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Schools in Nashwauk Township · Greenway Public School District, Nashwauk-Keewatin School District

Nashwauk Township’s public schools outscore 54% of Minnesota districts

In Nashwauk Township, 98% of each class finishes high school in four years, above the Minnesota average (83%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Nashwauk Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
45%
▼ 6 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
▼ 2 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 12–17 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▲ 2% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Greenway Public
Students per teacher
13.5
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
918 students on the public path
In brief

Nashwauk Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 45% of tested students were proficient in reading and 43% in math, against 51% and 45% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota (the state reports Nashwauk Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Greenway Public spends $17,377 per student and Nashwauk-Keewatin $16,153, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Nashwauk Township’s grade

B− Test scoresA Graduation

B−: better than 54% of Minnesota school districts. Graduation is above the Minnesota average; test scores are below it.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 54%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (856)Better than 52%
Towns in Itasca County (39)Better than 26%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 795 test results and a graduating class of 80 could put Nashwauk Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Nashwauk Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (783 in math, 808 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Nashwauk Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
7–12Nashwauk SecondaryNashwauk-Keewatin School DistrictC−

Nashwauk Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Greenway Public School District). From grade PK, students attend the Nashwauk-Keewatin School District, shared with Goodland, Keewatin, Lone Pine and Nashwauk. Its school is in Coleraine. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Nashwauk Township

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

Greenway Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 970 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$17,377MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Nashwauk-Keewatin School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 541 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,153MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Greenway Public School District44%
State average 51.1% · 521 students tested
Math · PK–12, Greenway Public School District46%
State average 44.8% · 516 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Nashwauk-Keewatin School District46%
State average 51.1% · 287 students tested
Math · PK–12, Nashwauk-Keewatin School District36%
State average 44.8% · 267 students tested

Nashwauk Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Nashwauk TownshipB−Greenway Public PK–12 · Nashwauk-Keewatin PK–12
Nashwauk (city)—Nashwauk-Keewatin PK–12 · Greenway Public PK–12
Keewatin—Nashwauk-Keewatin
Lawrence—Greenway Public
Lone Pine—Nashwauk-Keewatin
GreenwayB+Greenway Public
HibbingB+Hibbing Public
Balsam—Grand Rapids Public

3 of the 7 neighbors share Nashwauk-Keewatin with Nashwauk Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Nashwauk Township

3 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).

District schools in Nashwauk Townshipby address
Nashwauk Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Nashwauk
C−
228 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Nashwauk Townshipin other towns
Vandyke Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Coleraine
B
377 students13:1Rate it →
Keewatin-Nashwauk Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Keewatin
C+
313 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Nashwauk Township’s schools

Are Nashwauk Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Minnesota: the public schools Nashwauk Township children attend outscore 54% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 52%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Nashwauk Township in?

Two districts: Greenway Public School District runs grades PK–12, and Nashwauk-Keewatin School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Goodland, Keewatin, Lone Pine and Nashwauk.

What is Nashwauk Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Greenway Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Nashwauk Township spend per student?

$17,377 in Greenway Public School District and $16,153 in Nashwauk-Keewatin School District (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.