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Schools in Harding

Harding’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
55%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▼ 20% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.0
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
1,214 students on the public path
In brief

Harding’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Harding’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Pioneer Elementary places highest (better than 86%); Healy Secondary lowest (44%). 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 Harding, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Pioneer Elementaryin PierzA
7–12Healy Secondaryin PierzC+

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

Pierz Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,214 students · 15.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,732MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 51.1% · 652 students tested
Math55%
State average 44.8% · 632 students tested

Harding vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Harding—Pierz Public
Pulaski—Pierz Public

Every school in Harding

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 Hardingin other towns
Pioneer Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pierz
A
607 students14:1Rate it →
Healy Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Pierz
C+
607 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Harding’s schools

Are Harding’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Harding. Pierz Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Harding. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Harding in?

Pierz Public School District.

Where do Harding kids go to high school?

Healy Secondary.

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What Harding 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.