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Barnum Secondary

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Barnum Secondary ranks 162 nd of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

162^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 64% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Barnum Secondary is a public high school located in Barnum, Minnesota, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 338 students. The school is part of the Barnum Public School District, which is ranked 153 out of 446 districts in the state.

Barnum Secondary's performance has been somewhat inconsistent over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 62nd to 343rd out of Minnesota high schools and its SchoolDigger rating fluctuating between 2 and 4 stars. Compared to nearby schools, such as Cromwell-Wright Secondary and Cloquet Area Alternative Education Programs, Barnum Secondary's ranking and rating are generally in the middle. The school has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.3% to 92.0% in recent years, and a low dropout rate, ranging from 0.0% to 4.5%.

Barnum Secondary's proficiency rates in MCA-III Math and Reading assessments are generally lower than the state averages, particularly in Math. However, the school outperforms the state in some specific grade levels and subject areas, such as 7th grade Math and 10th grade Reading. This suggests that the school may be facing challenges in maintaining consistent academic performance across all subject areas and grade levels. Additionally, the school has a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which may be a contributing factor to its relatively lower performance on certain metrics. By addressing the unique needs and challenges faced by these students, Barnum Secondary can work to improve its overall academic outcomes and provide a more equitable education for all its students.

312

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,691

Per pupil spending ?

27.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3675 County Rd 13
Barnum, MN 55707-0227

(218) 389-3273

District: Barnum Public School District

Feeder schools for Barnum Secondary:

Elementary:

Barnum Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.1%

Two or more races:

9.6%

Hispanic:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 83rd percentile in 2024 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (84%)

✓Above the Minnesota median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 83rd-percentile peak (2024) to 64th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg46%

Minnesota avg47%

Middle school

178^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 42 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

162^nd of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

153^rd of 446Barnum Public School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	178 of 519	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	135 of 545	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	75 of 529	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	154 of 520	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	55.9	222 of 521	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.0	153 of 533	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	149 of 518	71.2%	★★★★☆
2017	59.9	218 of 523	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.6	272 of 508	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.5	396 of 516	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	45.6	288 of 490	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.4	273 of 488	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.3	263 of 469	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.0	216 of 478	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.1	280 of 454	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.0	127 of 230	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	70.5	108 of 409	73.6%	★★★★☆
2007	51.5	230 of 403	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.0	313 of 406	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	57.4	207 of 396	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.0	255 of 387	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	195 of 450	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.9	95 of 474	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	81 of 455	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	51.6	216 of 467	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.2	191 of 443	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	165 of 439	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	233 of 436	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	99 of 432	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	69 of 473	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.0	17 of 459	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	76.0	42 of 404	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	49.4	191 of 399	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.7	47 of 415	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	60.7	140 of 401	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	168 of 452	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	162 of 479	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.1	78 of 464	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	85 of 476	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	51.9	207 of 437	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	127 of 454	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	78 of 438	82.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	213 of 415	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.7	141 of 440	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.1	117 of 436	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	53.5	187 of 438	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	246 of 422	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	222 of 428	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	226 of 428	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	162 of 450	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.6	82 of 480	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	141 of 476	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	128 of 472	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	58.9	189 of 428	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.3	142 of 492	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	60.9	229 of 494	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.2	278 of 489	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	63.5	202 of 489	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.5	290 of 504	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.7	278 of 483	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	73.7	117 of 534	78.1%	★★★★☆
2012	57.5	293 of 539	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.7	260 of 545	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.0	313 of 540	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.2	183 of 234	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	64.7	210 of 460	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.3	275 of 463	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.8	274 of 450	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	73.1	137 of 452	69.7%	★★★★☆
2004	70.2	162 of 433	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	126 of 358	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	140 of 403	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	146 of 396	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.4	77 of 388	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	44.1	219 of 339	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.8	209 of 401	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	284 of 395	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	131 of 333	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	109 of 389	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	53.9	174 of 393	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	91.0	8 of 312	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	51.9	132 of 270	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	122 of 370	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	183 of 374	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	197 of 377	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	78.8	62 of 405	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	125 of 398	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	146 of 403	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	128 of 351	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	75 of 411	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	142 of 398	64.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	192 of 376	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.8	95 of 402	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	146 of 398	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	163 of 401	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.3	221 of 364	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.0	181 of 412	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.5	256 of 414	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-17 vs school

High school

Female (2025)65th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-15 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading51%~ state avg

Math36%-9 vs state

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Schools Near Barnum Secondary

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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
Barnum Secondary	Public	7-12	3675 County Rd 13	Barnum	55707	Carlton County	Barnum Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 389-3273	312	19	16.1	27.2%	275 (88.1%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.6%)	65.9	162^nd of 450 public high schools	64.0%		78.6	82^nd of 480 public high schools	82.9%	80		51.0	31.0	28.1	36.3		46.9	42.9	65.1	51.5	$12,691
McF-Moose Lake/Willow River	Public	9-12	1000 Lakeshore Dr	Moose Lake	55767	Carlton County	Minnesota Department Of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(218) 485-5025	3	0			0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Moose Lake Secondary	Public	7-12	4812 County Rd 10	Moose Lake	55767	Carlton County	Moose Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 485-4435	276	20	13.8	28.6%	256 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	51.1	248^th of 450 public high schools	44.9%		86.4	42^nd of 480 public high schools	91.3%	206		34.6	61.1	34.5	42.7		35.9	48.7	42.9	41.7	$12,437
Willow River Secondary	Public	7-12	8142 Pine St	Willow River	55795	Pine County	Willow River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 372-3131	205	16	13.0	38.5%	192 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	56.9	221^st of 450 public high schools	50.9%		49.1	261^st of 480 public high schools	45.6%	40		16.1	37.1	20.5	24.8		40.0	44.4	63.3	49.0	$13,122
Cromwell-Wright Secondary	Public	7-12	5624 Highway 210	Cromwell	55726	Carlton County	Cromwell-Wright Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 644-3716	137	11	12.2	24.1%	123 (89.8%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	73.8	112^th of 450 public high schools	75.1%		59.8	211^th of 480 public high schools	56.0%	99		41.2	31.8	40.0	37.3		47.1	40.9	56.5	48.4	$16,326
Wrenshall Secondary	Public	7-12	207 Pioneer Dr	Wrenshall	55797	Carlton County	Wrenshall Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 384-4274	160	14	11.2	43.8%	138 (86.3%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.5%)	83.5	62^nd of 450 public high schools	86.2%		58.4	217^th of 480 public high schools	54.8%	155		39.1	12.5	40.0	29.9		50.0	16.7	67.9	46.1	$14,674
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
Cloquet Senior	Public	9-12	1000 18th St	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-3393	761	35	21.7	38.6%	525 (69.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.0%)	4 (0.5%)	85 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (16.0%)	58.5	212^th of 450 public high schools	52.9%		67.9	155^th of 480 public high schools	67.7%	57				34.7	34.7				47.3	47.3	$13,227
Cloquet Area Alternative Education Programs	Public	6-12	302 14th St	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-0115	74	7	10.9	50.0%	36 (48.6%)	2 (2.7%)	4 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (25.7%)	5.1	441^st of 450 public high schools	2.0%		13.9	418^th of 480 public high schools	12.9%	23				0.0	0.0				12.5	13.6	$18,351
Caaep Extended Day Program	Public	9-12	302 14th St	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-0115	7	0			6 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)								(n/a)											$3,366

Frequently Asked Questions about Barnum Secondary

What schools feed into Barnum Secondary?

Barnum Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barnum Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Barnum Secondary?

Students at Barnum Secondary are 88% White, 10% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Barnum Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 312 students attended Barnum Secondary.

What district is Barnum Secondary in?

Barnum Public School District

Is Barnum Secondary a good school?

Barnum Secondary ranks 162^nd of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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