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Schools in McPherson Township

McPherson Township’s public schools

St. Clair Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for McPherson 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 97% 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
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
49%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.9K
▼ 31% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.0
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
820 students on the public path
In brief

McPherson Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of McPherson Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. ST. Clair Elementary places highest (better than 83%); ST. Clair Secondary lowest (32%). 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 McPherson Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6ST. Clair Elementaryin Saint ClairA−
7–12ST. Clair Secondaryin Saint ClairC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the St. Clair 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.

St. Clair Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 820 students, up 16% since 2020–21 · 19.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$11,851MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 51.1% · 426 students tested
Math49%
State average 44.8% · 396 students tested

McPherson Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
McPherson Township—St. Clair Public
Le Ray—St. Clair Public PK–12 · Mankato Public PK–12 · Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton PK–12
DecoriaB+St. Clair Public
Alton—Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton
Medo—Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton PK–12 · Maple River PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share St. Clair Public with McPherson Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in McPherson 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 McPherson Townshipin other towns
ST. Clair Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Saint Clair
A−
411 students17:1Rate it →
ST. Clair Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Saint Clair
C
409 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about McPherson Township’s schools

Are McPherson Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for McPherson Township. St. Clair Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for McPherson 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 McPherson Township in?

St. Clair Public School District.

Where do McPherson Township kids go to high school?

ST. Clair 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.