For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 395 students in Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle School in Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 20% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Minnesota public middle school average of 38% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
2 Schools
998 Schools
# Students
797 Students
272,838 Students
# Teachers
56 Teachers
17,801 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 520 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#270 out of 525 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
41%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥90%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.35
0.59
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
n/a
7%
% Hispanic
18%
11%
% Black
1%
12%
% White
79%
62%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,503 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,866. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,857 is less than the state median of $18,593. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$10 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,503
$17,866
Spending / Student
$12,857
$18,593
Best Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Kerkhoven Secondary
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
302 N 15th St
Kerkhoven, MN 56252
(320) 264-1412
Kerkhoven, MN 56252
(320) 264-1412
Gr: 7-12 | 395 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 20%
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