Enrollment
179
High
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.·NCES 274074001697
Wm. M. Kelley Secondary
137 BANKS BLVD, SILVER BAY, MN 55614 · (218) 226-4437 · Lake County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL179 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
47 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
35.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
26.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
179
+35 (+24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 10.8:1
% White
89%
was 95%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Wm. M. Kelley Secondary
Wm. M. Kelley Secondary is a close-knit senior high in SILVER BAY, Minnesota, operated by LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.. The school serves 179 students in grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 52% below typical.
LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,286 students. Wm. M. Kelley Secondary is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, Wm. M. Kelley Secondary logs that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 26% of students at Wm. M. Kelley Secondary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wm. M. Kelley Secondary is in the bottom 10% of Minnesota public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 51.0%; Wm. M. Kelley Secondary posts 30.6%, -20.4 points below that line.
Around the school, Lake County reports that the typical household earns roughly $75,541 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Wm. M. Kelley Secondary is one of 4 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 1,286 students).
Nearest neighbor: WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY, around 0.1 miles off. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wm. M. Kelley Secondary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 37.6%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Looking at the recent track record. Wm. M. Kelley Secondary's enrollment has increased 24% since 2018, when it stood at 144 (now 179). White enrollment moved from 95% to 89% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.
On allk12, the feed for Wm. M. Kelley Secondary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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.
- TWO HARBORS SECONDARYHigh · 597 students
- MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARYElementary · 367 students
- WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARYElementary · 143 students
Nearby schools
- WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 143
- TWO HARBORS SECONDARY24.7 mi · 597
- MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY26.3 mi · 367
- BIRCH GROVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL27.5 mi · 45
- NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY SCHOOL37.9 mi · 355
- Bayfield Elementary39.3 mi · 189
Frequently asked questions
About Wm. M. Kelley SecondaryWhat is the total enrollment at Wm. M. Kelley Secondary?
Wm. M. Kelley Secondary enrolls approximately 179 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Wm. M. Kelley Secondary serve?
Wm. M. Kelley Secondary serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wm. M. Kelley Secondary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wm. M. Kelley Secondary is approximately 14.8:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Wm. M. Kelley Secondary?
Student demographics at Wm. M. Kelley Secondary are roughly 89% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Wm. M. Kelley Secondary public or private?
Wm. M. Kelley Secondary is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST..
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