FALLS SECONDARY

FALLS SECONDARY is a moderately sized high school in INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minnesota, part of INTERNATIONAL FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school educates 489 students in grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 32% above the state mean of about 371.

INTERNATIONAL FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 914 students; FALLS SECONDARY is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FALLS SECONDARY lists that nearly all students (86%) are White. Other groups include 8% Native American, 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Koochiching County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. The state averages about 16.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 37% of students at FALLS SECONDARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Koochiching County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FALLS SECONDARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.0%; this one delivers 34.8%.

In the area at large, census data for Koochiching County shows the typical household earns roughly $66,940 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. FALLS SECONDARY is one of 10 public schools in Koochiching County (combined enrollment of about 1,545 students).

The closest other public school is FALLS ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FALLS SECONDARY comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 36.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FALLS SECONDARY has fell 17%, going from 592 students in 2018 to 489 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

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