📍 101 1st Ave Ne, Deer River, Itasca County, 56636
Deer River Secondary is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Deer River, Itasca County. The school has 443 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Deer River Public School District school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Deer River Secondary enrolls 443 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 33% American Indian or Alaska Native and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 226 | 51% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 145 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 60 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
294 of the school's 443 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 254 qualify for free lunch and 40 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.
Deer River 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 5.
Deer River Secondary is one of 4 schools in DEER RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in DEER RIVER, Minnesota. The district serves 833 students district-wide and employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 443 students, Deer River Secondary is larger than the district average of about 208 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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