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Kenyon-Wanamingo School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 11 towns

Serves Kenyon, Wanamingo, Roscoe Township, Minneola Township, Warsaw Township, Richland Township, Wanamingo Township, Cherry Grove Township, Holden Township, Kenyon Township and Dennison, and parts of Leon Township, Wheeling Township, Belle Creek Township, Merton Township and Ellington Township.

Kenyon’s School Grade C+ better than 42% of Minnesota school districts

Students
644
Schools
3
Spent per student
$15,668
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Debt
$14.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Kenyon-Wanamingo School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 42% of Minnesota districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts above the state
  • Spends 8% less per student than the MN average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $14.7M, about $22,786 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 42% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Kenyon. Grade by grade →

PK–4Kenyon-Wanamingo ElementaryThis district
5–8Kenyon-Wanamingo MiddleThis district
9–12Kenyon-Wanamingo Senior HighThis district

Test scores vs. MN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 44.8% · 350 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 51.1% · 354 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 83.3% · 54 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% 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
$15,668 per student · 8% below MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 35%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 30%State 66%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
726’20
659’21
654’22
674’23
644’24

Down 11.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 2%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.