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Schools in Sauk Centre Township · Sauk Centre Public School District

Sauk Centre Township’s public schools outscore 51% of Minnesota districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Sauk Centre Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state reading tests, 41% of Sauk Centre Township’s students scored proficient, below the Minnesota average (51%). 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
41%
▼ 10 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
▼ 6 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 7–11 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 13% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
965 students on the public path
In brief

Sauk Centre Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1503 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sauk Centre Township’s, its schools beat 35%, lower than their 51% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 39% in math, against 51% and 45% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota (the state reports Sauk Centre Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,821 per student, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Sauk Centre Secondary. Enrollment is up 7% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Sauk Centre Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresB Graduation

B−: better than 51% of Minnesota school districts. Graduation is above the Minnesota average; test scores are below it.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 51%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1503)Better than 35%
Towns in Stearns County (34)Better than 32%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 566 test results and a graduating class of 68 could put Sauk Centre Township anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Sauk Centre Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (544 in math, 588 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Sauk Centre Elementaryin Sauk CentreC+
7–12Sauk Centre Secondaryin Sauk CentreB+

Sauk Centre Township’s public schools are run by Sauk Centre Public School District, which also serves Ashley, Birchdale, Getty and Kandota and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Sauk Centre Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,104 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,821MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 51.1% · 588 students tested
Math39%
State average 44.8% · 544 students tested

Sauk Centre Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sauk Centre TownshipB−Sauk Centre Public
Melrose—Melrose Public
Kandota—Sauk Centre Public
Ashley—Sauk Centre Public
Getty—Sauk Centre Public PK–12 · Melrose Public PK–12
Birchdale—Sauk Centre Public PK–12 · Long Prairie-Grey Eagle PK–12

4 of the 5 neighbors share Sauk Centre Public with Sauk Centre Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Sauk Centre Township

2 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 Sauk Centre Townshipin other towns
Sauk Centre Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Sauk Centre
C+
368 students10:1Rate it →
Sauk Centre Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Sauk Centre
B+
597 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Sauk Centre Township’s schools

Are Sauk Centre Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Minnesota: the public schools Sauk Centre Township children attend outscore 51% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 35%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sauk Centre Township in?

Sauk Centre Public School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,104 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is Sauk Centre Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Sauk Centre Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Sauk Centre Township spend per student?

$14,821 in Sauk Centre 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.