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Kelliher Secondary

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Kelliher Secondary ranks 333 rd of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

333^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 30% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Kelliher Secondary is a small public high school in Kelliher, MN, serving 143 students in grades 7–12 as part of the Kelliher Public School District. The district ranks 347th of 458 in Minnesota (24th percentile, 1 star), and 67.13% of the school's students were eligible for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025 — the highest rate among its nearby peer schools.

For 2025–2026, Kelliher Secondary ranked 333rd of 473 Minnesota high schools (30th percentile, 1 star). That is its best showing since 2021–2022 and a step up from 407th of 480 in 2023–2024, though it still sits in the bottom third statewide. Reading is the school's relative strength: 30% of students tested proficient across all grades, higher than Blackduck Secondary (25.2%) and Northome Secondary (25%), with 10th grade reading at 37.5% versus the state's 42.5%. Math (21%) falls between Blackduck (23.5%) and Northome (4.4%) but is far below the state's 44.9%. Science is the clearest weakness at 11.4% — lower than both nearby schools and less than half the state's 25.5%.

Completion measures are mixed. The 2024–2025 graduation rate was 76.1%, below the state's 84.9% but above Blackduck's 70.3%, while the 14.2% dropout rate is more than triple the state's 4.2%. The student-teacher ratio of 11.4 is more favorable than Blackduck's 14.0. Results for student groups vary widely — male students ranked in the 51st percentile and low-income students in the 47th, while female students ranked in the 10th percentile. Because the school is small, year-to-year figures swing sharply, so multi-year trends are more meaningful than any single year.

143

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,406

Per pupil spending ?

67.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

345 4th St NW
Kelliher, MN 56650-0259

(218) 647-3110

District: Kelliher Public School District

Feeder schools for Kelliher Secondary:

Elementary:

Kelliher Elementary

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

56.6%

White:

43.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 15th percentile in 2021 → 30th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 30th (2026) from a 15th-percentile low (2021)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (22% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Minnesota average (76% vs 85%)

!Dropout rate above the Minnesota average (14% vs 4%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg29%

Minnesota avg43%

Middle school

428^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

333^rd of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

347^th of 458Kelliher 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
2026	24.0	428 of 546	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	417 of 519	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	402 of 545	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	397 of 529	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	385 of 520	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	415 of 521	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	413 of 533	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	417 of 518	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.3	382 of 523	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	50.4	258 of 508	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.1	387 of 516	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.0	393 of 490	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.5	393 of 488	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.3	322 of 469	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.8	272 of 478	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.9	327 of 454	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.1	157 of 230	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.4	328 of 409	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	48.9	243 of 403	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.9	302 of 406	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	7.9	372 of 396	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	29.8	315 of 387	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	18.4	406 of 474	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.2	248 of 455	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	352 of 439	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	320 of 436	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	392 of 458	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	355 of 432	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	307 of 473	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	370 of 459	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	302 of 404	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	327 of 399	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	298 of 415	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	334 of 401	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	410 of 483	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	360 of 452	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.8	294 of 479	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	5.2	464 of 476	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	345 of 437	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	320 of 454	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	49 of 62	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	41 of 50	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.8	30 of 55	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	33 of 49	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	8 of 23	65.2%	★★★★☆
2018	55.7	9 of 23	60.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	15.4	404 of 438	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	370 of 422	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	333 of 473	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.9	345 of 450	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	407 of 480	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	382 of 476	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.3	256 of 472	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.8	365 of 428	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	308 of 492	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	336 of 494	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.0	379 of 489	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	56.3	253 of 489	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	67.4	170 of 504	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.6	200 of 483	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.7	330 of 534	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.5	299 of 539	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	71.8	148 of 545	72.8%	★★★★☆
2010	68.7	174 of 540	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.8	162 of 234	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.8	291 of 460	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.1	201 of 463	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	41.5	318 of 450	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	56.2	301 of 452	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	72.5	147 of 433	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	359 of 398	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	320 of 403	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.8	203 of 388	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	226 of 395	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	198 of 377	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	14.1	308 of 333	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	356 of 389	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	326 of 393	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.9	114 of 312	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.3	228 of 270	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.6	212 of 374	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	192 of 395	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	9.8	376 of 405	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	346 of 398	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.7	189 of 403	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.4	220 of 351	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	25 of 43	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.8	24 of 28	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	33 of 42	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	29 of 36	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.3	9 of 16	43.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	16.5	9 of 11	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	13.9	363 of 402	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	342 of 398	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.2	187 of 401	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	241 of 414	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

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

Native American (2026)21st percentile~ school

Male (2026)15th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2024)14th percentile-12 vs school

White (2022)8th percentile-18 vs school

High school

Male (2026)51st percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+18 vs school

Native American (2026)42nd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile-20 vs school

White (2024)10th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading30%-19 vs state

Math21%-24 vs state

Science11%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)				MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Kelliher Secondary	Public	7-12	345 4th St NW	Kelliher	56650	Beltrami County	Kelliher Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 647-3110	143	12	11.4	67.1%	62 (43.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.4	333^rd of 473 public high schools	29.6%		28.9	345^th of 450 public high schools	23.3%	12	24.0	28.6	37.5	30.0	4.8	17.4	11.4	32.0	14.3	12.5	21.0	$20,406
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%)	28.4	348^th of 473 public high schools	26.4%		20	379^th of 450 public high schools	15.8%	31		15.4	28.6	25.0	0.0	33.3	19.4		0.0	0.0	4.4	$27,379
Blackduck Secondary	Public	7-12	156 1st St NE	Blackduck	56630	Beltrami County	Blackduck Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 835-5209	284	20	14.0	50.0%	216 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)	37.8	302^nd of 473 public high schools	36.2%		43.9	280^th of 450 public high schools	37.8%	22	23.1	32.1	18.9	25.2	11.3	29.4	18.4	21.9	20.8	31.3	23.5	$13,339

Frequently Asked Questions about Kelliher Secondary

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Kelliher Secondary ranks 333^rd of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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Kelliher Public School District

What schools feed into Kelliher Secondary?

Kelliher Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Kelliher Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Kelliher Secondary?

Students at Kelliher Secondary are 57% American Indian, 43% White.

How many students attend Kelliher Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 143 students attended Kelliher Secondary.

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2019–20 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresSep 30, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

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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