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Schools in Whalan

Whalan’s public schools

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

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

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
56%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▼ 23% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
442 students on the public path
In brief

Whalan’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Whalan’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Lanesboro Elementary places highest (better than 51%); Lanesboro Secondary lowest (51%). 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 Whalan, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Lanesboro Elementaryin LanesboroB−
7–12Lanesboro Secondaryin LanesboroB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lanesboro 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.

Lanesboro Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 442 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,217MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading56%
State average 51.1% · 201 students tested
Math52%
State average 44.8% · 194 students tested

Whalan vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Whalan—Lanesboro Public

Every school in Whalan

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 Whalanin other towns
Lanesboro Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lanesboro
B−
249 students14:1Rate it →
Lanesboro Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Lanesboro
B−
193 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Whalan’s schools

Are Whalan’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Whalan. Lanesboro Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Whalan. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Whalan in?

Lanesboro Public School District.

Where do Whalan kids go to high school?

Lanesboro Secondary.

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What Whalan 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.