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Melrose Public School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 14 towns

Serves Melrose, Millwood Township, Melrose Township, Freeport, Oak Township, Grove Township, St. Martin Township, New Munich, Getty Township, Spring Hill Township, Greenwald, Meire Grove, Spring Hill and St. Rosa, and parts of Krain Township, Albany Township, Birchdale Township, Grey Eagle Township, Lake George Township and Lake Henry Township.

Melrose’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of Minnesota school districts

Students
1,313
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,713
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Debt
$3.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Melrose Public School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 66% of Minnesota districts
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the MN average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3.2M, about $2,468 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 66% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Melrose 3,888Millwood Township 985Melrose Township 757Freeport 678Oak Township 655Grove Township 501St. Martin Township 452New Munich 363Getty Township 361Spring Hill Township 354Greenwald 207Meire Grove 185Spring Hill 70St. Rosa 58

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Melrose. Grade by grade →

PK–5Melrose ElementaryThis district
6–8Melrose MiddleThis district
9–12Melrose SecondaryThis district

Test scores vs. MN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency48%
State average 44.8% · 681 students tested
Reading / language arts48%
State average 51.1% · 695 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 83.3% · 106 in the class

100% 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
$14,713 per student · 14% below MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 29%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 20%State 75%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,269’20
1,269’21
1,277’22
1,266’23
1,313’24

Up 3.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 66%Hispanic 32%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools.

Melrose Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Melrose
B
512 students13:1
Melrose Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Melrose
B−
296 students16:1
Melrose Secondary
High · Grades 9–12 · Melrose
B
505 students17:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Sauk Centre Public School DistrictKandota Township, Raymond Township, Sauk Centre Township
$14,821per student
Albany Public School DistrictAvon Township, Farming Township, St. Martin
$13,255per student
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public School DistrictCrow River Township, North Fork Township, Raymond Township
$13,265per student
Paynesville Public School DistrictRoseville Township, Zion Township
$13,495per 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.