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Mabel-Canton Public School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Mabel, Canton Township, Newburg Township, Amherst Township, Canton and Preble Township, and parts of Spring Grove Township and Black Hammer Township.

Mabel’s Schools page →

Students
269
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,664
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Debt
$0.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mabel-Canton Public School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 89% of Minnesota districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 8% less per student than the MN average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.1M, about $193 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 89% 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 above the state, 2021–22
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Mabel. Grade by grade →

PK–6Mabel-Canton ElementaryThis district
7–12Mabel-Canton SecondaryThis district

Test scores vs. MN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency55–59%
State average 44.8% · 135 students tested
Reading / language arts55–59%
State average 51.1% · 131 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 83.3% · 22 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$15,664 per student · 8% below MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 32%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 60%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
292’20
265’21
276’22
280’23
269’24

Down 7.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%

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.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.