IVAN SAND COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

IVAN SAND COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is a 9-12 campus of micro-enrollment scale in ELK RIVER, Minnesota, overseen by Elk River Public School District, hosting 88 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 76% smaller than typical.

Within Elk River Public School District, which oversees 29 schools and 14,633 students, IVAN SAND COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, IVAN SAND COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 20% Black, 11% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 2% Asian. By comparison, Sherburne County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 51% of students at IVAN SAND COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Sherburne County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Sherburne County) shows that median household income runs about $105,466, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. IVAN SAND COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 45 public schools in Sherburne County (combined enrollment of about 16,306 students).

IVAN SAND AFTER SCHOOL CREDIT RECOV is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around IVAN SAND COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 28%: 69 students in 2018 compared to 88 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 71% to 53% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 8.0:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

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