick

2 of the 5 neighbors share Red Lake County Central with Chester Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Chester 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 Chester Townshipin other towns
Clearbrook-Gonvick Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Clearbrook
B−
254 students11:1Rate it →
Red Lake County Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Plummer
A−
178 students10:1Rate it →
Clearbrook-Gonvick Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Clearbrook
C
206 students15:1Rate it →
Red Lake County Central High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Oklee
B−
153 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Chester Township’s schools

Are Chester Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Chester Township. Red Lake County Central Public Schools and Clearbrook-Gonvick School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chester Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Chester Township in?

Red Lake County Central Public Schools and Clearbrook-Gonvick School District.

Where do Chester Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Clearbrook-Gonvick Secondary and Red Lake County Central High 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.