Enrollment
291
High
DISTRICT 213 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270891000357
CHISHOLM SECONDARY
301 4TH ST SW, CHISHOLM, MN 55719 · (218) 254-5726 · St. Louis County
GRADES 07–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Minnesota public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
13.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
150 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 65 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 45 | 15% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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 CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
36.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
14.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
25.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 CHISHOLM SECONDARY
CHISHOLM SECONDARY's state test result (25.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHISHOLM SECONDARY this school | 291 | 51.5% | 25.2% |
| FOSSTON SECONDARY FOSSTON | 256 | 49.6% | 45.2% |
| SEBEKA SECONDARY SEBEKA | 233 | 48.9% | 37.3% |
| NASHWAUK SECONDARY NASHWAUK | 228 | 51.8% | 35.3% |
| BLACKDUCK SECONDARY BLACKDUCK | 284 | 50.0% | 33.1% |
| VERNDALE SECONDARY VERNDALE | 231 | 46.8% | 23.2% |
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 CHISHOLM SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #344 of 397 | #13 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #355 of 401 | #13 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #319 of 397 | #13 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #269 of 764 | #8 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #64 of 332 | #1 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.9% | #253 of 338 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.5% | #115 of 444 | #3 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #53 of 146 | #5 of 7 |
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
291
-40 (-12%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 326
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 291 | 21.4 | 13.6:1 | 52% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 316 | 20.3 | 15.6:1 | 49% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 43% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 18 | 18.4:1 | 31% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 332 | 22.8 | 14.6:1 | 48% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 329 | 24 | 13.7:1 | 45% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 279 | 18 | 15.5:1 | 34% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 460 | 12 | 38.3:1 | 15% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 326 | 21 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHISHOLM SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (332 to 291); teachers down 6% (22.8 to 21.4).
About CHISHOLM SECONDARY
The public high school CHISHOLM SECONDARY is located in CHISHOLM, Minnesota. The school's enrollment of 291 students covers grades 7 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Minnesota average about 371 students each.
CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 640 students in its 3 schools, and CHISHOLM SECONDARY is one of them.
The large majority of students at CHISHOLM SECONDARY, 89%, are White. The remaining shares are 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Native American, and 2% Black. County-wide, about 90% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at CHISHOLM SECONDARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 20%.
The teaching staff at CHISHOLM SECONDARY is 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.6:1. The average ratio among high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1, higher than at this school. About 52% of students, or 150, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 40% average for public schools in St. Louis County.
allk12 grades CHISHOLM SECONDARY a D. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, CHISHOLM SECONDARY is 12.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 25.2%. Predicted: 37.4%.
Within St. Louis County, median household income is about $70,069, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 100 public schools in St. Louis County, with a combined enrollment of about 23,921.
Nearest public school: CHISHOLM ELEMENTARY, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: 7. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 43.1%; CHISHOLM SECONDARY's is 25.2%, ranking 6th of 6.
CHISHOLM SECONDARY is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote.
The number of students declined from 331 to 291 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 18.4:1 to 13.6:1.
Discussions about CHISHOLM SECONDARY may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
200,123
Census ACS
Median income
$70,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
23,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Vaughan-Steffensrud ElementaryElementary · 207 students
- CHISHOLM ELEMENTARYMiddle · 142 students
Other schools in CHISHOLM
- Vaughan-Steffensrud ElementaryElementary · 207 students
- CHISHOLM ELEMENTARYMiddle · 142 students
- Chisholm ISD 695 Credit RecoveryHigh
Nearby schools
- CHISHOLM ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 142
- Vaughan-Steffensrud Elementary1.1 mi · 207
- Washington Elementary4.5 mi · 310
- Hibbing Early Learning Center4.5 mi · 110
- Hibbing High4.7 mi · 829
- Mesabi Area Learning Center4.7 mi · 24
Frequently asked questions
About CHISHOLM SECONDARYWhat is the total enrollment at CHISHOLM SECONDARY?
CHISHOLM SECONDARY enrolls approximately 291 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does CHISHOLM SECONDARY serve?
CHISHOLM SECONDARY serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at CHISHOLM SECONDARY?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at CHISHOLM SECONDARY.
How diverse is CHISHOLM SECONDARY?
CHISHOLM SECONDARY reports a student body of 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees CHISHOLM SECONDARY?
CHISHOLM SECONDARY is overseen by CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in St. Louis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.