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Best High Schools in Aitkin County, MN

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Minnesota Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Minnesota Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

779

Students

Districts

Top rankedAitkin Secondary School79^th of 450 Minnesota high schools

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Biggest riser

Aitkin Secondary School up 97 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

McGregor Secondary 11.9 students per teacher

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Aitkin Secondary School	Public	7-12	306 2nd St NW	Aitkin	56431	Aitkin County	Aitkin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 927-2115	509	38	13.5	41.3%	461 (90.6%)	6 (1.2%)	12 (2.4%)	5 (1.0%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	80.3	79^th of 450 public high schools	82.4%		64.5	176^th of 480 public high schools	63.3%	97	62.8	54.8	50.0	56.2	55.8	40.3	56.4	51.3	$12,937
Aitkin Alternative Learning Program	Public	8-12	12 7th St NW	Aitkin	56431	Aitkin County	Aitkin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 927-2115	4	1	7.6		4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$78,797
Hill City Senior High	Public	9-12	500 Ione Ave	Hill City	55748	Aitkin County	Hill City Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 697-2394	72	6	11.1	54.2%	61 (84.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (12.5%)	15.8	391^st of 450 public high schools	13.1%		38.1	321^st of 480 public high schools	33.1%	70			7.1	7.1			29.4	29.4	$17,871
McGregor Secondary	Public	7-12	148 S 2nd St	McGregor	55760	Aitkin County	McGregor Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 768-2111	193	16	11.9	50.3%	147 (76.2%)	3 (1.6%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	47.2	273^rd of 450 public high schools	39.3%		49.7	259^th of 480 public high schools	46.0%	14	33.3	36.4	25.0	31.5	33.3	36.4	45.5	39.0	$13,674
McGregor Area Learning Program	Public	8-12	25 S 2nd St	McGregor	55760	Aitkin County	McGregor Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 768-5135	1	0	3.1		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$11,729

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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