Dawson-Boyd Public School District
Serves Dawson, Riverside Township, Lac qui Parle Township, Cerro Gordo Township, Baxter Township, Providence Township, Maxwell Township, Hamlin Township, Ten Mile Lake Township, Boyd and Omro Township, and parts of Camp Release Township, Oshkosh Township, Lisbon Township and Tyro Township.
Dawson’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of Minnesota school districts
What stands out about Dawson-Boyd Public School District
- Its letter, B+: results better than 65% of Minnesota districts
- Graduation rate 12 pts above the state
- Spends 11% less per student than the MN average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $24.7M, about $43,611 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
B+: better than 65% 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.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Dawson. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. MN
2021–22 · class of 2023100% 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 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
About steady since 2020–21.
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.
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.