Chisago Lakes Senior High

Chisago Lakes Senior High is a secondary school of substantial scale in LINDSTROM, Minnesota, part of Chisago Lakes School District, instructing 1,053 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 184% larger than typical.

Chisago Lakes School District comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,317 students; Chisago Lakes Senior High is among them.

In terms of who attends, Chisago Lakes Senior High records that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Chisago County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Chisago Lakes Senior High has 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Chisago Lakes Senior High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.2%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Chisago County indicate the typical household earns roughly $99,400 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Chisago County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,668 students), of which Chisago Lakes Senior High is one.

The closest other public school is Chisago Lakes HS Alt Learning Prog, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 4%: 1,093 students in 2018 compared to 1,053 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 95% to 90% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.