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Lynd Public School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 5 towns

Serves Lynd, Lynd Township, Grandview Township, Lyons Township and Island Lake Township, and parts of Lake Marshall Township.

Lynd’s Schools page →

Students
175
Schools
2
Spent per student
$16,025
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
The gist

What stands out about Lynd Public School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 25% of Minnesota districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the MN average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.1% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 25% 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
Lynd 428Lynd Township 410Grandview Township 257Lyons Township 190Island Lake Township 170

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lynd. Grade by grade →

PK–5Lynd ElementaryThis district
6–8Lynd Middle SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MN

2021–22
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 44.8% · 86 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 51.1% · 89 students tested

98% 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
$16,025 per student · 6% below MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 37%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 73%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
165’20
164’21
169’22
160’23
175’24

Up 6.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 57%Hispanic 35%Two or more races 8%

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.

Lynd Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lynd
B
104 students12:1
Lynd Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Lynd
C−
71 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Marshall Public School DistrictClifton Township, Fairview Township, Marshall
$14,605per student
RTR Public SchoolsCoon Creek Township, Lake Stay Township, Russell
$14,468per student
Minneota Public School DistrictNordland Township, Westerheim Township
$14,004per student
Tracy Area Public School DistrictRock Lake Township, Sodus Township
$13,969per 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.