Total enrollment
1,914
-42 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Minnesota · 1,914 students · 5 cities
9 public K-12 schools, 1,914 students, one district. That is the ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT entry on the numbers, with a mix of 5 elementary and 4 high.
4-year change in ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #130 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,914 | #91 of 269 | #4,603 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #56 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #52 of 267 | #3,284 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 42.4% | #102 of 269 | #5,235 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.6% | #81 of 152 | #4,180 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 ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from CHERRY ELEMENTARY at 46.7% proficient to NORTHEAST RANGE SECONDARY at 17.0%, a gap of 29.7 points. That is the 22nd widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 2,007 to 1,914 students (down 5%) and from 150 to 147 full-time teachers (down 2%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH RIDGE ELEMENTARY | Culver | Elementary | PK-06 | 303 |
| CHERRY ELEMENTARY | Iron | Elementary | PK-06 | 297 |
| CHERRY SECONDARY | Iron | High | 07-12 | 273 |
| SOUTH RIDGE SECONDARY | Culver | High | 07-12 | 258 |
| NORTH WOODS SECONDARY | Cook | High | 07-12 | 245 |
| NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY | Cook | Elementary | PK-06 | 234 |
| NORTHEAST RANGE SECONDARY | Babbitt | High | 07-12 | 114 |
| BABBITT ELEMENTARY | Babbitt | Elementary | PK-06 | 95 |
| Tower-Soudan Elementary | Tower | Elementary | PK-06 | 95 |
About ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Across 9 schools, ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT serves about 1,914 students in Minnesota. By footprint it is a low-population district.
For a sense of the school types, ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT spans 5 elementary and 4 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT is about 213, lower than the Minnesota average of roughly 357.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 1,914 students, held roughly steady from the 1,956 reported in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.