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Schools in Tansem Township

Tansem Township’s public schools

Barnesville Public School District and Pelican Rapids Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tansem Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
64%
2021–22
Math proficiency
65%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 20% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Barnesville Public
Students per teacher
13.6
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,712 students on the public path
In brief

Tansem Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Tansem Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Barnesville Elementary School places highest (better than 87%); Pelican Rapids Secondary lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Tansem Township, graded from A− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Barnesville High School and Pelican Rapids 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 Tansem Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A

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

Two districts serve Tansem Township

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

Barnesville Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 870 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,637MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Pelican Rapids Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 842 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,162MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Barnesville Public School District64%
State average 51.1% · 485 students tested
Math · PK–12, Barnesville Public School District65%
State average 44.8% · 476 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Pelican Rapids Public School District48%
State average 51.1% · 434 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pelican Rapids Public School District44%
State average 44.8% · 415 students tested

Tansem Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Tansem Township—Barnesville Public PK–12 · Pelican Rapids Public PK–12
Scambler—Pelican Rapids Public
Humboldt—Barnesville Public
Norwegian Grove—Pelican Rapids Public
Parke—Hawley Public PK–12 · Barnesville Public PK–12
Prairie View—Barnesville Public

3 of the 5 neighbors share Barnesville Public with Tansem Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Tansem Township

4 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 Tansem Townshipin other towns
Barnesville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Barnesville
A
490 students15:1Rate it →
Viking Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pelican Rapids
A−
468 students11:1Rate it →
Barnesville High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Barnesville
A
380 students16:1Rate it →
Pelican Rapids Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Pelican Rapids
C+
374 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Tansem Township’s schools

Are Tansem Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Tansem Township. Barnesville Public School District and Pelican Rapids Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tansem Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Tansem Township in?

Barnesville Public School District and Pelican Rapids Public School District.

Where do Tansem Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Barnesville High School and Pelican Rapids 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.