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Schools in Erie Township · Detroit Lakes Public School District, Frazee-Vergas Public School District

Erie Township’s public schools outscore 54% of Minnesota districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Erie Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 92% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
52%
▲ 1 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
▼ 1 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
▼ 1 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.4K
▼ 10% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Detroit Lakes Public
Students per teacher
14.0
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,578 students on the public path
In brief

Erie Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1374 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Erie Township’s, its schools beat 48%, lower than their 54% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 44% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 45% statewide; 82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Detroit Lakes Public spends $15,411 per student and Frazee-Vergas Public $15,793, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Erie Township’s grade

B Test scoresC Graduation

B−: better than 54% of Minnesota school districts. Test scores are above the Minnesota average; graduation is below it.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 54%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1374)Better than 48%
Towns in Becker County (37)Better than 68%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,753 test results and a graduating class of 251 could put Erie Township anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Erie Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,717 in math, 1,788 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Erie Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC

Erie Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Detroit Lakes Public School District). From grade PK, students attend the Frazee-Vergas Public School District, shared with Burlington, Candor, Evergreen, Frazee, Height of Land, Hobart, Shell Lake, Silver Leaf, Spruce Grove, Toad Lake and Vergas. Its elementary school is in Detroit Lakes. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Erie Township

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

Detroit Lakes Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 2,728 students, down 3% since 2021–22 · 14.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,411MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Frazee-Vergas Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 834 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,793MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Detroit Lakes Public School District54%
State average 51.1% · 1349 students tested
Math · PK–12, Detroit Lakes Public School District45%
State average 44.8% · 1318 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Frazee-Vergas Public School District47%
State average 51.1% · 439 students tested
Math · PK–12, Frazee-Vergas Public School District40%
State average 44.8% · 399 students tested

Erie Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Erie TownshipB−Detroit Lakes Public PK–12 · Frazee-Vergas Public PK–12
DetroitBDetroit Lakes Public
Height of Land—Frazee-Vergas Public PK–12 · Detroit Lakes Public PK–12
Holmesville—Detroit Lakes Public
BurlingtonB−Frazee-Vergas Public

3 of the 4 neighbors share Detroit Lakes Public with Erie Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Erie Township

5 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 Erie Townshipin other towns
Rossman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Detroit Lakes
A−
565 students13:1Rate it →
Roosevelt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Detroit Lakes
B
562 students12:1Rate it →
Frazee Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Frazee
B
453 students13:1Rate it →
Detroit Lakes Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Detroit Lakes
C
617 students16:1Rate it →
Frazee Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Frazee
C
381 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Erie Township’s schools

Are Erie Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Minnesota: the public schools Erie Township children attend outscore 54% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Erie Township in?

Two districts: Detroit Lakes Public School District runs grades PK–12, and Frazee-Vergas Public School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Burlington, Candor, Evergreen, Frazee, Height of Land, Hobart, Shell Lake, Silver Leaf, Spruce Grove, Toad Lake and Vergas.

What is Erie Township’s graduation rate?

82% of the class of 2023 in Detroit Lakes Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Erie Township spend per student?

$15,411 in Detroit Lakes Public School District and $15,793 in Frazee-Vergas Public School District (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.