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Browns Valley Public School District
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 4 towns
Serves Browns Valley, Folsom Township, Arthur Township and Windsor Township.
Students
205
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,772
MN $17,091
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
What stands out about Browns Valley Public School District
- School Grade C: better than 33% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
- Spends 8% less per student than the MN average
- 12 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 12% since 2020
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Walnut.
PK–52 elementary schoolsBureau Valley Community Unit School District 340
6–8Bureau Valley Elem and JHBureau Valley Community Unit School District 340
9–12Bureau Valley High SchoolBureau Valley Community Unit School District 340
Test scores vs. MN
2020–21Math proficiency37%
State average 44.2%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 52.5%
Graduation rate 87% at Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,772 per student · 8% below MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 39%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 81%Federal 7%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
183’20
173’21
180’22
197’23
205’24
Up 12% since 2020.
Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 59%White 34%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Asian <1%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Sisseton School District 54-2Becker Township, Bryant Township, Easter Township
$14,637per student
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school districtBrowns Valley Township, Parnell Township
$18,116per student
Rosholt School District 54-4Bryant Township, Harmon Township
$14,700per student
Wheaton Area Public School DistrictWalls Township
$17,378per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.