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Spring Grove School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Spring Grove, Wilmington Township, Spring Grove Township and Black Hammer Township, and parts of Caledonia Township.

Spring Grove’s School Grade A+ better than 97% of Minnesota school districts

Students
349
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,246
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Debt
$12.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Spring Grove School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 97% of Minnesota districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the MN average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $12.8M, about $36,533 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 97% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A+Spring Grove 1,206Wilmington Township 420Spring Grove Township 330Black Hammer Township 269

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Spring Grove. Grade by grade →

PK–6Spring Grove ElementaryThis district
7–12Spring Grove SecondaryThis district

Test scores vs. MN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency60–64%
State average 44.8% · 165 students tested
Reading / language arts65–69%
State average 51.1% · 163 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 83.3% · 23 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

92% 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
$15,246 per student · 11% below MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 31%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 73%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
358’20
345’21
352’22
353’23
349’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Spring Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spring Grove
A−
186 students13:1
Spring Grove Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Spring Grove
B−
163 students18:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Caledonia Public School DistrictCaledonia, Mayville Township, Sheldon Township
$15,552per student
Houston Public School DistrictSheldon Township, Yucatan Township
$15,030per student
Mabel-Canton Public School DistrictNewburg Township, Preble Township
$15,664per student
Rushford-Peterson Public SchoolsYucatan Township
$14,413per 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.