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Schools in Rutland Township

Rutland Township’s public schools

Fairmont Area School District and Granada-Huntley-East Chain have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rutland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 15% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Fairmont Area
Students per teacher
16.3
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
2,065 students on the public path
In brief

Rutland Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Rutland Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Fairmont Elementary School places highest (better than 62%); Granada Huntley East Chain Elem Sch lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Rutland Township, graded from C+ to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Fairmont JR./SR. High School and Granada Huntley East Chain Middle S. 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 Rutland Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Fairmont Area School District.

Two districts serve Rutland Township

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

Fairmont Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,846 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 17.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,446MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Granada-Huntley-East ChainGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 317 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$17,723MN $17,091 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Fairmont Area School District49%
State average 51.1% · 886 students tested
Math · PK–12, Fairmont Area School District41%
State average 44.8% · 874 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Granada-Huntley-East Chain42%
State average 51.1% · 181 students tested
Math · PK–12, Granada-Huntley-East Chain27%
State average 44.8% · 176 students tested

Rutland Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rutland Township—Fairmont Area PK–12 · Granada-Huntley-East Chain PK–12
FairmontB−Fairmont Area
Fraser—Fairmont Area PK–12 · Martin County West K–12
Center Creek—Granada-Huntley-East Chain
Fairmont Township—Fairmont Area PK–12 · Granada-Huntley-East Chain PK–12
Westford—Truman Public

3 of the 5 neighbors share Fairmont Area with Rutland Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Rutland 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 Rutland Townshipin other towns
Fairmont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairmont
B
1,007 students15:1Rate it →
Granada Huntley East Chain Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Granada
C+
138 students14:1Rate it →
Granada Huntley East Chain Middle S
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Granada
C+
81 studentsRate it →
Fairmont JR./SR. High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Fairmont
B−
839 students20:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. James Lutheran School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairmont
Private · Religious
52 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Rutland Township’s schools

Are Rutland Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rutland Township. Fairmont Area School District and Granada-Huntley-East Chain have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rutland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Rutland Township in?

Fairmont Area School District and Granada-Huntley-East Chain.

Where do Rutland Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Fairmont JR./SR. High School and Granada Huntley East Chain Middle S.

Are there private schools in Rutland Township?

Yes: St. James Lutheran School (grades PK–6, 52 students).

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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.