Rush City Public School District

Public Regional · 7 towns Grades PK–12 C+School Grade

Public schools for Rush City, Fish Lake, Sunrise, Nessel, Rock Creek, Rushseba and Harris, and parts of Royalton.

At a glance

805Students enrolled

2Schools

7Towns served

$15,701Spent per student

10:1Student–teacher ratio

35%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

Rush CitySunriseNesselRushsebaHarris

Grades PK–6

C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY414 students · Rush CityThis district

Grades 7–12

RUSH CITY SECONDARY391 students · Rush CityThis district

Grades PK–6

C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY or North Branch Area Education CenterDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6

Sunrise River Elementary School or C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARYDepends on your addressNorth Branch Public Schools

Grades 7–12

North Branch Area Middle School or RUSH CITY SECONDARYDepends on your addressNorth Branch Public Schools

Grades 12

North Branch Area High School or RUSH CITY SECONDARYDepends on your addressNorth Branch Public Schools

Grades PK–6

BRAHAM ELEMENTARY or C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARYDepends on your addressBraham Public School District

Grades 7–12

RUSH CITY SECONDARY or BRAHAM AREA SECONDARYDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–6

C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY414 students · Rush CityThis district

Grades 7–12

RUSH CITY SECONDARY391 students · Rush CityThis district

Grades PK–6

C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY or North Branch Area Education CenterDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6

Sunrise River Elementary School or C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARYDepends on your addressNorth Branch Public Schools

Grades 7–12

North Branch Area Middle School or RUSH CITY SECONDARYDepends on your addressNorth Branch Public Schools

Grades 12

North Branch Area High School or RUSH CITY SECONDARYDepends on your addressNorth Branch Public Schools

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MN

Math proficiency37%

State average 44.2%

Reading / language arts47%

State average 52.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)95%

State average 84.4% · reported as a range, 90–100% (a small group)

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$15,701

per student each year · 8% below the MN average

Spending

Classroom instruction61%

Support & administration34%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)27%

State65%

Federal7%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

878’20

863’21

912’22

871’23

805’24

Students

White · 86%689

Two or more races · 6%45

Hispanic · 4%34

Asian · 3%23

American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%11

Black · 0%3

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Rush City3,295 people

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Fish Lake2,470 people

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Sunrise1,983 people

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Nessel1,836 people · Grades PK–6 at BRAHAM ELEMENTARY or C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY

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Rock Creek1,748 people

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Rushseba963 people

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Harris776 people

Also covers small parts of Royalton.

Schools2 in district

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C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–6 · 414 students · Rush City

B-Public 🏫

RUSH CITY SECONDARYHigh · Grades 7–12 · 391 students · Rush City

CPublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Pine City Public School DistrictPine City · Pokegama · $14,526 per student

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Cambridge-Isanti Public School DistrictCambridge · North Branch · $13,218 per student

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Chisago Lakes School DistrictAmador · Chisago Lake · $13,786 per student

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Grantsburg School DistrictAnderson · Grantsburg · $11,829 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.