Enrollment
50
High
STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERMILION COUNTRY SCHOOL·NCES 270037204555
Vermilion Country School
1 ENTERPRISE DR, TOWER, MN 55790 · (218) 753-1246 · St. Louis County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL50 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of Minnesota public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
9.2:1
5 FTE teachers
STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
40 students
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 | 4 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 4 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 12 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 11 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 14 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 5 | 10% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
11.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
0.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 0 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 →
Schools most like Vermilion Country School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermilion Country School this school | 50 | 80.0% | N/A |
| Kato Public Charter School MANKATO | 77 | 76.6% | 13.8% |
| Riverway Secondary WINONA | 63 | 73.0% | 38.1% |
| Northern Lights Community School WARBA | 91 | 71.4% | 24.9% |
| Voyageurs Expeditionary School BEMIDJI | 83 | 81.9% | 17.9% |
| EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE MOUNTAIN IRON | 127 | 89.8% | 17.6% |
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 Vermilion Country School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 50 | #542 of 764 | #21 of 29 |
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
50
+21 (+72%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 50 | 5.4 | 9.2:1 | 80% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 52 | 3.4 | 15.4:1 | 67% (35) |
| 2022-23 | 46 | 1.9 | 24.3:1 | 63% (29) |
| 2020-21 | 29 | 3 | 9.7:1 | 79% (23) |
| 2017-18 | 44 | 6.2 | 7.1:1 | 66% (29) |
| 2015-16 | 43 | 4 | 10.8:1 | 72% (31) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vermilion Country School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (44 to 50); teachers down 13% (6.2 to 5.4).
About Vermilion Country School
Vermilion Country School is a small high school in TOWER, Minnesota, that operates as a charter school. A total of 50 students attend the school, which covers grades 7 through 12. The average for high schools in Minnesota is about 371 students, so this school is 87% smaller than average.
In federal data, the district for Vermilion Country School is the school itself.
Roughly 62% of students at Vermilion Country School are White. It is also 24% Native American, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 2% Asian. St. Louis County's residents are about 90% White, 28 points above the school's share. Vermilion Country School's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
Vermilion Country School operates with 5.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 9.2:1. That is lower than the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. About 80% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The 40% average for public schools in St. Louis County is 40 points lower.
Vermilion Country School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 0% of Minnesota public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Vermilion Country School is located in St. Louis County, where the median household income is $70,069, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Vermilion Country School is one of 100 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Vermilion Country School is Tower-Soudan Elementary, at a distance of about 0.5 miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area. Federal records list Vermilion Country School as a charter school.
Federal counts for Vermilion Country School: 29 students in 2020-21, 50 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered.
Community posts for Vermilion Country School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Nearby schools
- Tower-Soudan Elementary0.5 mi · 95
- NORTHEAST RANGE SECONDARY16.6 mi · 114
- BABBITT ELEMENTARY16.6 mi · 95
- MESABI EAST ELEMENTARY18.8 mi · 470
- MESABI EAST SECONDARY18.8 mi · 392
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY20.7 mi · 201
Frequently asked questions
About Vermilion Country SchoolHow large is Vermilion Country School?
Vermilion Country School enrolls approximately 50 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Vermilion Country School serve?
Vermilion Country School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Vermilion Country School have?
Vermilion Country School employs 5 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Vermilion Country School?
Student demographics at Vermilion Country School are roughly 62% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Vermilion Country School in?
Vermilion Country School is part of Vermilion Country School.
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