ZIMMERMAN HIGH SCHOOL

As a large secondary school in ZIMMERMAN, Minnesota, ZIMMERMAN HIGH SCHOOL instructs 704 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Elk River Public School District. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 90% above typical.

Elk River Public School District comprises 29 schools with combined enrollment of 14,633 students; ZIMMERMAN HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, ZIMMERMAN HIGH SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (89%) are White. The remainder consists of 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Sherburne County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting ZIMMERMAN HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ZIMMERMAN HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.6%, the actual is 50.6%, a residual of -3.0 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Sherburne County shows the typical household earns roughly $105,466 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Sherburne County runs 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,306 students), of which ZIMMERMAN HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around ZIMMERMAN HIGH SCHOOL. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ZIMMERMAN HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 51.5%.

ZIMMERMAN HIGH SCHOOL operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ZIMMERMAN HIGH SCHOOL has increased 4%, going from 675 students in 2018 to 704 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 25.9:1 today.

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