Enrollment
168
Elementary
DISTRICT 156 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KELLIHER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271701000786
KELLIHER ELEMENTARY
345 4TH ST NW, KELLIHER, MN 56650 · (218) 647-8286 · Beltrami County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL168 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
115 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (23).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
KELLIHER ELEMENTARY→KELLIHER SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within KELLIHER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
33.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
38.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like KELLIHER ELEMENTARY
KELLIHER ELEMENTARY's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELLIHER ELEMENTARY this school | 168 | 68.5% | 33.3% |
| Paul Bunyan Center BEMIDJI | 118 | 66.1% | N/A |
| Northland Elementary REMER | 185 | 77.3% | 25.6% |
| STOWE ELEMENTARY DULUTH | 245 | 69.0% | 25.6% |
| NORTHOME ELEMENTARY NORTHOME | 102 | 68.6% | 34.1% |
| BIGFORK ELEMENTARY BIGFORK | 139 | 61.2% | 47.1% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where KELLIHER ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Beltrami County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #632 of 844 | #8 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #599 of 844 | #6 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #675 of 844 | #8 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 168 | #830 of 1,130 | #9 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.5% | #170 of 942 | #6 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
168
+10 (+6%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 152
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 168 | 12.5 | 13.5:1 | 68% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 169 | 11.3 | 15.0:1 | 58% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 177 | 13.3 | 13.3:1 | 76% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 158 | 11 | 14.4:1 | 78% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 169 | 13.6 | 12.4:1 | 76% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 159 | 13 | 12.2:1 | 81% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 124 | 11 | 11.3:1 | 79% (98) |
| 2000-01 | 108 | 10 | 10.8:1 | 84% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 152 | 10 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KELLIHER ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (169 to 168); teachers down 9% (13.6 to 12.5).
About KELLIHER ELEMENTARY
Among the schools in KELLIHER, Minnesota, is KELLIHER ELEMENTARY, a small elementary school. It had 168 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6. That compares with an average of about 344 students for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Enrollment across the 2 schools in KELLIHER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT totals 311 students.
Federal enrollment data show KELLIHER ELEMENTARY is 60% White. Other groups include 38% Native American and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 71% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at KELLIHER ELEMENTARY, there are about 13.5 students; the school has 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is about 13.7:1. There are 115 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 68% of enrollment. Across public schools in Beltrami County, the average is 54%.
Test results at KELLIHER ELEMENTARY are 5.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (33.3% actual, 28.3% predicted).
Beltrami County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $68,975, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Beltrami County's 38 public schools enroll about 8,088 students and include KELLIHER ELEMENTARY.
KELLIHER SECONDARY is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. On average proficiency, KELLIHER ELEMENTARY is 3rd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
NCES assigns KELLIHER ELEMENTARY the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
A 6% rise took enrollment from 158 in 2020-21 to 168 in 2024-25.
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Beltrami County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,512
Census ACS
Median income
$68,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
8,088 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KELLIHER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- KELLIHER SECONDARYHigh · 143 students
Nearby schools
- KELLIHER SECONDARY0.0 mi · 143
- NORTHOME SECONDARY10.7 mi · 101
- NORTHOME ELEMENTARY10.7 mi · 102
- BLACKDUCK SECONDARY15.4 mi · 284
- BLACKDUCK ELEMENTARY15.4 mi · 412
- PONEMAH ELEMENTARY21.9 mi · 136
Frequently asked questions
About KELLIHER ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at KELLIHER ELEMENTARY?
KELLIHER ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 168 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does KELLIHER ELEMENTARY serve?
KELLIHER ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does KELLIHER ELEMENTARY have?
KELLIHER ELEMENTARY employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at KELLIHER ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at KELLIHER ELEMENTARY are roughly 60% White, 3% Two or more.
What district is KELLIHER ELEMENTARY in?
KELLIHER ELEMENTARY is part of KELLIHER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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