Mabel-Canton Public School District

Summary:

The Mabel-Canton Public School District is a small, high-performing school district in Minnesota, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade across two schools: Mabel-Canton Elementary and Mabel-Canton Secondary. The district is ranked 92 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mabel-Canton Elementary stands out as a top-performing school, ranking in the top 20% of Minnesota elementary schools. The school consistently achieves higher math and reading proficiency rates on state assessments compared to the district and state averages. In 2024-2025, 69.41% of Mabel-Canton Elementary students were proficient or better in reading, significantly exceeding the 61.11% district average and 49.59% state average. The school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate of 80% is also notably higher than the 57.93% state average.

While Mabel-Canton Secondary does not stand out as strongly as the elementary school, it still performs well, with the district's overall math and reading proficiency rates on state assessments exceeding state averages. The secondary school also boasts a high 84.2% four-year graduation rate and a low 4.4% dropout rate, indicating strong student engagement and success at the high school level.

District Detail

316 W Fillmore Ave
Mabel, MN 55954-1535

(507) 493-5422

SchoolDigger Rank:
92^nd of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 269

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)								MCA-III Reading (2025)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Mabel-Canton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	316 W Fillmore Ave	Mabel	55954	Fillmore County	Mabel-Canton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 493-5422	143	10	14.7	24.5%	135 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.2%)	77.1	179^th of 872 public elementary schools	79.5%		63.9	323^rd of 881 public elementary schools	63.3%	144	80.0	64.0	50.0	33.3				54.7	78.6	60.0	77.3	66.7				69.4	$10,645
Mabel-Canton Secondary	Public	7-12	316 W Fillmore Ave	Mabel	55954	Fillmore County	Mabel-Canton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 493-5422	126	12	10.1	28.6%	122 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	64	172^nd of 450 public high schools	61.8%		80.1	76^th of 480 public high schools	84.2%	96					43.5	45.8	42.1	43.9					56.5	45.8	41.7	49.2	$13,378

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Spring Grove School District	7.18 mi	2	169^th
Fillmore Central	12.11 mi	3	243^rd
Caledonia Public School District	15.71 mi	4	26^th
Lanesboro Public School District	16.98 mi	2	211^th
Houston Public School District	19.41 mi	6	264^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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