Total enrollment
605
-51 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
3 schools in YELLOW MEDICINE EAST
Minnesota · 605 students · 1 city
Public-school enrollment inside YELLOW MEDICINE EAST comes to roughly 605 students across 3 schools (1 elementary and 1 high).
4-year change in YELLOW MEDICINE EAST
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
2
-1 (-33%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How YELLOW MEDICINE EAST ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 605 | #242 of 269 | #8,696 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 2 | #269 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #18 of 267 | #1,868 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 45.1% | #83 of 269 | #4,891 of 8,164 |
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Inside YELLOW MEDICINE EAST
Since 2017-18, the 2 district schools that reported both years went from 552 to 605 students (up 10%) and from 49 to 51 full-time teachers (up 4%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Medicine East Secondary | Granite Falls | High | 06-12 | 321 |
| BERT RANEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Granite Falls | Elementary | PK-05 | 284 |
| YELLOW MEDICINE EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL | Granite Falls | Combined | M-M | · |
About YELLOW MEDICINE EAST
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST is a small Minnesota school district running 3 schools with combined enrollment near 605.
For a sense of the school types, YELLOW MEDICINE EAST is built around 1 elementary, 1 high school, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 202 in this district, lower than the Minnesota typical of 357.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in YELLOW MEDICINE EAST has fell 8% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 656 students to 605. The school count fell from 3 to 2 across the same 4-year window.
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