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Dawson-Boyd Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Minnesota for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 268 students in Dawson-Boyd Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle School in Dawson-Boyd Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Minnesota public middle school average of 37% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
2 Schools
979 Schools
# Students
557 Students
278,012 Students
# Teachers
37 Teachers
16,641 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Dawson-Boyd Public School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 508 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#130 out of 516 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
53%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.58
# American Indian Students
2 Students
5,811 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
3 Students
19,477 Students
% Asian Students
1%
7%
# Hispanic Students
47 Students
29,245 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
10%
# Black Students
n/a
32,997 Students
% Black Students
n/a
12%
# White Students
479 Students
174,439 Students
% White Students
86%
63%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
275 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
26 Students
15,838 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
8
1,132
# Students in K Grade:
44
2,988
# Students in 1st Grade:
33
3,151
# Students in 2nd Grade:
41
3,361
# Students in 3rd Grade:
38
3,520
# Students in 4th Grade:
33
3,677
# Students in 5th Grade:
47
11,199
# Students in 6th Grade:
45
52,302
# Students in 7th Grade:
45
65,392
# Students in 8th Grade:
45
67,133
# Students in 9th Grade:
51
15,931
# Students in 10th Grade:
41
15,349
# Students in 11th Grade:
45
15,155
# Students in 12th Grade:
41
17,722
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,070 is higher than the state median of $17,887. The school district revenue/student has grown by 22% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $33,043 is higher than the state median of $18,614. The school district spending/student has grown by 76% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$18 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,070
$17,887
Spending / Student
$33,043
$18,614
Best Dawson-Boyd Public School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Dawson-boyd Secondary
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
848 Chestnut St
Dawson, MN 56232
(320) 769-2955
Dawson, MN 56232
(320) 769-2955
Grades: 7-12
| 268 students
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