NORTHOME ELEMENTARY

NORTHOME ELEMENTARY is a primary school of tiny scale in NORTHOME, Minnesota, run under SOUTH KOOCHICHING SCHOOL DISTRICT, educateing 102 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 70% leaner than the state mean of about 344.

Across the 2 schools in SOUTH KOOCHICHING SCHOOL DISTRICT (203 students total), NORTHOME ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, NORTHOME ELEMENTARY logs that White students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 25% Native American, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.5:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Koochiching County (around 45%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, NORTHOME ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.1%.

In the area at large, Koochiching County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,940, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. NORTHOME ELEMENTARY is one of 10 public schools in Koochiching County (combined enrollment of about 1,545 students).

NORTHOME SECONDARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, NORTHOME ELEMENTARY comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 29.6%.

NORTHOME ELEMENTARY operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. NORTHOME ELEMENTARY's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 102 (now 102). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 77% to 68% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.