KITTSON CENTRAL SECONDARY

KITTSON CENTRAL SECONDARY is a very small four-year high school in HALLOCK, Minnesota, part of KITTSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school hosts 108 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 71% smaller than the state mean of about 371.

KITTSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 247 students. KITTSON CENTRAL SECONDARY is one of those campuses.

Demographically, KITTSON CENTRAL SECONDARY shows that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, KITTSON CENTRAL SECONDARY has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Kittson County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, KITTSON CENTRAL SECONDARY sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 51.1%; actual is 37.5%, a gap of -13.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Kittson County put median household earnings sit near $76,100, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kittson County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 634 students), KITTSON CENTRAL SECONDARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is KITTSON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KITTSON CENTRAL SECONDARY ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 41.6%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. KITTSON CENTRAL SECONDARY's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 109 (now 108). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 93% to 86%.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.