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Willow River Public School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 12 towns

Serves Windemere Township, Sturgeon Lake Township, Kettle River Township, Sturgeon Lake, Willow River, Norman Township, Birch Creek Township, Bremen Township, Rutledge, Bruno Township, Millward Township and Denham, and parts of Finlayson Township, Fleming Township and Park Township.

Windemere Township’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of Minnesota school districts

Students
436
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,595
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Debt
$4.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Willow River Public School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 40% of Minnesota districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the MN average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $4.8M, about $11,078 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 40% 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 close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Windemere Township 1,667Sturgeon Lake Township 556Kettle River Township 493Sturgeon Lake 464Willow River 400Norman Township 318Birch Creek Township 231Bremen Township 226Rutledge 213Bruno Township 183Millward Township 64Denham 38

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Windemere Township. Grade by grade →

PK–62 schoolsMoose Lake Public School District
7–122 schoolsMoose Lake Public School District

Test scores vs. MN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency29%
State average 44.8% · 230 students tested
Reading / language arts48%
State average 51.1% · 213 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 83.3% · 43 in the class

98% 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
$15,595 per student · 9% below MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 33%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 69%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
422’20
423’21
413’22
415’23
436’24

Up 3.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%

Schools in the district

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

Willow River Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Willow River
C+
231 students12:1
Willow River Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Willow River
C−
205 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

East Central School DistrictBruno, Danforth Township, Dell Grove Township
$14,614per student
Hinckley-Finlayson School DistrictDell Grove Township, Finlayson, Pine Lake Township
$16,168per student
Moose Lake Public School DistrictKerrick Township, Moose Lake Township, Silver Township
$13,620per student
McGregor Public School DistrictBeaver Township, Pliny Township, White Pine Township
$18,762per student

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.