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Sauk Centre Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Minnesota for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 597 students in Sauk Centre Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle School in Sauk Centre Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 38% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Minnesota public middle school average of 39% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,014 Schools
# Students
1,104 Students
268,621 Students
# Teachers
83 Teachers
17,473 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Sauk Centre Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 515 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 92% has increased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#333 out of 525 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
41%
Graduation Rate
92%
84%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)11.9%
27.3%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.32
0.60
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
n/a
7%
% Hispanic
16%
11%
% Black
n/a
13%
% White
81%
61%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,593 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,752. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,491 is less than the state median of $18,474. The school district spending/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$15 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,593
$17,752
Spending / Student
$13,491
$18,474
Best Sauk Centre Public School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Sauk Centre Secondary
(Math: 38% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
903 State Rd
Sauk Centre, MN 56378
(320) 352-2258
Sauk Centre, MN 56378
(320) 352-2258
Gr: 7-12 | 597 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 13%
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