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Minto Public School District 20

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Minto, Walsh Centre Township, Harriston Township, Prairie Centre Township, Ardoch Township, Pulaski Township, Walshville Township and Forest River Township, and parts of Ops Township.

Minto’s Schools page →

Students
296
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,090
ND $16,642
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
The gist

What stands out about Minto Public School District 20

  • Its letter, D: results better than 11% of North Dakota districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 21% less per student than the ND average
  • 7 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 11% of the 152 North Dakota 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
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Minto 610Walsh Centre Township 133Harriston Township 108Prairie Centre Township 85Ardoch Township 75Pulaski Township 70Walshville Township 69Forest River Township 68

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Minto. Grade by grade →

PK–8Minto Elementary SchoolThis district
9–12Minto High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ND

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 38.6% · 136 students tested
Reading / language arts30–34%
State average 43.8% · 136 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 83.2% · 23 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$13,090 per student · 21% below ND
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 39%Other 10%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 63%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
292’20
305’21
308’22
312’23
296’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 62%Hispanic 33%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

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

Minto Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Minto
C
220 students8:1
Minto High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Minto
D
76 students5:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Midway Public School District 128Johnstown Township, Levant Township, Strabane Township
$18,348per student
Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School DistrictBig Woods Township, Oak Park Township, Oslo
$16,576per student
Grafton Public School District 18Acton Township, Oakwood Township
$12,077per student
Manvel Public School District 125Levant Township, Turtle River Township
$13,459per 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 North Dakota.