📍 3943 Tamminen Rd, Iron, St. Louis County, 55751
Cherry Secondary is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Iron, St. Louis County. The school has 250 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Louis County School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cherry Secondary enrolls 250 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 8.8% Two or more races and 3.6% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 213 | 85% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 8.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 3.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
106 of the school's 250 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 75 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cherry Secondary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-80, state senate district 6.
Cherry Secondary is one of 9 schools in ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in VIRGINIA, Minnesota. The district serves 1,914 students district-wide and employs 167 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 250 students, Cherry Secondary is larger than the district average of about 213 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant