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Enrollment
509
High
DISTRICT 257 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AITKIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270276000057
Aitkin Secondary School
306 2ND ST NW, AITKIN, MN 56431 · (218) 927-2115 · Aitkin County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Minnesota public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
210 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 88 | 17% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Aitkin Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
51.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
56.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Aitkin Secondary School
Aitkin Secondary School's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin Secondary School this school | 509 | 41.3% | 48.4% |
| Crosby-Ironton Secondary CROSBY | 455 | 39.1% | 46.1% |
| WADENA-DEER CREEK SENIOR HIGH WADENA | 470 | 39.6% | 32.5% |
| FALLS SECONDARY INTERNATIONAL FALLS | 489 | 37.4% | 34.8% |
| NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY NEW YORK MILLS | 362 | 42.5% | 49.0% |
| MILACA SECONDARY HIGH MILACA | 730 | 38.9% | 42.8% |
Matched among Minnesota high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Aitkin Secondary School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #98 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #29 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #140 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #165 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #62 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.8% | #270 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.3% | #176 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #94 of 146 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
509
-82 (-14%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 524
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 509 | 37.6 | 13.5:1 | 41% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 38.2 | 13.6:1 | 47% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 40 | 13.2:1 | 48% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 591 | 36 | 16.4:1 | 32% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 37.9 | 14.3:1 | 38% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 39% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 611 | 36 | 17.0:1 | 41% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 680 | 43 | 15.8:1 | 32% (217) |
| 1990-91 | 524 | 34 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aitkin Secondary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (544 to 509); teachers down 1% (37.9 to 37.6).
About Aitkin Secondary School
Families in AITKIN, Minnesota, are served by Aitkin Secondary School, a mid-sized high school. It offers grades 7 through 12 and has 509 students enrolled. That is 37% larger than the average of about 371 students for high schools in Minnesota.
The 3 schools in Aitkin Public School District enroll 989 students altogether, Aitkin Secondary School among them.
By race and ethnicity, Aitkin Secondary School is 91% White. Other groups include 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. In Aitkin County overall, the White share is about 93%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 18, compared with 70 nationally.
Aitkin Secondary School has 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. The gap from the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota is 2.8 students per teacher. At Aitkin Secondary School, 41% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Aitkin Secondary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 84% of Minnesota public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 42.9%.
Aitkin County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $60,833, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Aitkin County's 10 public schools enroll about 1,670 students and include Aitkin Secondary School.
Aitkin Alternative Learning Program is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Aitkin Secondary School, there are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 44.4%; Aitkin Secondary School's is 48.4%, ranking 3rd of 7.
For locale, NCES codes Aitkin Secondary School as Rural: Remote.
A 14% decline took enrollment from 591 in 2020-21 to 509 in 2024-25. The ratio was 16.4:1 in 2020-21 and 13.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Aitkin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,056
Census ACS
Median income
$60,833
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,670 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Aitkin Public School District
- Rippleside ElementaryElementary · 476 students
- Aitkin Alternative Learning ProgramHigh · 4 students
Other schools in AITKIN
- Rippleside ElementaryElementary · 476 students
- Aitkin Alternative Learning ProgramHigh · 4 students
- F.E.D. Aitkin Credit RecoveryElementary
Nearby schools
- Aitkin Alternative Learning Program0.3 mi · 4
- Rippleside Elementary0.4 mi · 476
- Cuyuna Range Elementary11.3 mi · 533
- Crosby-Ironton Secondary12.7 mi · 455
- McGregor Area Learning Program19.9 mi · 1
- McGregor Secondary19.9 mi · 193
Frequently asked questions
About Aitkin Secondary SchoolHow large is Aitkin Secondary School?
Aitkin Secondary School enrolls approximately 509 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Aitkin Secondary School serve?
Aitkin Secondary School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Aitkin Secondary School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Aitkin Secondary School.
How diverse is Aitkin Secondary School?
Aitkin Secondary School reports a student body of 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Aitkin Secondary School in?
Aitkin Secondary School is part of Aitkin Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.