Total enrollment
1,286
-59 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
4 schools in LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
Minnesota · 1,286 students · 2 cities
Looking at the LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. system: 4 public K-12 schools serving approximately 1,286 students inside Minnesota, averaging 322 per school.
4-year change in LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #119 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,286 | #126 of 269 | #6,007 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #113 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #136 of 267 | #5,479 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 33.6% | #166 of 269 | #6,270 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.5% | #136 of 152 | #6,142 of 6,853 |
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 LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY at 51.9% proficient to WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY at 27.7%, a gap of 24.2 points. That is the 34th widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 1,380 to 1,286 students (down 7%) and from 102 to 86 full-time teachers (down 16%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TWO HARBORS SECONDARY | Two Harbors | High | 06-12 | 597 |
| MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY | Two Harbors | Elementary | PK-05 | 367 |
| Wm. M. Kelley Secondary | Silver Bay | High | 06-12 | 179 |
| WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY | Silver Bay | Elementary | PK-05 | 143 |
About LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. runs 4 public schools across Minnesota, collectively educateing roughly 1,286 students.
For a sense of the school types, LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. consists of 2 elementary and 2 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 322 in this district, noticeably below the Minnesota typical of 357.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 1,286 students, declined 4% from the 1,345 reported in SY 2020-21.
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