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Schools in Spruce Hill Township

Spruce Hill Township’s public schools

Alexandria Public School District and Parkers Prairie Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Spruce Hill Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?8/9schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
2021–22
Graduate on time
97%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 13% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Alexandria Public
Students per teacher
15.3
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,117 students on the public path
In brief

Spruce Hill Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

8 of Spruce Hill Township’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Garfield Elementary places highest (better than 93%); Parkers Prairie Secondary lowest (45%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Seven elementary schools serve Spruce Hill Township, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Discovery Middle School and Parkers Prairie Secondary. 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 Spruce Hill Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

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

Two districts serve Spruce Hill Township

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

Alexandria Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 4,034 students · 15.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,893MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Parkers Prairie Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 531 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 18.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,781MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Alexandria Public School District54%
State average 51.1% · 2043 students tested
Math · PK–12, Alexandria Public School District54%
State average 44.8% · 1990 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Parkers Prairie Public School District45%
State average 51.1% · 283 students tested
Math · PK–12, Parkers Prairie Public School District50%
State average 44.8% · 285 students tested

Spruce Hill Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Spruce Hill Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Spruce Hill Township—Alexandria Public PK–12 · Parkers Prairie Public PK–12
Eastern—Parkers Prairie Public
Belle River—Alexandria Public PK–12 · Osakis Public PK–12
Miltona—Parkers Prairie Public PK–12 · Alexandria Public PK–12
Burleene—Browerville Public PK–12 · Long Prairie-Grey Eagle PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Parkers Prairie Public with Spruce Hill Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Spruce Hill Township

9 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 Spruce Hill Townshipin other towns
Parkers Prairie Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Parkers Prairie
B+
251 students16:1Rate it →
Carlos Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carlos
A
108 students11:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Alexandria
A−
481 students15:1Rate it →
Voyager Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Alexandria
B
446 students13:1Rate it →
Woodland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Alexandria
A−
410 students11:1Rate it →
Miltona Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Miltona
A
126 students16:1Rate it →
Garfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Garfield
A
117 students13:1Rate it →
Discovery Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Alexandria
B+
898 students16:1Rate it →
Parkers Prairie Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Parkers Prairie
B−
280 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Spruce Hill Township’s schools

Are Spruce Hill Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Spruce Hill Township. Alexandria Public School District and Parkers Prairie Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Spruce Hill Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 8 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Spruce Hill Township in?

Alexandria Public School District and Parkers Prairie Public School District.

Where do Spruce Hill Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Discovery Middle School and Parkers Prairie Secondary.

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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.