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Schools in Royalton Township · Braham Public School District, Pine City Public School District

Royalton Township’s public schools outscore 54% of Minnesota districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Royalton 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
48%
▼ 3 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
▼ 1 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▲ 2–6 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 15% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Pine City Public
Students per teacher
16.5
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,329 students on the public path
In brief

Royalton Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1579 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Royalton Township’s, its schools beat 44%, lower than their 54% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 48% of tested students were proficient in reading and 43% in math, against 51% and 45% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota (the state reports Royalton Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Braham Public spends $12,646 per student and Pine City Public $14,526, 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 Royalton Township’s grade

B− Test scoresB− Graduation

B−: better than 54% of Minnesota school districts. Graduation is above the Minnesota average; test scores are below it.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 54%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1579)Better than 44%
Towns in Pine County (33)Better than 88%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,200 test results and a graduating class of 130 could put Royalton Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Royalton Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,197 in math, 1,202 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

Royalton Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Braham Public School District). From grade PK, students attend the Pine City Public School District, shared with Brook Park, Chengwatana, Henriette, Mission Creek, Munch, Pine City, Pine City, Pokegama and Rock Creek. Its school is in Pine City. Parts of Royalton Township (11% of its land) are served by Rush City Public instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Royalton Township

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

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−
Pine City Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,582 students · 16.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,526MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

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
Reading · PK–12, Pine City Public School District48%
State average 51.1% · 779 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pine City Public School District43%
State average 44.8% · 784 students tested

Royalton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Royalton TownshipB−Braham Public PK–12 · Pine City Public PK–12
PokegamaBPine City Public
Pine CityBPine City Public
NesselBRush City Public PK–12 · Braham Public PK–12
Rock CreekBPine City Public PK–12 · Rush City Public PK–12
Grass LakeB−Braham Public

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

Every school in Royalton 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 Royalton Townshipin other towns
Pine City Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pine City
B−
863 students15:1Rate it →
Braham Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Braham
B
429 students15:1Rate it →
Pine City Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Pine City
C
683 students19:1Rate it →
Braham Area Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Braham
C+
354 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Royalton Township’s schools

Are Royalton Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Minnesota: the public schools Royalton Township children attend outscore 54% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 44%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Royalton Township in?

Two districts: Braham Public School District runs grades PK–12, and Pine City Public School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Brook Park, Chengwatana, Henriette, Mission Creek, Munch, Pine City, Pine City, Pokegama and Rock Creek.

What is Royalton Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Pine City Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Royalton Township spend per student?

$12,646 in Braham Public School District and $14,526 in Pine City 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.