Crosby-Ironton Secondary

Located at 711 POPLAR ST, in CROSBY, Minnesota, Crosby-Ironton Secondary is an average-sized senior high that hosts 455 students (grades 7 through 12), run under Crosby-Ironton Public School Dist.. Enrollment runs roughly 23% larger than the state mean of about 371.

Across the 2 schools in Crosby-Ironton Public School Dist. (988 students total), Crosby-Ironton Secondary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Crosby-Ironton Secondary records that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. The state averages about 16.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Crosby-Ironton Secondary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.1%.

Across the wider county, Crow Wing County reports that median household income runs about $72,589, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Crow Wing County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,399 students), of which Crosby-Ironton Secondary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Cuyuna Range Elementary, around 1.4 miles off. On composite proficiency, Crosby-Ironton Secondary comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 48.6%.

Crosby-Ironton Secondary operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 8%: 494 students in 2018 compared to 455 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

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