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Schools in Perch Lake Township · Cloquet Public School District, Carlton Public School District

Perch Lake Township’s public schools outscore 57% of Minnesota districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Perch Lake Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Perch Lake Township’s districts is 38%, below the Minnesota average (45%). 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 97% 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
53%
▲ 2 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
▼ 7 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 7 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 7% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Cloquet Public
Students per teacher
15.0
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
1,906 students on the public path
In brief

Perch Lake Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1606 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Perch Lake Township’s, its schools beat 48%, lower than their 57% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 53% and math 38% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 45% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Cloquet Public spends $15,897 per student and Carlton Public $19,791, 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 Perch Lake Township’s grade

B− Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 57% of Minnesota school districts. Graduation is above the Minnesota average; test scores are below it.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 57%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1606)Better than 48%
Towns in Carlton County (19)Better than 42%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,521 test results and a graduating class of 210 could put Perch Lake Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Perch Lake Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,496 in math, 1,547 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
5–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Perch Lake Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Cloquet Public School District). From grade PK, students attend the Carlton Public School District, shared with Blackhoof, Carlton and Twin Lakes. Its elementary school is in Cloquet. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Perch Lake Township

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

Cloquet Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 2,529 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,897MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Carlton Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 308 students, down 22% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$19,791MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Cloquet Public School District54%
State average 51.1% · 1361 students tested
Math · PK–12, Cloquet Public School District39%
State average 44.8% · 1312 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Carlton Public School District47%
State average 51.1% · 186 students tested
Math · PK–12, Carlton Public School District32%
State average 44.8% · 184 students tested

Perch Lake Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Perch Lake TownshipBCloquet Public PK–12 · Carlton Public PK–12
CloquetBCloquet Public
Stoney Brook—St. Louis County

Every school in Perch Lake 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 Perch Lake Townshipin other towns
Washington Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cloquet
B
495 students13:1Rate it →
Churchill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cloquet
A−
351 students10:1Rate it →
South Terrace Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carlton
A−
163 students11:1Rate it →
Cloquet Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Cloquet
B−
752 students17:1Rate it →
Carlton Secondary
High · Grades 6–12 · Carlton
C
145 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Perch Lake Township’s schools

Are Perch Lake Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Minnesota: the public schools Perch Lake Township children attend outscore 57% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Perch Lake Township in?

Two districts: Cloquet Public School District runs grades PK–12, and Carlton Public School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Blackhoof, Carlton and Twin Lakes.

What is Perch Lake Township’s graduation rate?

90% of the class of 2023 in Cloquet Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Perch Lake Township spend per student?

$15,897 in Cloquet Public School District and $19,791 in Carlton 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.