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Badger Public School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns

Serves Ross Township, Badger, Stokes Township, Skagen Township, Barnett Township, Moose Township, Poplar Grove Township, Nereson Township and Pohlitz Township, and parts of Stafford Township, Dieter Township and Huss Township.

Ross Township’s Schools page →

Students
223
Schools
2
Spent per student
$18,905
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Badger Public School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 59% of Minnesota districts
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 11% more per student than the MN average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0M, about $49 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 59% 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
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Ross Township 461Badger 414Stokes Township 207Skagen Township 196Barnett Township 136Moose Township 99Poplar Grove Township 79Nereson Township 52Pohlitz Township 31

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ross Township. Grade by grade →

PK–62 schoolsRoseau Public School District
7–122 schoolsRoseau Public School District

Test scores vs. MN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40–44%
State average 44.8% · 109 students tested
Reading / language arts50–54%
State average 51.1% · 114 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 83.3% · 15 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$18,905 per student · 11% above MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 34%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 17%State 77%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
222’20
224’21
225’22
222’23
223’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Two or more races 8%Black 3%Hispanic <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.

Badger Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Badger
B
124 students12:1
Badger Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Badger
B−
99 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Roseau Public School DistrictGrimstad Township, Jadis Township, Malung Township
$13,552per student
Greenbush-Middle River School DistrictBarto Township, Como Township, Deer Township
$19,473per 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.