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Schools in Garnes Township

Garnes Township’s public schools

Red Lake County Central Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Garnes Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.7K
▲ 10% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.5
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
331 students on the public path
In brief

Garnes Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Garnes Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Red Lake County Central Elementary places highest (better than 75%); Red Lake County Central High School lowest (51%). 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 Garnes Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Red Lake County Central Elementaryin PlummerA−
7–12Red Lake County Central High Schoolin OkleeB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Red Lake County Central Public Schools.

The district

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

Red Lake County Central Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 343 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$18,749MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 51.1% · 197 students tested
Math45%
State average 44.8% · 205 students tested

Garnes Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Garnes Township—Red Lake County Central
Emardville—Red Lake County Central
Equality—Red Lake County Central
Lambert—Red Lake County Central
Mayfield—Red Lake County Central PK–12 · Thief River Falls PK–12
Wyandotte—Thief River Falls PK–12 · Red Lake County Central PK–12

All 5 neighbors share Red Lake County Central with Garnes Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Garnes 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 Garnes Townshipin other towns
Red Lake County Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Plummer
A−
178 students10:1Rate it →
Red Lake County Central High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Oklee
B−
153 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Garnes Township’s schools

Are Garnes Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Garnes Township. Red Lake County Central Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Garnes Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Garnes Township in?

Red Lake County Central Public Schools.

Where do Garnes Township kids go to high school?

Red Lake County Central High School.

Parents talk

What Garnes Township families are saying about school.

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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.