High Schools in South Koochiching School District

Summary:

The South Koochiching School District in Minnesota is home to a single high school, Northome Secondary, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has declined in recent years, ranking 379th out of 450 Minnesota high schools for the 2024-2025 school year and earning a low 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northome Secondary's graduation rate of 84.2% for the 2023-2024 school year is slightly below the state average, while its dropout rate of 4.4% is higher than the state average. The school's test scores are significantly below state averages in both math and reading proficiency across all grade levels, with only 0% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in MCA-III Math, compared to the state average of 34.96%. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students (56.67%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income student population.

Despite its challenges, Northome Secondary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.6, which is better than the state average. However, the school's performance has been inconsistent, with a high 5-star rating in 2020-2021 followed by a sharp decline to a 1-star rating in subsequent years. The school's struggles may require targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes and address the socioeconomic factors that may be impacting its performance.

District Detail

11731 Highway 1
Northome, MN 56661-0465

(218) 897-5275

SchoolDigger Rank:
374^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 203

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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
Northome Secondary	Public	7-12	11731 Highway 1	Northome	56661	Koochiching County	South Koochiching School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 897-5275	101	10	9.9	54.5%	66 (65.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (24.8%)	2 (2.0%)	8 (7.9%)	20	379^th of 450 public high schools	15.8%					(n/a)	13.3	21.4	0.0	12.8	17.7	35.7	35.0	29.4	$27,379

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Northland Learning Center	21.83 mi	15
International Falls School District	21.87 mi	2	259^th
Littlefork-Big Falls School District	22.54 mi	2	261^st
Lake Of The Woods School District	33.98 mi	2	338^th

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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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