For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 302 students in Dawson-Boyd Public School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public pre schools in Minnesota.
Public Preschool in Dawson-Boyd Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 57% (versus the Minnesota public pre school average of 45%), and reading proficiency score of 62% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Minnesota public preschool average of 42% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
2 Schools
722 Schools
# Students
566 Students
214,815 Students
# Teachers
44 Teachers
16,916 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Dawson-Boyd Public School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 522 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#191 out of 527 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)39%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
56%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
41%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.63
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
n/a
7%
% Hispanic
11%
13%
% Black
n/a
13%
% White
83%
58%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
7%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,767 is higher than the state median of $17,854. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $32,518 is higher than the state median of $18,580. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$18 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,767
$17,854
Spending / Student
$32,518
$18,580
Best Dawson-Boyd Public School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Stevens Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
848 Chestnut St
Dawson, MN 56232
(320) 769-4590
Dawson, MN 56232
(320) 769-4590
Grades: PK-6
| 302 students
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