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Schools in Manston Township

Manston Township’s public schools

Rothsay Public School District and Barnesville Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Manston Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 20% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Barnesville Public
Students per teacher
15.2
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
1,204 students on the public path
In brief

Manston Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Manston Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Barnesville Elementary School places highest (better than 87%); Rothsay Secondary lowest (51%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Manston Township, graded from A− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Barnesville High School and Rothsay 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 Manston Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A

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

Two districts serve Manston Township

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

Rothsay Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 334 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,833MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Barnesville Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 870 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,637MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Rothsay Public School District57%
State average 51.1% · 162 students tested
Math · PK–12, Rothsay Public School District57%
State average 44.8% · 160 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Barnesville Public School District64%
State average 51.1% · 485 students tested
Math · PK–12, Barnesville Public School District65%
State average 44.8% · 476 students tested

Manston Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Manston Township—Rothsay Public PK–12 · Barnesville Public PK–12
Meadows—Rothsay Public PK–12 · Breckenridge Public PK–12
Mitchell—Breckenridge Public PK–12 · Barnesville Public PK–12
Atherton—Barnesville Public
Tanberg—Rothsay Public

2 of the 4 neighbors share Rothsay Public with Manston Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Manston 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 Manston Townshipin other towns
Barnesville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Barnesville
A
490 students15:1Rate it →
Rothsay Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rothsay
A−
194 students15:1Rate it →
Barnesville High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Barnesville
A
380 students16:1Rate it →
Rothsay Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Rothsay
B−
140 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Manston Township’s schools

Are Manston Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Manston Township. Rothsay Public School District and Barnesville Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Manston Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 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 Manston Township in?

Rothsay Public School District and Barnesville Public School District.

Where do Manston Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Barnesville High School and Rothsay 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.