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Schools in Garrison Township

Garrison Township’s public schools

Brainerd Public School District and Onamia Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Garrison Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?6/8schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
50%
2021–22
Graduate on time
86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 9% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Brainerd Public
Students per teacher
13.9
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,977 students on the public path
In brief

Garrison Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

6 of Garrison Township’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Lowell Elementary places highest (better than 93%); Onamia High School lowest (39%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Seven elementary schools serve Garrison Township, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Forestview Middle and Onamia High School. 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 Garrison Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–47 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
5–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Brainerd Public School District.

Two districts serve Garrison Township

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

Brainerd Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 13 schools · 6,079 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,555MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Onamia Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 556 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 9.8 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$20,952MN $17,091 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Brainerd Public School District55%
State average 51.1% · 3164 students tested
Math · PK–12, Brainerd Public School District50%
State average 44.8% · 3026 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Onamia Public School District33%
State average 51.1% · 256 students tested
Math · PK–12, Onamia Public School District19%
State average 44.8% · 225 students tested

Garrison Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Garrison Township—Brainerd Public PK–12 · Onamia Public PK–12
Hazelton—Aitkin Public
Roosevelt—Onamia Public PK–12 · Brainerd Public PK–12
Maple Grove—Brainerd Public
Bay Lake—Crosby-Ironton Public PK–12 · Brainerd Public PK–12
Platte Lake—Brainerd Public

4 of the 5 neighbors share Brainerd Public with Garrison Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Garrison Township

9 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 Garrison Townshipin other towns
Baxter Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Baxter
B+
506 students15:1Rate it →
Riverside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Brainerd
B
407 students10:1Rate it →
Garfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Brainerd
B−
250 students12:1Rate it →
Nisswa Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Nisswa
A
249 students14:1Rate it →
Harrison Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Brainerd
B+
230 students12:1Rate it →
Onamia Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Onamia
130 students5:1Rate it →
Lowell Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Brainerd
A
355 students14:1Rate it →
Forestview Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Baxter
B+
1,626 students16:1Rate it →
Onamia High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Onamia
C+
224 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Garrison Township’s schools

Are Garrison Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Garrison Township. Brainerd Public School District and Onamia Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Garrison Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Garrison Township in?

Brainerd Public School District and Onamia Public School District.

Where do Garrison Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Forestview Middle and Onamia High School.

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What Garrison 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.