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KIMBALL SECONDARY
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Set in KIMBALL, Minnesota, KIMBALL SECONDARY is an average-sized 9-12 campus, overseen by KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. It instructs 413 students across grades 6 through 12.
Within KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 759 students, KIMBALL SECONDARY is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, KIMBALL SECONDARY lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). The remainder comes out to 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.
In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. The state averages about 16.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Stearns County's rate of about 44%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, KIMBALL SECONDARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.0%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Stearns County indicate median household earnings sit near $77,066, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. KIMBALL SECONDARY is one of 74 public schools in Stearns County (combined enrollment of about 24,160 students).
KIMBALL ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KIMBALL SECONDARY at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 52.6%.
KIMBALL SECONDARY operates from a low-density location.
Over the past 7-year window. KIMBALL SECONDARY's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 419 (now 413).
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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