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Springfield Public School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns

Serves Springfield, North Star Township, Burnstown Township, Bashaw Township, Brookville Township, Sundown Township, Stately Township, Clements and Cobden, and parts of Leavenworth Township, Prairieville Township and Three Lakes Township.

Springfield’s School Grade A+ better than 98% of Minnesota school districts

Students
653
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,519
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Debt
$18.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Springfield Public School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 98% of Minnesota districts
  • Math proficiency 26 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts above the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the MN average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 14.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $18.3M, about $27,986 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 98% 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+Springfield 1,980North Star Township 267Burnstown Township 261Bashaw Township 222Brookville Township 210Sundown Township 174Stately Township 171Clements 150Cobden 32

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Springfield. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. MN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency71%
State average 44.8% · 298 students tested
Reading / language arts64%
State average 51.1% · 306 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 83.3% · 42 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

95% 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
$14,519 per student · 15% below MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 34%Other 10%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 66%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
569’20
574’21
591’22
599’23
653’24

Up 14.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 84%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 3%Asian <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.

Springfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springfield
A+
339 students14:1
Springfield Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Springfield
B−
314 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Sleepy Eye Public School DistrictEden Township, Home Township, Mulligan Township
$14,792per student
Comfrey Public School DistrictComfrey, Delton Township, Mulligan Township
$21,181per student
Cedar Mountain School DistrictEden Township, Morgan Township
$18,765per student
Red Rock Central School DistrictCharlestown Township, Delton Township, Germantown Township
$15,823per 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.