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Butterfield-Odin School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Minnesota for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 107 students in Butterfield-Odin School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Middle School in Butterfield-Odin School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 63% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Minnesota public middle school average of 38% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,003 Schools
# Students
210 Students
272,988 Students
# Teachers
21 Teachers
17,811 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Butterfield-Odin School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 522 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 60-79% has increased from 50% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#420 out of 527 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
41%
Graduation Rate
60-79%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.48
0.59
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
3%
7%
% Hispanic
66%
11%
% Black
n/a
12%
% White
30%
62%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,881 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 $16,976 is less than the state median of $18,580. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,881
$17,854
Spending / Student
$16,976
$18,580
Best Butterfield-Odin School District Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Butterfield Secondary
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
440 Hubbard Ave
Butterfield, MN 56120
(507) 956-2771
Butterfield, MN 56120
(507) 956-2771
Grades: 7-12
| 107 students
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