Crookston Secondary

Located at 402 FISHER AVE, in CROOKSTON, Minnesota, Crookston Secondary is a roomy senior high that works with 592 students (grades 6 through 12), run under Crookston Public School District. Enrollment runs roughly 60% above the state mean of about 371.

Across the 5 schools in Crookston Public School District (1,140 students total), Crookston Secondary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Crookston Secondary records that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 8% Native American, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Polk County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Crookston Secondary has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Polk County's rate of about 43%.

After controlling for student poverty, Crookston Secondary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.1%, the actual is 37.6%, a residual of +0.5 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Polk County put the typical household earns roughly $73,107 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Polk County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,075 students), Crookston Secondary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Crookston Pre-K Program, roughly 0.6 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Crookston Secondary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 28.5%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Crookston Secondary's enrollment has edged up 14% since 2018, when it stood at 518 (now 592). White enrollment moved from 72% to 63% across the same window.

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