McCool Junction Public Schools
Public
Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 C+School Grade
Public schools for McCool Junction and Lushton.
At a glance
247Students enrolled
2Schools
2Towns served
$20,175Spent per student
10:1Student–teacher ratio
32%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
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 NE
Math proficiency47%
State average 46.1%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 48.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 86% · reported as a range, 80–100% (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
$20,175
per student each year · 29% above the NE average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
256’20
251’21
240’22
240’23
247’24
Students
White · 95%234
Hispanic · 3%7
Black · 2%4
Two or more races · 1%2
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools2 in district
MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–6 · 119 students · Mccool Junction
BPublicMCCOOL JUNCTION JR-SR HIGH SCHHigh · Grades 7–12 · 128 students · Mccool Junction
CPublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
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.