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Schools in Greatstone Township

Greatstone Township’s public schools

Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72 and Max Public School District 50 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Greatstone Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above North Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in North Dakota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.1K
▲ 3% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024 · Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72
Students per teacher
7.8
ND 11.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
317 students on the public path
In brief

Greatstone Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Greatstone Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Turtle Lake-Mercer Elementary School places highest (better than 69%); Max High School lowest (42%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Greatstone Township, graded from B to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Turtle Lake-Mercer High School and Max High School. 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 Greatstone Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72.

Two districts serve Greatstone Township

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

Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 182 students · 8.3 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$17,125ND $16,642 · FY2024
B−
Max Public School District 50Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 135 students, down 28% since 2020–21 · 7.2 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$21,042ND $16,642 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 7242%
State average 43.8% · 92 students tested
Math · PK–12, Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 7247%
State average 38.6% · 92 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Max Public School District 5032%
State average 43.8% · 83 students tested
Math · PK–12, Max Public School District 5037%
State average 38.6% · 83 students tested

Greatstone Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Dakota towns that share Greatstone Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Greatstone Township—Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72 PK–12 · Max Public School District 50 PK–12
Andrews—Max Public School District 50
Malcolm—Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72 PK–12 · Garrison Public School District 51 PK–12
Horseshoe Valley—Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72

2 of the 3 neighbors share Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72 with Greatstone Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Greatstone Township

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Dakota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Greatstone Townshipin other towns
Turtle Lake-Mercer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Turtle Lake
B+
97 students10:1Rate it →
Max Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Max
B
72 students7:1Rate it →
Turtle Lake-Mercer High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Turtle Lake
B
85 students7:1Rate it →
Max High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Max
C+
63 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Greatstone Township’s schools

Are Greatstone Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Greatstone Township. Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72 and Max Public School District 50 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Greatstone Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Greatstone Township in?

Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72 and Max Public School District 50.

Where do Greatstone Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Turtle Lake-Mercer High School and Max High 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.