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Schools in Parke Township

Parke Township’s public schools

Hawley Public School District and Barnesville Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Parke Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/5schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
59%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.1K
▼ 29% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Hawley Public
Students per teacher
14.5
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
1,928 students on the public path
In brief

Parke Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Parke Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Hawley Elementary places highest (better than 90%); Spring Prairie Elementary lowest (60%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Parke Township, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Hawley Secondary and Barnesville High School. 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 Parke Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hawley Public School District.

Two districts serve Parke Township

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

Hawley Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,058 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$12,068MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Barnesville Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 870 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,637MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Hawley Public School District62%
State average 51.1% · 538 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hawley Public School District59%
State average 44.8% · 514 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Barnesville Public School District64%
State average 51.1% · 485 students tested
Math · PK–12, Barnesville Public School District65%
State average 44.8% · 476 students tested

Parke Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Parke Township—Hawley Public PK–12 · Barnesville Public PK–12
Eglon—Hawley Public
CormorantBLake Park Audubon PK–12 · Pelican Rapids Public PK–12
Skree—Barnesville Public PK–12 · Hawley Public PK–12
Lake Park—Lake Park Audubon
Tansem—Barnesville Public PK–12 · Pelican Rapids Public PK–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Hawley Public with Parke Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Parke Township

5 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 Parke Townshipin other towns
Hawley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hawley
A
579 students16:1Rate it →
Barnesville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Barnesville
A
490 students15:1Rate it →
Spring Prairie Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Hawley
B
26 students9:1Rate it →
Hawley Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Hawley
A−
453 students13:1Rate it →
Barnesville High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Barnesville
A
380 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Parke Township’s schools

Are Parke Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Parke Township. Hawley Public School District and Barnesville Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Parke Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Parke Township in?

Hawley Public School District and Barnesville Public School District.

Where do Parke Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Hawley Secondary and Barnesville High School.

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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.