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Schools in Shell River Township

Shell River Township’s public schools

Menahga Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Shell River Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 42% 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
46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▼ 19% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.8
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
987 students on the public path
In brief

Shell River Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Shell River Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Menahga Elementary places highest (better than 69%); Menahga High School lowest (44%). 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 Shell River Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Menahga Elementaryin MenahgaB+
7–12Menahga High Schoolin MenahgaC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Menahga Public School District.

The district

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

Menahga Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 987 students, up 77% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,816MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 51.1% · 240 students tested
Math46%
State average 44.8% · 217 students tested

Shell River Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Shell River Township—Menahga Public
Meadow—Sebeka Public
Blueberry—Menahga Public
Huntersville—Menahga Public
Hubbard—Park Rapids Public

2 of the 4 neighbors share Menahga Public with Shell River Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Shell River 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 Shell River Townshipin other towns
Menahga Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Menahga
B+
537 students15:1Rate it →
Menahga High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Menahga
C+
450 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Shell River Township’s schools

Are Shell River Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Shell River Township. Menahga Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Shell River Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Shell River Township in?

Menahga Public School District.

Where do Shell River Township kids go to high school?

Menahga High School.

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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.