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Schools in Dexter Township

Dexter Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 17% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.0
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
520 students on the public path
In brief

Dexter Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Dexter Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Southland Elementary places highest (better than 75%); Southland Senior High lowest (34%). 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 Dexter Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Southland Elementaryin AdamsA−
6–8Southland Middlein AdamsB−
9–12Southland Senior Highin AdamsC

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

Southland Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 520 students, up 34% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,174MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading55%
State average 51.1% · 228 students tested
Math47%
State average 44.8% · 214 students tested

Dexter Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dexter Township—Southland Public
Marshall—Southland Public
Red Rock—Hayfield Public
Sargeant—Hayfield Public
Grand Meadow—Grand Meadow Public PK–12 · Southland Public PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Southland Public with Dexter Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Dexter Township

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).

Also serving Dexter Townshipin other towns
Southland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Adams
A−
223 students11:1Rate it →
Southland Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Adams
B−
107 students17:1Rate it →
Southland Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Adams
C
190 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Dexter Township’s schools

Are Dexter Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dexter Township. Southland Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dexter Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dexter Township in?

Southland Public School District.

Where do Dexter Township kids go to high school?

Southland Senior High.

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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.