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Schools in Leaf Lake Township

Leaf Lake Township’s public schools

Henning Public School District and New York Mills Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Leaf Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.5K
▼ 21% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · New York Mills Public
Students per teacher
15.2
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
1,203 students on the public path
In brief

Leaf Lake Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Leaf Lake Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Henning Elementary places highest (better than 69%); New York Mills Elementary lowest (44%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Leaf Lake Township, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: New York Mills Secondary and Henning Secondary. 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 Leaf Lake Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Henning Public School District.

Two districts serve Leaf Lake Township

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

Henning Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 381 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 15.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,397MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
New York Mills Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 822 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,493MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Henning Public School District57%
State average 51.1% · 190 students tested
Math · PK–12, Henning Public School District47%
State average 44.8% · 196 students tested
Reading · PK–12, New York Mills Public School District49%
State average 51.1% · 378 students tested
Math · PK–12, New York Mills Public School District53%
State average 44.8% · 383 students tested

Leaf Lake Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Leaf Lake Township—Henning Public PK–12 · New York Mills Public PK–12
Deer Creek—Wadena-Deer Creek PK–12 · New York Mills Public PK–12
Otter Tail—Henning Public PK–12 · Perham-Dent Public PK–12
Henning—Henning Public
Otto—New York Mills Public
Ottertail—Perham-Dent Public

2 of the 5 neighbors share New York Mills Public with Leaf Lake Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Leaf Lake 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 Leaf Lake Townshipin other towns
New York Mills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · New York Mills
C+
460 students16:1Rate it →
Henning Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Henning
B+
210 students13:1Rate it →
New York Mills Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · New York Mills
B−
362 students14:1Rate it →
Henning Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Henning
B
171 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Leaf Lake Township’s schools

Are Leaf Lake Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Leaf Lake Township. Henning Public School District and New York Mills Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Leaf Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Leaf Lake Township in?

Henning Public School District and New York Mills Public School District.

Where do Leaf Lake Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: New York Mills Secondary and Henning Secondary.

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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.