Enrollment
216
Elementary
DISTRICT 201 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SCHOOL DIST.·NCES 271827000847
LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY
700 MAIN ST, LITTLEFORK, MN 56653 · (218) 278-6641 · Koochiching County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL216 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
95 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY→LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
36.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
38.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
216
+27 (+14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 18.6:1
% White
89%
was 92%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY
LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY is an elementary campus of tight-knit scale in LITTLEFORK, Minnesota, run under LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SCHOOL DIST., hosting 216 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 37% leaner than typical.
Across the 2 schools in LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SCHOOL DIST. (402 students total), LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%); the rest breaks down as 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Koochiching County as a whole.
On the resource side, The school lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.4%, the actual is 34.8%, a residual of -6.6 points.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Koochiching County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $66,940 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY is one of 10 public schools in Koochiching County (combined enrollment of about 1,545 students).
The closest other public school is LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY, roughly 0.0 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 36.3%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY has increased 14%, going from 189 students in 2018 to 216 in 2025.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Koochiching County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,833
Census ACS
Median income
$66,940
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,545 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SCHOOL DIST.
- LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARYHigh · 186 students
Nearby schools
- LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY0.0 mi · 186
- FALLS ELEMENTARY14.5 mi · 425
- FALLS SECONDARY14.7 mi · 489
- Int'l Falls ISD 361 ALC Program15.3 mi · 26
- NETT LAKE ELEMENTARY29.1 mi · 48
Frequently asked questions
About LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY?
LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 216 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY serve?
LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY?
At LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 7% Two or more.
Is LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY public or private?
LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SCHOOL DIST..
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