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Schools in Kathio Township · Onamia Public School District

Kathio Township’s public schools score below 86% of Minnesota districts on tests and graduation

In Kathio Township, 19% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Minnesota average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Kathio Township, 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 91% 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
33%
▼ 18 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
19%
▼ 26 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
50–59%
▼ 24–33 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.0K
▲ 23% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.8
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
485 students on the public path
In brief

Kathio Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 966 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Kathio Township’s, its schools beat 2%, lower than their 14% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 33% of tested students were proficient in reading and 19% in math, against 51% and 45% statewide; 91% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

50–59% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota (the state reports Kathio Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $20,952 per student in FY2024, against $17,091 across Minnesota. 23% of its revenue that year was federal (Minnesota 8%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one middle school

From grade 3 the district’s path is Onamia Elementary School, then Onamia High School. Enrollment is down 5% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Kathio Township’s grade

C− Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 14% 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 14%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (966)Better than 2%
Towns in Mille Lacs County (17)Better than 0%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 240 test results and a graduating class of 36 could put Kathio Township anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 91% of Kathio Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (225 in math, 256 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2Onamia Primary Schoolin OnamiaNo scores
3–6Onamia Elementary Schoolin OnamiaD
7–12Onamia High Schoolin OnamiaC+

Kathio Township’s public schools are run by Onamia Public School District, which also serves Bradbury, Dailey, Garrison and Hillman and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Onamia Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 556 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 9.8 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$20,952MN $17,091 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading33%
State average 51.1% · 256 students tested
Math19%
State average 44.8% · 225 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 23% of the Onamia Public district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 8% across Minnesota, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Kathio Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kathio TownshipDOnamia Public
Roosevelt—Onamia Public PK–12 · Brainerd Public PK–12
South Harbor—Onamia Public
Richardson—Onamia Public
Bradbury—Onamia Public
Hazelton—Aitkin Public

4 of the 5 neighbors share Onamia Public with Kathio Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Kathio Township

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 Kathio Townshipin other towns
Onamia Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Onamia
130 students5:1Rate it →
Onamia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Onamia
D
131 students15:1Rate it →
Onamia High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Onamia
C+
224 students16:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Kathio Townshiprun by other districts or the state
Nay-Ah-Shing School
Grades K–12 · Onamia
125 students4:1Rate it →

Questions about Kathio Township’s schools

Are Kathio Township’s schools good?

On Minnesota’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Kathio Township children attend score below 86% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 2%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Kathio Township in?

Onamia Public School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 556 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

What is Kathio Township’s graduation rate?

50–59% of the class of 2023 in Onamia Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Kathio Township spend per student?

$20,952 in Onamia 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.