COHASSET ELEMENTARY

COHASSET ELEMENTARY is a moderately sized K-5 school in COHASSET, Minnesota, one of the schools within GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school hosts 312 students in grades K through 5.

COHASSET ELEMENTARY is one of 11 schools operated by GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 3,972 students overall.

Looking at the student body, COHASSET ELEMENTARY logs that nearly all students (89%) are White. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 3% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting COHASSET ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Itasca County's rate of about 48%.

After controlling for student poverty, COHASSET ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.0%; this one delivers 56.7%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Itasca County) records that the typical household earns roughly $68,603 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Itasca County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,407 students), COHASSET ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: GRAND RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH, around 3.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around COHASSET ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COHASSET ELEMENTARY at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 47.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at COHASSET ELEMENTARY has rose 27%, going from 245 students in 2018 to 312 in 2025. The White share of enrollment climbed from 85% to 89% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 today.

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