Enrollment
283
High
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270000101613
MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY
8659 UNITY DRIVE, MOUNTAIN IRON, MN 55768 · (218) 735-8271 · St. Louis County
GRADES 07–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Minnesota public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
17.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
111 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 53 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 56 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 37 | 13% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Based on grade levels within MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
45.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
36.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY
MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY this school | 283 | 39.2% | 38.8% |
| EAST CENTRAL SENIOR SECONDARY FINLAYSON | 309 | 37.5% | 26.4% |
| Staples-Motley Senior High STAPLES | 309 | 38.2% | 44.7% |
| CANBY SECONDARY CANBY | 300 | 40.7% | 32.9% |
| NEVIS SECONDARY NEVIS | 279 | 42.7% | 56.8% |
| HAYFIELD SECONDARY HAYFIELD | 319 | 38.9% | 33.3% |
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 MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #202 of 397 | #7 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #170 of 401 | #5 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #209 of 397 | #7 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #272 of 764 | #9 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #181 of 332 | #7 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.0% | #199 of 338 | #5 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.2% | #194 of 444 | #10 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.2% | #25 of 181 | N/A |
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
283
+46 (+19%) vs 2020
+1% since 2000-01, when it was 280
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
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 | 283 | 16.3 | 17.3:1 | 39% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 259 | 15.4 | 16.9:1 | 43% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 268 | 15.2 | 17.7:1 | 49% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 237 | 16 | 14.8:1 | 32% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 214 | 17.8 | 12.0:1 | 36% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 211 | 16 | 13.2:1 | 40% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 215 | 19 | 11.3:1 | 42% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 280 | 19 | 14.7:1 | 20% (57) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (214 to 283); teachers down 8% (17.8 to 16.3).
About MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY
MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY is a low-enrollment high school. Its address is in MOUNTAIN IRON, Minnesota. Students in grades 7 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 283 students. The typical figure for high schools in Minnesota is about 371 students.
MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SCHOOL DISTRICT is made up of 2 schools with 637 students in all.
White students make up 84% of enrollment at MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY. The next largest groups are 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Native American. Pick two students at random and there is a 29% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.3:1. That is 1.0 students per teacher above the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 39%. For comparison, public schools in St. Louis County average 40%.
allk12 grades MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY a B-. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY would score about 44.0%. It scores 38.8%, 5.2 points below that figure.
In the county around the school, St. Louis County, the median household income is $70,069, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. St. Louis County is home to 100 public schools and about 23,921 public school students.
The next-closest public school is MERRITT ELEMENTARY, less than a tenth of a mile away. MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY ranks 3rd of 5 nearby schools, at 38.8% versus a 37.9% average.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 46 more students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.3:1.
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St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
200,123
Census ACS
Median income
$70,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
23,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MERRITT ELEMENTARYElementary · 354 students
Other schools in MOUNTAIN IRON
- MERRITT ELEMENTARYElementary · 354 students
- EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCEHigh · 127 students
- Mountain Iron-Buhl ISD 712 Credit RHigh
- NORTHEAST SERVICE COOPERATIVE OLLHigh
Nearby schools
- MERRITT ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 354
- EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE0.5 mi · 127
- NLC 6076 Special Education Program1.9 mi · 64
- NLC 6076 ALC Program1.9 mi · 48
- Parkview Elementary2.2 mi · 336
- NLC 6076 Transition Program2.5 mi · 25
Frequently asked questions
About MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARYHow many students attend MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY?
MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY enrolls approximately 283 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY serve?
MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY is approximately 17.3:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY?
Student demographics at MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY are roughly 84% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY in?
MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY is part of MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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