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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270942000382

CLOQUET SENIOR

1000 18TH ST, CLOQUET, MN 55720 · (218) 879-3393 · Carlton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL761 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Minnesota public high schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-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

Enrollment
761
High
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 371
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
294 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 919626%
Grade 1020827%
Grade 1117823%
Grade 1217924%
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
52569%
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
233%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
12216%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
8511%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 2% · US 1%
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
Male
40854%
Female
35346%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
47.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
34.7%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 CLOQUET SENIOR

CLOQUET SENIOR's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
CLOQUET SENIOR this school76138.6%40.0%
Hibbing High
HIBBING
82936.4%40.4%
PINE CITY SECONDARY
PINE CITY
68336.0%36.2%
GRAND RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH
GRAND RAPIDS
1,09135.8%43.8%
Mora High School
MORA
74336.5%46.8%
DETROIT LAKES SENIOR HIGH
DETROIT LAKES
79131.2%53.1%
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 CLOQUET SENIOR ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Carlton County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
40.0%#186 of 397#5 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
34.7%#188 of 401#5 of 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
47.3%#187 of 397#4 of 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
761#117 of 764#1 of 10
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
21.8:1#301 of 332N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
48.5%#113 of 338N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
38.6%#199 of 444#3 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+8.7%#96 of 181N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
761
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 649
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 21.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-257613521.8:139% (294)
2023-2478939.120.2:143% (342)
2022-2380040.619.7:143% (345)
2020-217653621.3:132% (247)
2017-1870041.317.0:135% (245)
2015-166834315.9:138% (258)
2010-116983519.9:130% (208)
2000-017854318.3:126% (206)
1990-916493618.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CLOQUET SENIOR.

Since 2017-18: students up 9% (700 to 761); teachers down 15% (41.3 to 35).

About CLOQUET SENIOR

CLOQUET SENIOR is a large high school based in CLOQUET, Minnesota. Federal data show 761 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Minnesota average about 371 students, which makes this school 105% larger than average.

In CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, 8 schools enroll a combined 2,529 students.

The largest group at CLOQUET SENIOR is White students, at 69%. Smaller groups are 16% multiracial, 11% Native American, and 3% Hispanic. County-wide, 88% of Carlton County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 48%.

Teacher count: 35 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 21.8:1. The gap from the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota is 5.4 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 39%.

CLOQUET SENIOR earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 59% of Minnesota public high schools.

CLOQUET SENIOR posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 40.0%, compared with a predicted 44.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations.

Carlton County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $80,573, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 25 public schools in the county, enrolling about 6,201, CLOQUET SENIOR among them.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, CLOQUET MIDDLE, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. CLOQUET SENIOR places 4th of 4 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Fringe.

Federal data show 765 students in 2020-21 and 761 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.

The discussion board for CLOQUET SENIOR is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.

Carlton County at a glance

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Population
36,518
Census ACS
Median income
$80,573
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
6,201 students

Quick facts

School name
CLOQUET SENIOR
District
CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
1000 18TH ST, CLOQUET, MN 55720
Phone
(218) 879-3393
County
Carlton County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
761
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
21.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
294 (39%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
270942000382
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About CLOQUET SENIOR
How large is CLOQUET SENIOR?
CLOQUET SENIOR enrolls approximately 761 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does CLOQUET SENIOR serve?
CLOQUET SENIOR serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does CLOQUET SENIOR have?
CLOQUET SENIOR employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
What is the student diversity at CLOQUET SENIOR?
Student demographics at CLOQUET SENIOR are roughly 69% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Is CLOQUET SENIOR public or private?
CLOQUET SENIOR is a public K-12 school, overseen by CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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