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Wrenshall Public School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Silver Brook Township, Wrenshall, Wrenshall Township and Holyoke Township, and parts of Twin Lakes Township and Blackhoof Township.

Silver Brook Township’s Schools page →

Students
347
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,411
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Debt
$12.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Wrenshall Public School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 33% of Minnesota districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the MN average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $12.6M, about $36,182 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 33% 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
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Silver Brook Township 635Wrenshall 457Wrenshall Township 457Holyoke Township 216

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Silver Brook Township. Grade by grade →

PK–6Wrenshall ElementaryThis district
7–12Wrenshall SecondaryThis district

Test scores vs. MN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 44.8% · 176 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 51.1% · 209 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 83.3% · 17 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$15,411 per student · 10% below MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 33%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 67%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
364’20
378’21
351’22
336’23
347’24

Down 4.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 86%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Black <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.

Wrenshall Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wrenshall
C−
187 students14:1
Wrenshall Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Wrenshall
160 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Barnum Public School DistrictAtkinson Township, Barnum Township, Mahtowa Township
$13,121per student
Superior School DistrictSummit, Superior
$15,521per student
Carlton Public School DistrictCarlton
$19,791per student
Cloquet Public School DistrictCloquet
$15,897per 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.