MESABI EAST SECONDARY

MESABI EAST SECONDARY is a mid-tier secondary school in AURORA, Minnesota, part of MESABI EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school caters to 392 students in grades 7 through 12.

Across the 2 schools in MESABI EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT (862 students total), MESABI EAST SECONDARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, MESABI EAST SECONDARY logs that nearly all students (89%) are White; the rest consists of 5% multiracial, 3% Native American, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting MESABI EAST SECONDARY higher than the state norm the norm. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, MESABI EAST SECONDARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.0%, the actual is 32.1%, a residual of -7.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, St. Louis County reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,069 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. MESABI EAST SECONDARY is one of 100 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 23,921 students).

Nearest neighbor: MESABI EAST ELEMENTARY, around 0.0 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MESABI EAST SECONDARY at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 44.4%.

MESABI EAST SECONDARY operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MESABI EAST SECONDARY has shrank 12%, going from 448 students in 2018 to 392 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 93% to 89% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.