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Schools in Kiester Township

Kiester Township’s public schools

United South Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kiester 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 100% 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
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
49%
2021–22
Graduate on time
74%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 13% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
763 students on the public path
In brief

Kiester Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Kiester Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. United South Central Elementary places highest (better than 78%); United South Central High School lowest (36%). 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 Kiester Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6United South Central Elementaryin WellsA−
7–12United South Central High Schoolin WellsC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the United South Central 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.

United South Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 763 students · 13.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,853MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 51.1% · 376 students tested
Math49%
State average 44.8% · 365 students tested

Kiester Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kiester Township—United South Central
Foster—United South Central
Mansfield—United South Central PK–12 · Alden-Conger Public PK–12 · Glenville-Emmons PK–12
Seely—United South Central

All 3 neighbors share United South Central with Kiester Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Kiester 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 Kiester Townshipin other towns
United South Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wells
A−
420 students12:1Rate it →
United South Central High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Wells
C+
343 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Kiester Township’s schools

Are Kiester Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Kiester Township. United South Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kiester 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 Kiester Township in?

United South Central School District.

Where do Kiester Township kids go to high school?

United South Central High School.

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What Kiester 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.