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Badger Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Minnesota for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 102 students in Badger Public School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public high schools in Minnesota.
Public High School in Badger Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 45% (versus the Minnesota public high school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 44% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Public High School in Badger Public School District have a Graduation Rate of 80%, which is less than the Minnesota average of 83%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Badger Secondary, with ≥80% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Minnesota or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Minnesota public high school average of 37% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,177 Schools
# Students
222 Students
310,035 Students
# Teachers
20 Teachers
18,776 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Badger Public School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 522 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has increased from 60-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#209 out of 527 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-54%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
41%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.57
# American Indian Students
n/a
6,364 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
n/a
19,892 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
7%
# Hispanic Students
4 Students
35,225 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
11%
# Black Students
9 Students
34,141 Students
% Black Students
4%
11%
# White Students
195 Students
196,402 Students
% White Students
88%
63%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
317 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
14 Students
17,694 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
2
229
# Students in K Grade:
17
120
# Students in 1st Grade:
17
204
# Students in 2nd Grade:
13
210
# Students in 3rd Grade:
18
264
# Students in 4th Grade:
19
305
# Students in 5th Grade:
21
384
# Students in 6th Grade:
13
3,144
# Students in 7th Grade:
12
11,219
# Students in 8th Grade:
15
12,649
# Students in 9th Grade:
20
67,716
# Students in 10th Grade:
17
69,634
# Students in 11th Grade:
20
69,942
# Students in 12th Grade:
18
74,015
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,122 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,854. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,748 is less than the state median of $18,580. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,122
$17,854
Spending / Student
$17,748
$18,580
Best Badger Public School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Badger Secondary
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 40-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
110 Carpenter Ave
Badger, MN 56714
(218) 528-3201
Badger, MN 56714
(218) 528-3201
Grades: 7-12
| 102 students
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