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Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 16 towns

Serves Shingobee Township, Walker, Turtle Lake Township, Powers Township, Woodrow Township, Birch Lake Township, Akeley Township, Leech Lake Township, White Oak Township, Akeley, Hiram Township, Hackensack, Pine Lake Township, Badoura Township, Steamboat River Township and Thorpe Township, and parts of Lakeport Township and Mantrap Township.

Shingobee Township’s School Grade C better than 31% of Minnesota school districts

Students
686
Schools
2
Spent per student
$21,831
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$5.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 31% of Minnesota districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 28% more per student than the MN average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $5.5M, about $7,994 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 31% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CShingobee Township 1,725Walker 976Turtle Lake Township 841Powers Township 840Woodrow Township 743Birch Lake Township 591Akeley Township 576Leech Lake Township 511White Oak Township 498Akeley 423Hiram Township 367Hackensack 306Pine Lake Township 192Badoura Township 157Steamboat River Township 143Thorpe Township 45

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Shingobee Township. Grade by grade →

PK–6W.H.A. ElementaryThis district
7–12Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec.This district

Test scores vs. MN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency29%
State average 44.8% · 363 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 51.1% · 359 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)75–79%
State average 83.3% · 62 in the class

96% 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
$21,831 per student · 28% above MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 33%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 30%State 53%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
737’20
756’21
736’22
688’23
686’24

Down 6.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 59%American Indian/Alaska Native 25%Two or more races 11%Hispanic 3%Asian <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

W.H.A. Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Walker
C+
369 students11:1
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec.
High · Grades 7–12 · Walker
C+
317 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Pine River-Backus Public School DistrictDeerfield Township, McKinley Township, Pine River Township
$14,258per student
Laporte Public School DistrictHart Lake Township, Hendrickson Township
$15,826per student
Nevis Public School DistrictCrow Wing Lake Township, Nevis Township
$13,565per student
Northland Community SchoolsKego Township, Wabedo Township
$23,677per 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.