Enrollment
83
High
DISTRICT 90 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRI-COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 279144602314
TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY
303 PEMBINA TRL S, KARLSTAD, MN 56732 · (218) 436-2261 · Kittson County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL83 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
43 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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
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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within TRI-COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
55.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
47.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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
83
-2 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 10.0:1
% White
93%
was 100%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY
TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY operates as a tiny four-year high school in KARLSTAD, Minnesota, operated by TRI-COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 83 students spanning grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY sits 78% smaller than that benchmark.
TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY is one of 2 schools operated by TRI-COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 179 students overall.
Demographically, TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%); the rest breaks down as 4% Hispanic, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Kittson County as a whole.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kittson County (around 44%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
After controlling for student poverty, TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.2%, the actual is 47.8%, a residual of +10.6 points.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Kittson County put median household earnings sit near $76,100, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kittson County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 634 students), of which TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY is one.
Nearest neighbor: KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY, around 0.0 miles off. On composite proficiency, TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 43.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Over the past 7-year window. TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 85 (now 83). White enrollment moved from 100% to 93% across the same window.
On allk12, the feed for TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Kittson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,084
Census ACS
Median income
$76,100
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
634 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TRI-COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- KARLSTAD ELEMENTARYElementary · 96 students
Nearby schools
- KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 96
- Marshall County Central Middle Scho17.3 mi · 78
- MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH17.3 mi · 215
- NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY17.4 mi · 93
- GREENBUSH ELEMENTARY17.7 mi · 120
- Greenbush-Middle River Secondary17.7 mi · 102
Frequently asked questions
About TRI-COUNTY SECONDARYWhat is the total enrollment at TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY?
TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY enrolls approximately 83 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY serve?
TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY.
How diverse is TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY?
TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY reports a student body of 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY?
TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY is overseen by TRI-COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Kittson County.
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