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Schools in Mahtowa Township

Mahtowa Township’s public schools

Barnum Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mahtowa Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
61%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.1K
▼ 23% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.6
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
660 students on the public path
In brief

Mahtowa Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Mahtowa Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Barnum Elementary places highest (better than 75%); Barnum Secondary lowest (41%). 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 Mahtowa Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Barnum Elementaryin BarnumA−
7–12Barnum Secondaryin BarnumC+

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

The district

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

Barnum Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 660 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,121MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading61%
State average 51.1% · 378 students tested
Math43%
State average 44.8% · 373 students tested

Mahtowa Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mahtowa Township—Barnum Public
BlackhoofBCarlton Public PK–12 · Barnum Public PK–12
Atkinson—Barnum Public
BarnumB+Barnum Public
Skelton—Barnum Public

All 4 neighbors share Barnum Public with Mahtowa Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Mahtowa Township

2 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 Mahtowa Townshipin other towns
Barnum Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Barnum
A−
348 students13:1Rate it →
Barnum Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Barnum
C+
312 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Mahtowa Township’s schools

Are Mahtowa Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mahtowa Township. Barnum Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mahtowa Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Mahtowa Township in?

Barnum Public School District.

Where do Mahtowa Township kids go to high school?

Barnum 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.