In the latest report card by the Fraser institute local secondary schools had an average rating of 4.2.
Author Peter Cowley says that's not the worst part.
Cowley says the provincial average is 6.0.
Only Thomas Aquinas, Atikokan, and Rainy River High Schools surpassed that mark.
Thomas Aquinas was the highest rated school in the region at 7.6
out of 10.