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B−

Comfrey Public School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Comfrey, Bashaw Township, Mulligan Township, Stately Township, Selma Township, Adrian Township, Delton Township and Darfur.

Comfrey’s Schools page →

Students
104
Schools
2
Spent per student
$21,181
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
The gist

What stands out about Comfrey Public School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 45% of Minnesota districts
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 24% more per student than the MN average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 23.5% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 45% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Comfrey 375Bashaw Township 222Mulligan Township 181Stately Township 171Selma Township 167Adrian Township 131Delton Township 125Darfur 84

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Comfrey. Grade by grade →

PK–6Comfrey ElementaryThis district
7–12Comfrey SecondaryThis district

Test scores vs. MN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40–49%
State average 44.8% · 59 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 51.1% · 61 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 83.3% · 10 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

95% 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
$21,181 per student · 24% above MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 30%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 68%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
136’20
131’21
115’22
105’23
104’24

Down 23.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Hispanic 6%Asian 2%

Schools in the district

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

Comfrey Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Comfrey
B
57 students9:1
Comfrey Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Comfrey
C
47 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Sleepy Eye Public School DistrictAlbin Township, Leavenworth Township
$14,792per student
St. James Public School DistrictAlbin Township, Nelson Township
$13,582per student
Mountain Lake Public SchoolsCarson Township, Midway Township
$16,587per student
Red Rock Central School DistrictAmboy Township, Germantown Township
$15,823per student

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.