Schools in Nessel Township · Rush City Public School District, Braham Public School District

Nessel Township’s public schools outscore 55% of Minnesota districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Nessel 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 99% 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

50%

▼ 2 pts vs MN 51%

2021–22

Math proficiency

41%

▼ 4 pts vs MN 45%

2021–22

Graduate on time

90–94%

▲ 7–11 pts vs MN 83%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$15.7K

▼ 8% vs MN $17.1K

FY2024 · Rush City Public

Students per teacher

12.7

MN 14.8 · smaller classes

Schools in town

1,588 students on the public path

In brief

Nessel Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1580 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Nessel Township’s, its schools beat 45%, lower than their 55% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 50% of tested students were proficient in reading and 41% in math, against 51% and 45% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota (the state reports Nessel Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Rush City Public spends $15,701 per student and Braham Public $12,646, 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 Nessel Township’s grade

B⁻ Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 55% of Minnesota school districts. Graduation is above the Minnesota average; test scores are below it.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 55%

Lower resultsHigher results

Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1580)Better than 45%

C⁺B⁺A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 879 test results and a graduating class of 66 could put Nessel Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Nessel Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (867 in math, 891 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

Kindergarten in Nessel Township · depends on your address

Braham Elementary

Grades PK–6 · 429 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Braham

C.E. Jacobson Elementary

Grades PK–6 · 414 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Rush City

B⁻

The path, start to finish

PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB⁻ to B

7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C⁺

Nessel Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Rush City Public School District). From grade PK, students attend the Braham Public School District, shared with Braham, Grass Lake, Grasston, Maple Ridge, Royalton and Stanchfield. Its school is in Braham. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Nessel Township

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

Rush City Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 805 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)

$15,701MN $17,091 · FY2024

Braham Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 783 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 16.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)

$12,646MN $17,091 · FY2024

B⁻

Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Rush City Public School District50%

State average 51.1% · 468 students tested

Math · PK–12, Rush City Public School District38%

State average 44.8% · 454 students tested

Reading · PK–12, Braham Public School District49%

State average 51.1% · 423 students tested

Math · PK–12, Braham Public School District44%

State average 44.8% · 413 students tested

Nessel Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Nessel Township	B	Rush City Public PK–12 · Braham Public PK–12
Rushseba	—	Rush City Public
Stanchfield	B⁻	Braham Public
Fish Lake	B⁻	Cambridge-Isanti Public PK–12 · Rush City Public PK–12 · North Branch PK–12
Royalton	B⁻	Braham Public PK–12 · Pine City Public PK–12
Rush City	B	Rush City Public

3 of the 5 neighbors share Rush City Public with Nessel Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Nessel 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 Nessel Townshipin other towns

Braham Elementary

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Braham

429 students15:1Rate it →

C.E. Jacobson Elementary

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rush City

B⁻

414 students9:1Rate it →

Rush City Secondary

High · Grades 7–12 · Rush City

391 students13:1Rate it →

Braham Area Secondary

High · Grades 7–12 · Braham

C⁺

354 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Nessel Township’s schools

Are Nessel Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Minnesota: the public schools Nessel Township children attend outscore 55% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 45%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Nessel Township in?

Two districts: Rush City Public School District runs grades PK–12, and Braham Public School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Braham, Grass Lake, Grasston, Maple Ridge, Royalton and Stanchfield.

What is Nessel Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Rush City Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Nessel Township spend per student?

$15,701 in Rush City Public School District and $12,646 in Braham Public 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.