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B−

Braham Public School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Nessel Township, Braham, Stanchfield Township, Royalton Township, Grass Lake Township, Maple Ridge Township and Grasston, and parts of Pokegama Township, Brunswick Township and Comfort Township.

Nessel Township’s School Grade B better than 55% of Minnesota school districts

Students
783
Schools
2
Spent per student
$12,646
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$6.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Braham Public School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 54% of Minnesota districts
  • Spends 26% less per student than the MN average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Debt of $6.2M, about $7,880 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 54% 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 close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BNessel Township 1,960B−Braham 1,789B−Stanchfield Township 1,198B−Royalton Township 1,086B−Grass Lake Township 1,017Maple Ridge Township 741Grasston 159

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Nessel Township. Grade by grade →

PK–62 schoolsThis district
7–122 schoolsRush City Public School District

Test scores vs. MN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency44%
State average 44.8% · 413 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 51.1% · 423 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 83.3% · 49 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
$12,646 per student · 26% below MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 30%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 70%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
747’20
734’21
790’22
791’23
783’24

Up 4.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 5%Black 1%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Braham Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Braham
B
429 students15:1
Braham Area Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Braham
C+
354 students20:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Pine City Public School DistrictBrook Park Township, Chengwatana Township, Pine City
$14,526per student
Ogilvie Public School DistrictArthur Township, Dalbo Township, South Fork Township
$16,498per student
Rush City Public School DistrictFish Lake Township, Rock Creek, Rush City
$15,701per student
Cambridge-Isanti Public School DistrictCambridge Township, Fish Lake Township, Springvale Township
$13,218per 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.