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Schools in Hayes Township

Hayes Township’s public schools

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hayes Township. 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 91% 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
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.1K
▼ 17% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
777 students on the public path
In brief

Hayes Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Hayes Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Murdock Elementary places highest (better than 61%); Kerkhoven Secondary lowest (29%). 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 Hayes Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Murdock Elementaryin MurdockB
7–12Kerkhoven Secondaryin KerkhovenC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg.

The district

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

Kerkhoven-Murdock-SunburgGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 777 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,117MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 51.1% · 422 students tested
Math44%
State average 44.8% · 395 students tested

Hayes Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hayes Township—Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
Kerkhoven—Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
Arctander—New London-Spicer PK–12 · Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg PK–12
Kildare—Benson Public PK–12 · Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg PK–12

All 3 neighbors share Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg with Hayes Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Hayes Township

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 Hayes Townshipin other towns
Murdock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Murdock
B
395 students11:1Rate it →
Kerkhoven Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Kerkhoven
C
382 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Hayes Township’s schools

Are Hayes Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hayes Township. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hayes Township. 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 Hayes Township in?

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg.

Where do Hayes Township kids go to high school?

Kerkhoven Secondary.

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What Hayes Township 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.