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Schools in Utica

Utica’s public schools

St. Charles Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Utica. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.6K
▼ 26% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.3
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
936 students on the public path
In brief

Utica’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Utica’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. ST. Charles Elementary places highest (better than 64%); ST. Charles Secondary lowest (44%). 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 Utica, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6ST. Charles Elementaryin Saint CharlesB
7–12ST. Charles Secondaryin Saint CharlesC+

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

The district

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

St. Charles Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 936 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$12,599MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 51.1% · 518 students tested
Math51%
State average 44.8% · 517 students tested

Utica vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Utica—St. Charles Public
Utica Township—Lewiston-Altura Public

Every school in Utica

2 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 Uticain other towns
ST. Charles Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Saint Charles
B
457 students14:1Rate it →
ST. Charles Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Saint Charles
C+
479 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Utica’s schools

Are Utica’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Utica. St. Charles Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Utica. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Utica in?

St. Charles Public School District.

Where do Utica kids go to high school?

ST. Charles Secondary.

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What Utica families are saying about school.

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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.