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Which teacher or staff member at TWO HARBORS SECONDARY deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
597
High
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.·NCES 274074001701
TWO HARBORS SECONDARY
1640 HIGHWAY 2, TWO HARBORS, MN 55616 · (218) 834-8201 · Lake County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Minnesota public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
16.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
181 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 48%
Community
1
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 6 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 83 | 14% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
42.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
24.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 TWO HARBORS SECONDARY
TWO HARBORS SECONDARY's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TWO HARBORS SECONDARY this school | 597 | 30.3% | 33.5% |
| PEQUOT LAKES SENIOR HIGH PEQUOT LAKES | 599 | 29.9% | 48.8% |
| Kennedy High School FERGUS FALLS | 714 | 30.1% | 55.2% |
| Proctor Senior High PROCTOR | 540 | 33.1% | 49.6% |
| LITTLE FALLS SENIOR HIGH LITTLE FALLS | 747 | 33.3% | 33.5% |
| HOLDINGFORD SECONDARY HOLDINGFORD | 509 | 27.1% | 27.3% |
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 TWO HARBORS SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #264 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #282 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #244 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 597 | #145 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #161 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.2% | #291 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.3% | #288 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #138 of 146 |
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
597
-37 (-6%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 597 | 35.6 | 16.8:1 | 30% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 33.1 | 17.6:1 | 33% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 597 | 33.8 | 17.6:1 | 34% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 634 | 33 | 19.2:1 | 13% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 603 | 37.9 | 15.9:1 | 20% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 617 | 36 | 17.1:1 | 27% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 629 | 36 | 17.5:1 | 31% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 715 | 39 | 18.3:1 | 16% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 477 | 28 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TWO HARBORS SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (603 to 597); teachers down 6% (37.9 to 35.6).
About TWO HARBORS SECONDARY
In TWO HARBORS, Minnesota, part of Lake County, TWO HARBORS SECONDARY is a high school. Classes run from 6 through 12, and the school has 597 students. The average for high schools in Minnesota is about 371 students, so this school is 61% bigger than average.
A total of 4 schools make up LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST., with 1,286 students enrolled.
TWO HARBORS SECONDARY enrolls a student body that is 92% White. After that, the student body is 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. For comparison, Lake County is about 95% White. The chance that two students picked at random at TWO HARBORS SECONDARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 15%.
The school employs the equivalent of 35.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 16.8:1. High schools in Minnesota average about 16.3:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 30%.
The allk12 Grade for TWO HARBORS SECONDARY is C-. Compared with Minnesota public high schools, the school scored higher than 20% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. TWO HARBORS SECONDARY posts 33.5% against a 48.8% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Minnesota.
County data help place the school in context: in Lake County, median household income is about $75,541, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The public schools of Lake County number 4 and enroll about 1,286.
The closest public school to TWO HARBORS SECONDARY is MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY, about 1.9 miles away. The school's 33.5% average proficiency ranks 7th among 7 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 6%, from 634 to 597. By 2024-25, the school had 16.8 students per teacher, compared with 19.2 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,879
Census ACS
Median income
$75,541
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,286 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
- MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARYElementary · 367 students
- Wm. M. Kelley SecondaryHigh · 179 students
- WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARYElementary · 143 students
Nearby schools
- MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 367
- NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY SCHOOL13.3 mi · 355
- LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY19.6 mi · 254
- Rockridge Academy22.0 mi · 35
- Bethany Crisis Shelter22.0 mi · 2
- LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY22.1 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About TWO HARBORS SECONDARYWhat is the total enrollment at TWO HARBORS SECONDARY?
TWO HARBORS SECONDARY enrolls approximately 597 students in grades 06-12.
Is TWO HARBORS SECONDARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
TWO HARBORS SECONDARY is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does TWO HARBORS SECONDARY have?
TWO HARBORS SECONDARY employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at TWO HARBORS SECONDARY?
At TWO HARBORS SECONDARY, the student body is approximately 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is TWO HARBORS SECONDARY in?
TWO HARBORS SECONDARY is part of LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST..
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