Waseca Public School District

Public Regional · 7 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade

Public schools for Waseca, Woodville, Blooming Grove, Otisco, Iosco, St. Mary and Wilton, and parts of Morristown.

At a glance

1,752Students enrolled

7Schools

7Towns served

$15,143Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

45%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

WasecaWoodvilleBlooming GroveOtiscoIoscoSt. MaryWilton

Grades PK–3

HARTLEY ELEMENTARY429 students · WasecaThis district

Grades 7–8

WASECA JUNIOR HIGH280 students · WasecaThis district

Grades 9–12

Waseca Senior High555 students · WasecaThis district

Grades PK–3

HARTLEY ELEMENTARY429 students · WasecaThis district

Grades 7–8

WASECA JUNIOR HIGH280 students · WasecaThis district

Grades 9–12

Waseca Senior High555 students · WasecaThis district

Grades PK–3

HARTLEY ELEMENTARY429 students · WasecaThis district

Grades 7–8

WASECA JUNIOR HIGH280 students · WasecaThis district

Grades 9–12

Waseca Senior High555 students · WasecaThis district

Grades PK–5

HARTLEY ELEMENTARY or NRHEG ELEMENTARYDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–12

NRHEG SECONDARY or WASECA JUNIOR HIGHDepends on your addressNRHEG School District

Grades 12

Waseca Senior High or NRHEG SECONDARYDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–4

HARTLEY ELEMENTARY or WATERVILLE ELEMENTARYDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–8

WASECA JUNIOR HIGH or WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN JR.Depends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Waseca Senior High or WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN SR.Depends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–3

HARTLEY ELEMENTARY429 students · WasecaThis district

Grades 7–8

WASECA JUNIOR HIGH280 students · WasecaThis district

Grades 9–12

Waseca Senior High555 students · WasecaThis district

Grades PK–6

HARTLEY ELEMENTARY or NRHEG ELEMENTARY or Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton ElemDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–12

NRHEG SECONDARY or JANESVILLE-WALDORF-PEMBERTON SEC or WASECA JUNIOR HIGHDepends on your addressNRHEG School District

Grades 12

Waseca Senior High or NRHEG SECONDARY or JANESVILLE-WALDORF-PEMBERTON SECDepends on your addressThis district

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 proficiency32%

State average 44.2%

Reading / language arts45%

State average 52.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)72%

State average 84.4%

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

Where the money goes

$15,143

per student each year · 11% below the MN average

Spending

Classroom instruction61%

Support & administration34%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)25%

State69%

Federal6%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,790’20

1,783’21

1,784’22

1,735’23

1,752’24

Students

White · 74%1,290

Hispanic · 17%294

Two or more races · 6%106

Black · 2%27

Asian · 1%24

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%8

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

Towns served

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Waseca9,164 people

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Woodville1,304 people

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Blooming Grove604 people

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Otisco597 people

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Iosco495 people

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St. Mary484 people

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Wilton302 people

Also covers small parts of Morristown.

Schools7 in district

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HARTLEY ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–3 · 429 students · Waseca

C+Public 📚

WASECA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 4–6 · 380 students · Waseca

C+Public 📚

WASECA JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 280 students · Waseca

CPublic 📚

WASECA MIDDLE LEVEL ALCMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 5 students · Waseca

Public 🏫

Waseca Senior HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 555 students · Waseca

C+Public 🏫

Waseca Area Learning CenterHigh · Grades 7–12 · 65 students · Waseca

C-Public 📚

Waseca Early ChildhoodPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 38 students · Waseca

Public

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

Nearby districts

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Owatonna Public School DistrictDeerfield · Lemond · Meriden · $15,325 per student

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Faribault Public School DistrictShieldsville · Warsaw · $19,745 per student

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Medford Public School DistrictDeerfield · $13,128 per student

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Tri-City United School DistrictShieldsville · $14,049 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.