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Glencoe-Silver Lake School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 17 towns

Serves Glencoe, Hale Township, Bergen Township, Silver Lake, Helen Township, Brownton, Rich Valley Township, Hassan Valley Township, Green Isle Township, Glencoe Township, Sumter Township, Collins Township, New Auburn, New Auburn Township, Penn Township, Plato and Biscay, and parts of Hutchinson Township, Winsted Township and Round Grove Township.

Glencoe’s School Grade B better than 61% of Minnesota school districts

Students
1,390
Schools
4
Spent per student
$14,505
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Debt
$20.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Glencoe-Silver Lake School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 61% of Minnesota districts
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the MN average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $20.2M, about $14,543 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 61% of the 502 Minnesota school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BGlencoe 5,632Hale Township 916Bergen Township 911Silver Lake 849Helen Township 841Brownton 702Rich Valley Township 673Hassan Valley Township 662Green Isle Township 536Glencoe Township 516Sumter Township 489Collins Township 436New Auburn 416New Auburn Township 399Penn Township 325Plato 321Biscay 109

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Glencoe. Grade by grade →

PK–2Lincoln ElementaryThis district
3–6Lakeside ElementaryThis district
7–8GSL Junior High SchoolThis district
9–12Glencoe-Silver Lake Senior HighThis district

Test scores vs. MN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 44.8% · 733 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 51.1% · 725 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 83.3% · 121 in the class

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,505 per student · 15% below MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 29%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 69%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,523’20
1,492’21
1,446’22
1,433’23
1,390’24

Down 8.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 72%Hispanic 24%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools.

Lincoln Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Glencoe
290 students12:1
Lakeside Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Silver Lake
B−
408 students15:1
GSL Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Glencoe
C
224 students16:1
Glencoe-Silver Lake Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Glencoe
C+
468 students20:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Sibley East School DistrictArlington Township, Dryden Township, Green Isle
$13,573per student
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Public SchoolsGrafton Township, Preston Lake Township, Stewart
$16,933per student
Hutchinson Public School DistrictAcoma Township, Hutchinson, Lynn Township
$14,151per student
Central Public School DistrictCamden Township, Washington Lake Township, Young America Township
$14,390per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Minnesota.