Top Rankings
Runestone Area Education School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Minnesota for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 49 students in Runestone Area Education School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public high schools in Minnesota.
High School in Runestone Area Education School District have an average math proficiency score of 50% (versus the Minnesota public high school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 51% statewide average).
High School in Runestone Area Education School District have a Graduation Rate of 30%, which is less than the Minnesota average of 83%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Runestone Alternative School, with 21-39% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Minnesota or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Minnesota public high school average of 37% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,177 Schools
# Students
49 Students
310,035 Students
# Teachers
5 Teachers
18,776 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Runestone Area Education School District, which is ranked within the top 30% 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 21-39% has increased from 11-19% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#167 out of 527 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
<50%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
<50%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
<50%
41%
Graduation Rate
21-39%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.19
0.57
% American Indian
2%
2%
% Asian
n/a
7%
% Hispanic
6%
11%
% Black
2%
11%
% White
90%
63%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$42,074
$15,834
Spending / Student
$40,779
$15,759
Best Runestone Area Education School District High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Runestone Alternative School
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
700 Northside Dr Ne
Alexandria, MN 56308
(320) 763-5559
Alexandria, MN 56308
(320) 763-5559
Grades: 7-12
| 49 students
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