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Schools in Garrison

Garrison’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/8schools 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
Students per teacher
14.4
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
5,428 students on the public path
In brief

Garrison’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of Garrison’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%); Garfield Elementary lowest (45%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Garrison, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Brainerd Senior High. 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, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–46 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
5–8Forestview Middlein BaxterB+
9–12Brainerd Senior Highin BrainerdB+

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

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+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading55%
State average 51.1% · 3164 students tested
Math50%
State average 44.8% · 3026 students tested

Garrison vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Garrison—Brainerd Public

Every school in Garrison

8 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 Garrisonin 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 →
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 →
Brainerd Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Brainerd
B+
1,805 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Garrison’s schools

Are Garrison’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Garrison. Brainerd Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Garrison. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 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 in?

Brainerd Public School District.

Where do Garrison kids go to high school?

Brainerd 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.