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Lancaster Public School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns

Serves Lancaster, Poppleton Township, Richardville Township, Hazelton Township, Granville Township, Caribou Township, St. Joseph Township, Clow Township and Cannon Township, and parts of Thompson Township, Percy Township and Hampden Township.

Lancaster’s Schools page →

Students
208
Schools
2
Spent per student
$18,183
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
The gist

What stands out about Lancaster Public School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 67% of Minnesota districts
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 6% more per student than the MN average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.3% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 67% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Lancaster 342Poppleton Township 131Richardville Township 102Hazelton Township 96Granville Township 58Caribou Township 36St. Joseph Township 32Clow Township 26Cannon Township 13

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lancaster. Grade by grade →

PK–6Lancaster ElementaryThis district
7–12Lancaster SecondaryThis district

Test scores vs. MN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45–49%
State average 44.8% · 85 students tested
Reading / language arts50–54%
State average 51.1% · 80 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 83.3% · 11 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

87% 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
$18,183 per student · 6% above MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 30%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 68%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
192’20
185’21
181’22
202’23
208’24

Up 8.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Hispanic 4%Black 2%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Lancaster Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lancaster
B−
122 students15:1
Lancaster Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Lancaster
B−
86 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Kittson Central School DistrictHallock, Hallock Township, Hill Township
$20,581per student
Tri-County School DistrictJupiter Township, Lake Bronson, Norway Township
$23,102per student

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.