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Schools in Dunn Township

Dunn Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 11% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
842 students on the public path
In brief

Dunn Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Dunn Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Viking Elementary School places highest (better than 82%); Pelican Rapids Secondary lowest (36%). 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 Dunn Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Viking Elementary Schoolin Pelican RapidsA−
7–12Pelican Rapids Secondaryin Pelican RapidsC+

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

Pelican Rapids Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 842 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,162MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 51.1% · 434 students tested
Math44%
State average 44.8% · 415 students tested

Dunn Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dunn Township—Pelican Rapids Public
Candor—Frazee-Vergas Public PK–12 · Perham-Dent Public PK–12
Lida—Pelican Rapids Public
Scambler—Pelican Rapids Public
Lake EuniceB−Lake Park Audubon

2 of the 4 neighbors share Pelican Rapids Public with Dunn Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Dunn Township

2 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 Dunn Townshipin other towns
Viking Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pelican Rapids
A−
468 students11:1Rate it →
Pelican Rapids Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Pelican Rapids
C+
374 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Dunn Township’s schools

Are Dunn Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dunn Township. Pelican Rapids Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dunn Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dunn Township in?

Pelican Rapids Public School District.

Where do Dunn Township kids go to high school?

Pelican Rapids Secondary.

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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.