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Schools in Harris · North Branch Public Schools, Rush City Public School District

Harris’s public schools outscore 53% of Minnesota districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Harris, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
51%
▼ 0 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
▼ 5 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
▼ 1 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.1K
▼ 23% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · North Branch
Students per teacher
15.3
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
1,659 students on the public path
In brief

Harris’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1599 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Harris’s, its schools beat 41%, lower than their 53% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 51% of tested students were proficient in reading and 40% in math, against 51% and 45% statewide; 94% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

North Branch spends $13,094 per student and Rush City Public $15,701, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Harris’s grade

B− Test scoresC Graduation

B−: better than 53% of Minnesota school districts. Both inputs trail the Minnesota average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 53%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1599)Better than 41%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,753 test results and a graduating class of 211 could put Harris anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Harris’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,696 in math, 1,810 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Harris, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

Harris runs its own schools through grade 12 (North Branch Public Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Rush City Public School District, shared with Fish Lake, Nessel, Rock Creek, Rush City, Rushseba and Sunrise. Its school is in Rush City. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Harris

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

North Branch Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 2,704 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 17.7 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,094MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Rush City Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 805 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,701MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, North Branch Public Schools51%
State average 51.1% · 1342 students tested
Math · PK–12, North Branch Public Schools41%
State average 44.8% · 1242 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Rush City Public School District50%
State average 51.1% · 468 students tested
Math · PK–12, Rush City Public School District38%
State average 44.8% · 454 students tested

Harris vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
HarrisB−North Branch PK–12 · Rush City Public PK–12
SunriseB−North Branch PK–12 · Rush City Public PK–12
Fish LakeB−Cambridge-Isanti Public PK–12 · Rush City Public PK–12 · North Branch PK–12
North BranchB−North Branch

All 3 neighbors share North Branch with Harris for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Harris

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 Harrisin other towns
C.E. Jacobson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rush City
B−
414 students9:1Rate it →
North Branch Area Education Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · North Branch
239 students13:1Rate it →
North Branch Area Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · North Branch
C+
615 students19:1Rate it →
Rush City Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Rush City
C
391 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Harris’s schools

Are Harris’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Minnesota: the public schools Harris children attend outscore 53% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 41%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Harris in?

Two districts: North Branch Public Schools runs grades PK–12, and Rush City Public School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Fish Lake, Nessel, Rock Creek, Rush City, Rushseba and Sunrise.

What is Harris’s graduation rate?

82% of the class of 2023 in North Branch Public Schools graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Harris spend per student?

$13,094 in North Branch Public Schools and $15,701 in Rush City Public School District (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.