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Schools in Lutsen Township

Lutsen Township’s public schools

Cook County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lutsen Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.6K
▲ 9% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.8
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
475 students on the public path
In brief

Lutsen Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Lutsen Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Sawtooth Mountain Elementary places highest (better than 56%); Cook County Middle lowest (20%). 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 Lutsen Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Sawtooth Mountain Elementaryin Grand MaraisB
6–8Cook County Middlein Grand MaraisC−
9–12Cook County Senior Highin Grand MaraisC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Cook County Public Schools.

The district

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

Cook County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 475 students, up 20% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$18,606MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 51.1% · 199 students tested
Math27%
State average 44.8% · 202 students tested

Lutsen Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lutsen Township—Cook County
Tofte—Cook County

Every school in Lutsen Township

3 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 Lutsen Townshipin other towns
Sawtooth Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grand Marais
B
203 students10:1Rate it →
Cook County Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Grand Marais
C−
95 students11:1Rate it →
Cook County Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Grand Marais
C+
177 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Lutsen Township’s schools

Are Lutsen Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lutsen Township. Cook County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lutsen Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lutsen Township in?

Cook County Public Schools.

Where do Lutsen Township kids go to high school?

Cook County Senior High.

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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.