High Schools in Carlton Public School District

Summary:

The Carlton Public School District in Minnesota has only one high school, Carlton Secondary, which serves students in grades 9-12. Based on the available data, Carlton Secondary does not appear to be a standout school within the district or the state, as its performance on key metrics is generally below the state and district averages.

Carlton Secondary has a relatively small enrollment of 151 students, and its statewide ranking has fluctuated significantly over the past few years, ranging from 161 out of 476 schools in 2022-2023 to 282 out of 480 schools in 2023-2024. The school's current ranking for 2024-2025 is 213 out of 450 schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its four-year graduation rate of 84.2% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 4.4% is higher than the state average.

Academically, Carlton Secondary's proficiency rates on the MCA-III Math and Reading assessments are consistently lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels. Additionally, 37.09% of the school's students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage. The school's student-teacher ratio of 15.2 is slightly higher than the state average. Overall, the data suggests that Carlton Secondary is a struggling school within the Carlton Public School District, and the district and school leadership may need to implement targeted interventions and support systems to address these issues and improve outcomes for the students.

District Detail

405 School Ave
Carlton, MN 55718-0310

(218) 384-4225

SchoolDigger Rank:
326^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 308

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Carlton Secondary	Public	6-12	405 School Ave	Carlton	55718	Carlton County	Carlton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 384-4226	145	10	14.9	42.1%	105 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (13.1%)	58.2	213^th of 450 public high schools	52.7%		45.7	282^nd of 480 public high schools	41.3%	69	13.3	9.1	10.0	27.8	15.4	33.3	22.7	25.0	52.4	34.3	$13,284

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Northern Lights Academy Cooperative	0 mi	2
Cloquet Public School District	3.14 mi	8	183^rd
Wrenshall Public School District	3.82 mi	2	196^th
Esko Public School District	4.01 mi	2	17^th
Fond du Lac Ojibwe School	5.36 mi	1

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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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