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C+

Waseca Public School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Waseca, Woodville Township, Blooming Grove Township, Otisco Township, Iosco Township, St. Mary Township and Wilton Township, and parts of Morristown Township.

Waseca’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Minnesota school districts

Students
1,752
Schools
7
Spent per student
$15,143
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Debt
$27.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Waseca Public School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 36% of Minnesota districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the MN average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $27.3M, about $15,587 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 36% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Waseca. Grade by grade →

PK–3Hartley ElementaryThis district
7–8Waseca Junior HighThis district
9–12Waseca Senior HighThis district

Test scores vs. MN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency37%
State average 44.8% · 859 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 51.1% · 840 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)75–79%
State average 83.3% · 183 in the class

96% 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
$15,143 per student · 11% below MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 34%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 69%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,790’20
1,783’21
1,784’22
1,735’23
1,752’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 74%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 6%Black 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.