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Enrollment
413
High
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271722000797
KIMBALL SECONDARY
100 W STATE HIGHWAY 55, KIMBALL, MN 55353 · (320) 398-7700 · Stearns County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Minnesota public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
84 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 57 | 14% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
46.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
39.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 46 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 KIMBALL SECONDARY
KIMBALL SECONDARY's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIMBALL SECONDARY this school | 413 | 20.3% | 42.0% |
| MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY MAPLE LAKE | 340 | 19.4% | 47.4% |
| Barnesville High School BARNESVILLE | 380 | 20.0% | 46.4% |
| CHATFIELD SECONDARY CHATFIELD | 423 | 22.7% | 43.2% |
| NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. NEW LONDON | 448 | 19.9% | 51.5% |
| EDEN VALLEY SECONDARY EDEN VALLEY | 425 | 22.8% | 46.2% |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 KIMBALL SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Stearns County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #162 of 397 | #5 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #140 of 401 | #4 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #203 of 397 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #197 of 764 | #10 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #157 of 332 | #7 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.7% | #315 of 338 | #10 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.3% | #393 of 444 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #134 of 146 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
413
-19 (-4%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 390
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 413 | 24.8 | 16.7:1 | 20% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 24.5 | 17.4:1 | 19% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 474 | 26.5 | 17.9:1 | 24% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 25 | 17.3:1 | 11% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 24.4 | 17.2:1 | 22% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 317 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 21% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 349 | 22 | 15.9:1 | 23% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 468 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 23% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 390 | 23 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIMBALL SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (419 to 413); teachers up 2% (24.4 to 24.8).
About KIMBALL SECONDARY
KIMBALL SECONDARY sits in KIMBALL, Minnesota, and is classified as a high school. The student body numbers 413 students, from grades 6 through 12.
The 2 schools in KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT enroll 759 students altogether, KIMBALL SECONDARY among them.
White students are the large majority at KIMBALL SECONDARY, with 94% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Stearns County's population at about 82%. KIMBALL SECONDARY has a diversity index of 11%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
KIMBALL SECONDARY employs 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.7:1. High schools in Minnesota have a similar average ratio of 16.3:1. KIMBALL SECONDARY's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 20%. That rate is below the 44% average among public schools in Stearns County.
The allk12 Grade for KIMBALL SECONDARY is B-. Compared with Minnesota public high schools, the school scored higher than 46% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, KIMBALL SECONDARY is 12.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools.
Stearns County has about 160,865 residents, and median household income is about $77,066, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 74 public schools in Stearns County, with a combined enrollment of about 24,160.
The closest public school to KIMBALL SECONDARY is KIMBALL ELEMENTARY, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number 4. The nearest schools with test data average 52.6%, higher than KIMBALL SECONDARY's 42.0%.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 432 in 2020-21 and 413 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease.
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Stearns County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,865
Census ACS
Median income
$77,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
74
24,160 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- KIMBALL ELEMENTARYElementary · 346 students
Other schools in KIMBALL
- KIMBALL ELEMENTARYElementary · 346 students
- ALC - KimballHigh
Nearby schools
- KIMBALL ELEMENTARY0.4 mi · 346
- WATKINS ELEMENTARY5.4 mi · 60
- ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL9.5 mi · 466
- ANNANDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.8 mi · 929
- ANNANDALE SENIOR HIGH10.0 mi · 611
- Sholund School for Girls10.6 mi · 8
Frequently asked questions
About KIMBALL SECONDARYHow many students attend KIMBALL SECONDARY?
KIMBALL SECONDARY enrolls approximately 413 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does KIMBALL SECONDARY serve?
KIMBALL SECONDARY serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does KIMBALL SECONDARY have?
KIMBALL SECONDARY employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the student diversity at KIMBALL SECONDARY?
Student demographics at KIMBALL SECONDARY are roughly 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is KIMBALL SECONDARY in?
KIMBALL SECONDARY is part of KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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