Total enrollment
640
-29 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
3 schools in CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Minnesota · 640 students · 1 city
In total, CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT hosts 3 public K-12 schools with about 640 students, averaging 213 per school.
4-year change in CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
3
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #132 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 640 | #232 of 269 | #8,517 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 3 | #149 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #50 of 267 | #3,194 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 58.3% | #36 of 269 | #3,045 of 8,164 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Since 2017-18, the 3 district schools that reported both years went from 732 to 640 students (down 13%) and from 55 to 49 full-time teachers (down 11%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHISHOLM SECONDARY | Chisholm | High | 07-12 | 291 |
| Vaughan-Steffensrud Elementary | Chisholm | Elementary | PK-03 | 207 |
| CHISHOLM ELEMENTARY | Chisholm | Middle | 04-06 | 142 |
About CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT is a thinly populated public-school district in Minnesota. The district oversees 3 schools and instructs approximately 640 students.
On the school-mix side, CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT consists of 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 213 in this district, meaningfully below the Minnesota typical of 357.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 4%: 669 students in SY 2020-21 versus 640 in SY 2024-25.
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