For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 269 students in Dawson-Boyd Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle School in Dawson-Boyd Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 15% 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
2 Schools
1,015 Schools
# Students
566 Students
268,742 Students
# Teachers
45 Teachers
17,483 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Dawson-Boyd Public School District, which is ranked within the top 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 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#178 out of 525 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
56%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
41%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥90%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.60
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
1%
7%
% Hispanic
10%
11%
% Black
n/a
13%
% White
83%
61%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,767 is higher than the state median of $17,742. The school district revenue/student has grown by 20% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $32,518 is higher than the state median of $18,463. The school district spending/student has grown by 73% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$18 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,767
$17,742
Spending / Student
$32,518
$18,463
Best Dawson-Boyd Public School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Dawson-boyd Secondary
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
848 Chestnut St
Dawson, MN 56232
(320) 769-2955
Dawson, MN 56232
(320) 769-2955
Gr: 7-12 | 269 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 15%
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