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Paynesville Area Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Minnesota for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 489 students in Paynesville Area Schools 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 Schools in Paynesville Area Schools School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 34% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% 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
3 Schools
1,014 Schools
# Students
894 Students
274,986 Students
# Teachers
58 Teachers
17,945 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
District Rank
Paynesville Area Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 527 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 95% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#363 out of 527 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
41%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.59
# American Indian Students
1 Student
6,107 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
2 Students
18,293 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
7%
# Hispanic Students
53 Students
30,339 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
11%
# Black Students
3 Students
33,091 Students
% Black Students
1%
12%
# White Students
816 Students
169,950 Students
% White Students
91%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
308 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
19 Students
16,898 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
10
1,072
# Students in K Grade:
65
2,548
# Students in 1st Grade:
68
2,825
# Students in 2nd Grade:
71
2,939
# Students in 3rd Grade:
60
2,965
# Students in 4th Grade:
74
3,208
# Students in 5th Grade:
57
11,551
# Students in 6th Grade:
63
53,783
# Students in 7th Grade:
69
63,797
# Students in 8th Grade:
73
65,338
# Students in 9th Grade:
72
14,857
# Students in 10th Grade:
68
15,988
# Students in 11th Grade:
84
16,192
# Students in 12th Grade:
60
17,923
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,271 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,744. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $29,933 is higher than the state median of $18,465. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$15 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$27 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,271
$17,744
Spending / Student
$29,933
$18,465
Best Paynesville Area Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Paynesville Area Secondary School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
795 Business 23 W
Paynesville, MN 56362
(320) 243-3761
Paynesville, MN 56362
(320) 243-3761
Grades: 6-12
| 484 students
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