Enrollment
186
High
DISTRICT 201 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SCHOOL DIST.·NCES 271827000848
LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY
700 MAIN ST, LITTLEFORK, MN 56653 · (218) 278-6614 · Koochiching County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL186 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Minnesota public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.8:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
77 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 7 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 36 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 30 | 16% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
33.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
33.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY
LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY's state test result (31.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY this school | 186 | 41.4% | 31.3% |
| WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY WILLOW RIVER | 205 | 38.5% | 36.7% |
| WRENSHALL SECONDARY WRENSHALL | 160 | 43.8% | 37.7% |
| WIN-E-MAC SECONDARY ERSKINE | 211 | 43.1% | 42.8% |
| Bertha Secondary BERTHA | 213 | 45.1% | 30.6% |
| Brandon-Evansville High School BRANDON | 158 | 37.3% | 59.5% |
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 LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #291 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #198 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #338 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 186 | #353 of 764 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.4% | #174 of 444 |
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
186
+38 (+26%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 182
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 186 | 12.6 | 14.8:1 | 41% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 182 | 11.8 | 15.4:1 | 45% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 154 | 10 | 15.3:1 | 42% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 148 | 10 | 14.8:1 | 32% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 150 | 11.1 | 13.5:1 | 40% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 172 | 11 | 15.6:1 | 42% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 155 | 11 | 14.1:1 | 48% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 171 | 10 | 17.1:1 | 32% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 182 | 12 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (150 to 186); teachers up 13% (11.1 to 12.6).
About LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY
LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY is a small high school in LITTLEFORK, Minnesota. Its grade span covers grades 7 through 12, with 186 students on the rolls. On average, high schools in Minnesota enroll around 371, and this school is 50% below that mark.
Within LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SCHOOL DIST., LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 402 students.
By race and ethnicity, LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY is 92% White. The next largest groups are 8% multiracial. In Koochiching County overall, the White share is about 90%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 15%.
For every teacher at LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY, there are about 14.8 students; the school has 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. There are 77 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 41% of enrollment.
LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 24% of Minnesota public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY is -11.5 points: 31.3% actual, 42.8% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Koochiching County, median household income comes to about $66,940, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 10, with about 1,545 students.
LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY is less than a tenth of a mile from LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY, the shortest distance to any other public school. On state test proficiency, LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY ranks 4th in a group of 4 nearby schools.
LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
The school grew from 148 students in 2020-21 to 186 in 2024-25.
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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
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- LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARYElementary · 216 students
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- LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARYElementary · 216 students
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- LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 216
- 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 SECONDARYWhat is the total enrollment at LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY?
LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY enrolls approximately 186 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY serve?
LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY is approximately 14.8:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY?
At LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY, the student body is approximately 92% White, 8% Two or more.
What district is LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY in?
LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY is part of LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SCHOOL DIST..
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