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Schools in Ghent

Ghent’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.6K
▼ 15% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Marshall Public
Students per teacher
12.6
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,616 students on the public path
In brief

Ghent’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Ghent’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Minneota Elementary places highest (better than 91%); Marshall Middle School lowest (55%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Ghent, graded from A to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Marshall Middle School and Minneota Secondary. 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 Ghent, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressA
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−

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

Two districts serve Ghent

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

Marshall Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 2,664 students · 12.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,605MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Minneota Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 554 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,004MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Marshall Public School District47%
State average 51.1% · 1320 students tested
Math · PK–12, Marshall Public School District46%
State average 44.8% · 1308 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Minneota Public School District62%
State average 51.1% · 278 students tested
Math · PK–12, Minneota Public School District60%
State average 44.8% · 278 students tested

Ghent vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ghent—Marshall Public PK–12 · Minneota Public PK–12

Every school in Ghent

4 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 Ghentin other towns
Park Side Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Marshall
407 students9:1Rate it →
Minneota Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Minneota
A
258 students12:1Rate it →
Marshall Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Marshall
B
655 students13:1Rate it →
Minneota Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Minneota
A−
296 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Ghent’s schools

Are Ghent’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ghent. Marshall Public School District and Minneota Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ghent. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ghent in?

Marshall Public School District and Minneota Public School District.

Where do Ghent kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Marshall Middle School and Minneota 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.