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Windom Public School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 11 towns

Serves Windom, Great Bend Township, Christiania Township, Lakeside Township, Delafield Township, Weimer Township, Dale Township, Bingham Lake, Amo Township, Springfield Township and Wilder, and parts of Kimball Township.

Windom’s School Grade B better than 61% of Minnesota school districts

Students
1,187
Schools
4
Spent per student
$15,728
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Debt
$26.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Windom Public School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 61% of Minnesota districts
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 8% less per student than the MN average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $26.7M, about $22,501 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 61% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Windom. Grade by grade →

PK–4Windom Area ElementaryThis district
5–8Windom MiddleThis district
9–12Windom Senior HighThis district

Test scores vs. MN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency43%
State average 44.8% · 563 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 51.1% · 569 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 83.3% · 82 in the class

100% 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
$15,728 per student · 8% below MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 34%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 72%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,104’20
1,153’21
1,166’22
1,150’23
1,187’24

Up 7.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 58%Hispanic 28%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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.